April 11, 2013
By Doug Stephens Ron Johnson is out and Mike Ullman is (back) in, and now the debate will begin anew over whether JCPenney can be saved. […]
February 14, 2013
By Doug Stephens I came across this article today, examining the debate over whether Apple should create a line of cheap iPhones. It seems Bank of […]
February 5, 2013
By Doug Stephens Retail is dead! At least, that’s how Marc Andreessen sees it. The entrepreneur and tech investor was recently quoted saying that all physical […]
November 29, 2012
By Doug Stephens Barely a day goes by without at least a story or two about how online retailers are eating their brick and mortar counterpart’s […]
November 14, 2012
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
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 […]
October 31, 2012
I know of a chain of electronics stores with over 1000 locations. Right now, their share price is nose-diving, leadership is in disarray and the future […]
June 14, 2012
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 […]
May 11, 2012
By Doug Stephens Internet retail behemoth Amazon has turned a dangerous eye toward the luxury apparel market. Long regarded as more of a clearinghouse for commodity […]