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A New Era of Retail is Coming
By Doug Stephens On October 25 of this year — on an otherwise quiet day in retail news — Nike chief executive Mark Parker fired a
To Save Retail, Let It Die
By Doug Stephens In 2011, in what has now become retail folklore, Ron Johnson, one of the brains behind the Apple Store, was hired to resuscitate
Why Retail Is Getting “Experience” Wrong
By Doug Stephens Apple co-founder Steve Jobs once said: “Design is a funny word. Some people think that design means how it looks. But of
The Future of Retail: A New Year’s Revolution
By Doug Stephens Like individuals, retail companies tend to approach each new year by making resolutions to improve their performance. Among other things, these might
Sears Turns Over A New Old Leaf
By Doug Stephens In a move that has taken analysts and investors completely by surprise, Sears Holdings announced that it will be embarking on
Creativity: The Final Competitive Advantage
By Doug Stephens Right now your company is very likely sitting on a corporate asset of immeasurable value. It’s more precious than all the
The Future Of Retail And The Offline Escape
By Doug Stephens In July of 2015 the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival hit a milestone. Sales exceeded $84.25 million with 198,000 tickets sold
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
The Future Is Bright
Little did we know, when we started Retail Prophet seven years ago, that we would be on the cusp of a retail revolution! Thanks so much
Retail And The Economics Of Boredom
By Doug Stephens Today’s retailers face a tsunami of problems but none, in my opinion, is more deadly than the pandemic of sheer consumer boredom that