Our Top 10 Posts for 2012 | Retail Prophet

December 31, 2012

By Doug Stephens

2012 was an absolutely remarkable year in the retail industry.

We saw the meteoric rise and cataclysmic fall of companies like Groupon. We witnessed an unrelenting stream of mobile disruption, with increasing power and convenience placed in the hands of consumers. We witnessed online retail giants expand their realms and incumbent giants like Walmart downsize for a new economic reality. We watched as retail’s best and brightest CEOs grapple to make their way through the fog of the “new normal” but also saw complete industry outsiders with no retail experience create new retail industry rules and expectations. We experienced deep and fundamental changes in consumer behavior and saw even the savviest brands continue to struggle with the mainstreaming yet still mysterious art of social marketing.

And throughout the year, we’ve tried to be there for all of it to distill some much-needed context from a sea of content and a torrent of daily news. To provide you with perspective on what it all means and where it’s leading us.

Here are the posts you liked, shared and even disagreed with the most (in no particular order).

Thank you so much to everyone who followed, read and exchanged with us this year. You’ve helped to make 2012 a memorable year at Retail Prophet. And here’s to even more exciting, exhilarating and revolutionary retail in 2013!

Groupon: Is the Deal Finally Done