Technology

December 31, 2012

Our Top 10 Posts for 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 […]
November 14, 2012

The End of Marketing

By Doug Stephens Imagine a world without marketing.  No really… imagine a world where no one tries to sell you anything.  Not because they don’t want […]
November 5, 2012

Cool or Creepy?

By Doug Stephens I saw a tweet last week that caught my attention.  It linked to an article that outlined a new line of retail store […]
June 14, 2012

The Third Shelf

By Doug Stephens There have always been two “shelves” in retail. The first can be found in the retail store and is where the product is […]
February 23, 2012

F-Commerce Didn’t Fail. Advertising Did.

By Doug Stephens Bloomberg recently suggested that F-Commerce (as it’s come to be known) has been failure.   They pointed to retailers like GAP and JCPenney […]
February 21, 2012

The Future is Temporary: Retailing in A Pop-Up World

By Doug Stephens The concept of pop-up retail has been around for more than a decade.  Vacant, a company out of Los Angeles, California is credited […]
January 23, 2012

Is The Deal Finally Done?

One short year ago, the hype around daily deals was electric.  In the analyst community, you could barely get through a day without hearing something about […]
January 3, 2012

The One and Only Question Facing Sears

By Doug Stephens Amid the sounds of tearing gift wrap and popping champagne corks, ailing giant Sears Holdings Corp. announced over the holidays its intent to close […]
December 16, 2011

Up the Amazon Without A Paddle

By Doug Stephens The recent launch of Amazon’s price check app was greeted with everything from retailer outrage to government sabre rattling!  Some even called it […]