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November 26, 2013
By Doug Stephens Believe it or not, the average power drill is used for a total of 15 minutes over the course of its lifetime. And […]
October 31, 2013
By Doug Stephens It’s hard (read impossible) to go a day without hearing that big data is poised to revolutionize business. The speed, volume and variety […]
October 25, 2013
By Doug Stephens It is said that the first version of the modern price tag originated in the mid-1800’s at Oak Hall, the department store of […]
October 10, 2013
By Doug Stephens My friend Eric Garland a.k.a. @ericgarland recently tweeted, “We encourage work-life balance but we reward obsession.” So true, I thought. In […]
September 19, 2013
By Doug Stephens Global ecommerce is set to top 1.2 trillion dollars this year. And if that doesn’t seem astonishing, then consider that the figure represents […]
September 9, 2013
If you’ve missed the first six episodes of The Future In Store, this post is just for you! Each week, The Future In Store features the […]
August 29, 2013
By Doug Stephens Loyalty is an increasingly fleeting thing. In fact, the average Gen Y mother now defines “brand loyalty” as a window of allegiance lasting […]
August 15, 2013
By Doug Stephens Three hundred years ago, most things we purchased were customized, one-of-a-kind and bespoke. The maker and seller were one and the same and […]
August 11, 2013
It’s been almost 4 months since more than 1,000 Bangladeshi factory workers lost their lives in the Rana Plaza building collapse. But what, if anything, has […]