Retail

March 18, 2014

The Future Of Retail: Experiences Per Square Foot

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

If Our Data Is Currency, Who’s The Bank?

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

The Future of Retail: Death Of A Salesman

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

Why Amazon Is “Droning” On About Delivery

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

Shared Interests: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

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

The Real Challenge With Big Data

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

Wanamaker’s Illusion And The Age of Dynamic Pricing

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

Obsession and Conflict: The Essence of Extraordinary Brands

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

The End of The Beginning Of Ecommerce

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 […]