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Doug Stephens in Conversation with Ben Clymer | #ResurrectingRetail Virtual Launch
A member of the Forbes 40 under 40 list, Ben Clymer is the Founder and Executive Chairman of HODINKEE, recipient of Fast Company’s award for Most Innovative Companies of the Year for 2019 and considered the leading voice in the watch industry – a reputation HODINKEE has earned one beautifully crafted piece of content time.
Doug Stephens In Conversation with Neha Singh | #ResurrectingRetail Virtual Launch
With billions of us housebound and hungry for distraction from lockdown, the pandemic became the inflection point for the erasing of lines between retail and recreation.
Doug Stephens in Conversation with Christina Fontana | #ResurrectingRetail Virtual Launch
Christina Fontana has been at the forefront of that New Retail revolution. Dubbed by some as Alibaba’s Fashion Empress, Christina is Head of Fashion and Luxury for Tmall, Europe and U.S., Alibaba Group.
Doug Stephens in Conversation with Sheldon Solomon | #ResurrectingRetail Virtual Launch Party
Doug Stephens is joined by Sheldon Solomon at the #ResurrectingRetail Virtual Launch Party. Sheldon is Professor of Psychology at Skidmore College.
Doug Stephens in Conversation with Imran Amed | #ResurrectingRetail Virtual Launch
Doug Stephens is joined by Imran Amed at the #ResurrectingRetail Virtual Launch Party. Imran is CEO and editor-in-chief of The Business of Fashion, the authority on the 2.5 trillion-dollar global fashion and luxury industries.
Resurrecting Retail: The Trailer
Few crises in modern history have so completely disrupted every aspect of daily life as the Covid-19 pandemic. Every market, industry, profession, service, and category of product was in some way rocked by its impact.
Why Editorial Brands Will Dominate Retail’s ‘Long Tale’
In 2008, New York native Ben Clymer was working in finance. When the financial crisis hit, he took a severance package and enrolled in Columbia Journalism School, where, in his spare time, he launched Hodinkee, a simple blog for wristwatch aficionados. The name Hodinkee, he would later reveal, was derived from the Czech word “hodinky,” meaning wristwatch.
How The Gaming World Is Changing Retail
In 2019 Netflix CEO Reid Hastings sent an internal memo to shareholders addressing the competitive landscape and set out how Netflix would continue driving subscription and viewership.
Retail Reborn Episode 1: How Trauma Transforms the Consumer Psyche
In Episode 1 of BoF’s new podcast series, Doug Stephens and social psychologist Sheldon Solomon PhD examine the impact of collective traumas like Covid-19 on consumer behaviour.
The Most Memorable Year We All Long to Forget
Bad retailers will never run out of customers. History suggests that there is always a segment of the consumer population willing to trade down if they believe they can save a dollar or two. Some retailers, like long-beleaguered J.C. Penney, have spent decades proving this thesis.