June 12, 2014
By Doug Stephens I read an intriguing article this morning by Denise Lee Yohn that asks the provocative question: Is the Apple Corporation we once knew […]
April 15, 2014
By Doug Stephens Last Cyber Monday, Amazon was logging sales at the dizzying rate of 426 transactions per second – a 39 percent increase over […]
March 18, 2014
By Doug Stephens This is a just partial list of retailers who have closed or plan to close significant numbers of stores in the near […]
March 7, 2014
By Doug Stephens If our data is currency, who’s the bank? It’s a question that every brand and retailer should be giving serious thought to. Those […]
February 28, 2014
January 31, 2014
By Doug Stephens Like most people, at least a half-dozen times a day I consult Google for answers. Some of what I search for is trivial, […]
January 6, 2014
January 6, 2014 – Doug recently visited the Business News Network to talk about retail trends for the coming year with Headline host Howard Green. You […]
January 6, 2014
By Doug Stephens 2013 was another year of incredible change in the retail industry. From economics and demographics to media and technology, disruption came at retailers […]
December 4, 2013
By Doug Stephens Analysts and consumers alike are becoming increasingly accustomed to Amazon’s announcements of bold and daring new projects. Most recently it was the Jeff […]