April 21, 2011

PlayBook gets subdued retail launch

Via Computerworld By Matt Hamblen Nobody expects the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to sell as well as the iPad 2. Still, Research In Motion seems to have taken […]
February 22, 2011

Surviving the Dual Economy

By Doug Stephens From the Wall Street Journal, February 22nd, 2011:  “Wal-Mart’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 27% as the retailer capitalized on strength in its international […]
February 18, 2011

Retail Prophet Supports Charity:Water

A billion people in the world are living without clean water – but how much are they really living? Millions contract deadly diseases from contaminated water. […]
February 17, 2011

Clicks and Mortar

By Doug Stephens The battle between bricks and clicks seems destined to end in a truce that blurs the lines between the two. The best attributes […]
January 14, 2011

Can Hudson’s Bay Rise From Zellers’ Ashes?

By Doug Stephens In many ways, this week’s acquisition of Canada’s long-floundering Zellers chain is symbolic of the conditions that so many North American retailers face. […]
January 13, 2011

NRF 2011: The Real Show is Off Broadway

By Doug Stephens If you’ve never attended the National Retail Federation conference in New York it’s truly a unique experience.  A three day retail-a-thon, where delegates […]
January 12, 2011

What’s That Buzzing Sound?

By Doug Stephens Blogging live from the National Retail Federation conference in New York This morning I attended one of the opening super sessions of the […]
January 11, 2011

Our Greatest Assets?

By Doug Stephens Blogging Live from the National Retail Federation Conference It’s day one at North America’s largest retail industry gathering, the NRF conference in New […]