Ray Wimer
Professor of Retail Practice
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- Phone 315-443-2740
- Department Retail Management
- Office 635
Ray Wimer is a Professor of Retail Practice leading courses on retail, buying and planning, marketing, sales, and business foundations. His experience in the retail industry and his passion for retail translates into courses, consulting and speaking engagements in marketing, personal selling, and customer service.
M.S., Secondary Education, Syracuse University
M.S., Early American History, Syracuse University
Professor Wimer's teaching interests include Personal Selling, Perspectives on Business and Management, and Retail.
Professor Wimer's research interests include the role of social styles in selling. He brings to his research a professional background in the retail industry, having held marketing and human resource management positions with Borders Inc.
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Jan 01, 2018
Oberwager Award
Whitman -
Jan 01, 2015
Oberwager Award
Whitman -
Jan 01, 2015
Received - 2014-2015 Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Teaching Recognition Award
Syracuse University -
Jan 01, 2014
Oberwager Award
Whitman -
Jan 01, 2012
Dean's Award
Entrepreneurship Program -
Jan 01, 2012
Voted Professor of the Year
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Why U.S. malls are disappearing
March 05, 2021 CNBS -
How 7-Eleven became the world’s biggest convenience store
February 25, 2021 CNBC -
Destiny USA Malls Future looks Uncertain Due to Pandemic E-Commerce Stores Leaving and Loans Due
February 03, 2021 Syracuse.com -
Can JC Penney Perform A Magic Act As It Emerges From Bankruptcy?
January 18, 2021 International Business Times -
Holiday shopping 2020: Fewer doorbusters, more online sales could delay deliveries
November 27, 2020 WRVO -
Should you shop in person on Black Friday 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic?
November 16, 2020 Syracuse.com -
5 retail holiday predictions for 2020
October 19, 2020 Retail Dive -
Retail analysts urge consumers to keep calm in the weeks ahead
October 11, 2020 Twin Cities Pioneer Press -
What to Know About Walmart Plus
September 16, 2020 U.S. News -
Abrupt move from home to work has weakened US clothes retailing market
August 24, 2020 Textile Focus -
Mall Owner CBL Properties Expects to File for Bankruptcy
August 19, 2020 Bloomberg -
Store closings, bankruptcy cases pile up for business wear retailers during COVID-19: Are dress clothes gone for good?
August 07, 2020 USA Today -
Jos. A Bank owner files for bankruptcy protection; Inner Harbor store on list for closing
August 04, 2020 Baltimore Sun -
What Should Shoppers Expect When Stores Reopen?
May 18, 2020 Spectrum News -
What Will Shopping Malls Look Like Once They Reopen?
May 12, 2020 Spectrum News -
Coronavirus likely to take toll on Destiny USA after lockdown
May 05, 2020 syracuse.com -
Expect new policies and limitations when stores reopen, retail experts say
May 04, 2020 CNYCentral -
Experts Unpack the Massive Cross-Industry Impact of the Coronavirus, From Retail to Hospitality
March 22, 2020 U.S. Chamber of Commerce -
8 retail skills that put you in demand
March 02, 2020 monster.com -
Macy's New North Star
February 07, 2020 Retail Dive -
Forever 21: Too Many Stores and Debt, Too Few Customers
October 04, 2019 New York Ag Connection -
Crossgates store on list of likely Forever 21 closings
October 04, 2019 Albany Times Union -
Crossgates store on list of likely Forever 21 closings
October 03, 2019 MySanAntonio.com -
HAT HAPPENED TO FOREVER 21? 3 MISSTEPS THAT LED TO THE RETAILER'S DOWNFALL
October 01, 2019 Daily Heralds -
What Happened To Forever 21? 3 Missteps That Led To The Retailer’s Downfall
October 01, 2019 Magellan News -
What Happened to Forever 21? 3 Missteps That Led to the Retailer’s Downfall
September 30, 2019 Footwear News -
Barney's Seeking the Magic Number
September 17, 2019 WWD -
Clothes are Canceled
June 13, 2019 Vice -
A leaner Sears emerges from bankruptcy
February 15, 2019 The Gazette -
Kmart -- Not Sears -- Has The Better Chance Of Surviving
February 15, 2019 Forbes -
A leaner Sears emerges from bankruptcy, but can it survive?
February 14, 2019 Chicago Tribune -
What’s ahead for struggling Sears?
February 13, 2019 Journal Inquirer -
Coverage: What’s next for Sears under Lampert?
February 11, 2019 Talking Biz News -
How Can Sears Stay Viable in the Long Run?
February 09, 2019 Footwear News -
Billionaire Eddie Lampert saves Sears for now—but will it last?
February 08, 2019 Fox Business -
Bed-in-a-Box Brand Casper Wants You to Have FOMO—About Sleeping
February 05, 2019 AdWeek -
A Sears liquidation could create some winners and over 100,000 losers
January 08, 2019 msn.com -
Does your neighborhood have a Dollar General? It might soon
November 18, 2018 Scranton Times Tribune/Citizens Voice -
An Amazon headquarters in New York could benefit students
November 13, 2018 Daily Orange -
With Toys R Us gone, retailers vie to fill a toy vacuum
October 29, 2018 Albany Times Union -
Sears files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, to close 142 more stores
October 15, 2018 News Leader -
A Sears liquidation could create some winners and over 100,000 losers
October 11, 2018 MarketWatch -
Here are 5 things Sears got wrong that sped its fall
October 11, 2018 CNBC -
What could save dying retailers? Keeping it cheap
October 11, 2018 Journal News -
Empty shelves, poor customer service speed Sears' demise
October 11, 2018 Reuters -
Most back-to-school shoppers shifting spend back to stores
August 17, 2018 Retail Dive -
Parents Shifting More of Their Back-to-School Shopping to Physical Stores
August 14, 2018 Morning Consult -
The struggle is real: Vermont parents say Toys R Us to leave retail void
March 22, 2018 Burlington Free Press -
What Toys 'R' Us closing means for shoppers
March 15, 2018 CNN Money -
Toymakers have less play with Toys R Us gone
March 15, 2018 USA Today -
Retail's Bankruptcy Pandemic May Have Peaked, But It's Not Over Yet
March 14, 2018 Forbes -
Should you sail into Columbus Day sales?
October 01, 2017 USA Today