Technology

August 6, 2013

The Future In Store: Episode #2

Welcome to episode 2 of The Future In Store! This week we explore “the sharing economy” with NeighborGoods, look through GoogleGlass at Fancy and visit the […]
May 31, 2013

The Future of Business Starts With Saying…

By Doug Stephens Perhaps the most profound lesson we can take from history is that it has a tendency to repeat itself. In particular, history shows […]
May 10, 2013

Incremental Change In Exponential Times

By Doug Stephens   Over the last holiday shopping season, Amazon was clocking in 306 transactions per second!  Photo app Instagram achieved a market value of […]
November 5, 2012

Cool or Creepy?

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 […]
June 14, 2012

The Third Shelf

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 […]
January 3, 2012

The One and Only Question Facing Sears

By Doug Stephens Amid the sounds of tearing gift wrap and popping champagne corks, ailing giant Sears Holdings Corp. announced over the holidays its intent to close […]
November 8, 2011

The Manufacture it Yourself Economy

By Doug Stephens Technology has given rise to a steady evolution whereby consumers are increasingly becoming producers. Music, publishing, printing, design, software development, and video are […]