Technology

March 30, 2016

Want To Survive Amazon? Stop Thinking Like A Retailer

By Doug Stephens   At an investor conference in March of this year, Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren stated that while Amazon may be a threat in […]
January 22, 2016

Retailing Through The Trough Of Disillusionment

By Doug Stephens It seemed that just a year or two ago the retail world was bracing for technology to turn it on its head. From […]
December 22, 2015

Trend Forecasts Are Trending. And That’s A Problem.

By Doug Stephens Suppose for a moment there’s an asteroid heading for earth. You’d likely want to know a few things. How big is it, how […]
November 11, 2015

The Future Of Retail Might Get Under Your Skin

    By Doug Stephens Early this year the staff at Epicenter, a Stockholm based high-tech company, were given a choice; they could either be issued […]
October 1, 2015

There’s No Such Thing As A Digital Experience

By Doug Stephens       When you drive your car to work are you enjoying a combustion engine propulsion experience or simply driving your car? […]
November 11, 2014

Thriving In The Golden Age Of Retail

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 […]
July 24, 2014

5 Coming Crises In The Retail Market

By Doug Stephens If you’re a retailer, you may not be sleeping very well these days and that’s understandable.  Tectonic shifts in demographics, economics, technology and […]
January 6, 2014

Ten Trends To Watch For In 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 […]
September 9, 2013

Catching Up With The Future In Store!

If you’ve missed the first six episodes of The Future In Store, this post is just for you!  Each week, The Future In Store features the […]