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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]