Diane McCrohan
Academic Director | College of Professional Studies
Providence Campus
With years of experience in the retail, management, and marketing industries, Diane McCrohan brings real world experience into the classroom for her students. She can speak to numerous aspects of retail, including brick and mortar stores, online shopping, and the fashion industry.
MBA, Bryant University
B.S., Fashion Merchandising and Design, University of Rhode Island
Expertise:
- retail; brick and mortar stores; online shopping; omni-channel vs multichannel retailing; sustainability in retail and fashion industry; fast fashion; millennial men; NFL gender differences
Media Coverage:
- 11.14.21 - Consumer Alert: How early fo consumers need to start holiday shopping?, NBC 10
- 07.31.21 - How early is too early for Halloween spirit?, NBC 10
- 07.05.21 - Expert: Pandemic primarily to blame for grocery store price hikes, 12 News
- 06.10.21 - NBC 10 I-Team: Once charmed Alex and Ani seeks reorganization, NBC 10
- 05.27.21 - CVS Pharmacy is trying to close vaccine hesitancy with prizes, NBC 10
- 03.02.21 - Potential spike in prices after winter freeze concerns, The TODAY Show
- 01.21.21 - Food prices are rising. Use these 6 expert tips to slash your grocery bill, TODAY
- 11.26.20 - RI businesses prepare for Black Friday shopping, The Public's Radio
- 11.12.20 - Ways free shipping could be costing you more, Reader's Digest
- 11.12.20 - Best way to shop this holiday season, WPRI 12
- 11.12.20 - Online shopping surge could lead to holiday delivery delays, WPRI 12
- 11.09.20 - Grocery prices still high, 8 months after start of the pandemic, NBC10
- 09.29.20 - Business experts: shopping has become a social activity amid pandemic, WPRI 12
- 09.16.20 - NBC 10 I-Team: Closures hit Providence Place during pandemic, NBC 10
- 07.29.20 - Malls at a crossroads in retail industry changed by pandemic, NBC 10
- 07.06.20 - Stop and Shop employees demand hazard pay, NBC 10
- 06.30.20 - 12 things you shouldn't do at reopened retail stores, Reader's Digest
- 06.29.20 - Ann & Hope to close all Curtain & Bath outlets by end of the summer, NBC 10
- 06.29.20 - Ann & Hope to close its Curtain & Bath outlet stores permanently, Providence Business News
- 04.27.20 - JWU business professor discusses Raimondo's reopening plan, WPRI 12
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2019 Media Coverage
- 12.19.1 1c55 9 - Hack the holidays: Tips to go green this season, NBC 10
- 11.29.19 - Black Friday and the holiday shopping season, The Tara Granahan Show, WPRO
- 11.26.19 - Black Friday key for retailers with holiday shopping season just 26 days, WPRI 12
- 11.25.19 - After 20 years, RI is done paying for Providence Place - but what's next?, WPRI 12
- 11.22.19 - 9 Ways retailers trick you into spending money on Black Friday, Huffington Post
- 07.23.19 - What to buy (and not to buy) at the dollar store, Washington Post
- 05.21.19 - Dressbarn going out of business, WPRI 12
- 04.23.19 - Kohl's wants more of your Amazon returns, WPRI 12
- 02.16.19 - Payless closing its 2,300 stores, Saturday Morning News with Steve Klamkin AM630/99.7FM
- 02.15.19 - 11 President's Day sales to shop this weekend, NerdWallet
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2018 Media Coverage
- 12.07.18 - Why you may overspend on the holidays and how to stop, NerdWallet
- 11.25.18 - 10 News Conference: Diane McCrohan, NBC 10
- 11.24.18 - Holiday retail projections, Saturday Morning News with Steve Klamkin AM630/99.7FM
- 11.23.18 - Holiday retail outlook for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, The News with Gene Valicenti AM630/99.7FM
- 10.15.18 - Sears files for chapter 11, closing 142 stores, NBC 10
- 10.10.18 - Nordstrom to close store at Providence Place; Boscov's set to enter space, Providence Journal
- 10.09.18 - Nordstrom will close Providence Place store; Boscov's to take its place, NBC 10
- 10.09.18 - Nordstrom at Providence Place closing; Boscov's moving in, WPRI 12
- 01.27.18 - NFL Fandom, Who's the most loyal?, Saturday Morning News with Steve Klamkin, AM630/99.7FM
- 01.25.18 - Men or women: Who's the more loyal football fan?, NBC10