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, […]
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 […]
September 18, 2011
By Doug Stephens Technology has been steadily reducing the number of human service interactions we require in an average day. For at least the last decade, […]
January 20, 2011
By Doug Stephens The world is an increasingly inclusive place and as a society, we’ve grown to expect equal and open access to just about everything. […]
January 9, 2011
By Doug Stephens Unfortunately, the future isn’t as simple as the headlines might have us believe. It can’t be neatly summed up in the words recession […]
December 15, 2010
By Doug Stephens When we talk about the future of the retail experience the conversation often turns to obvious trends in technology, media and consumer behavior […]
November 19, 2010
By Doug Stephens Chapter 1 Here’s the way it is… Any specialty retail business that stands on selection, price or convenience as its point of competitive […]
October 26, 2010
At this point any headline touting Apple dominance is almost a declaration of the obvious but when it comes to location based marketing, the reasons for […]