May 28, 2015
By Doug Stephens Only a short time ago, the value that […]
December 11, 2014
By Doug Stephens In an astonishingly short period of time (about two decades), the developed world has evolved from a scarcity-based retail economy to one of […]
November 11, 2014
By Doug Stephens While I was in Iceland earlier this year I shared some thoughts on the future of retail and on the characteristics and competencies […]
September 29, 2014
By Doug Stephens It seems hardly a month passes without yet another retail brand being called out for carrying a product consumers see as either gratuitously […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]