strategy
March 7, 2024
By Doug Stephens A recent study at the University of Arkansas pitted 151 human test subjects against Chat GPT-4 in a series of tests for creativity. […]
July 18, 2022
In the post-Covid era, the rethinking of risk offers profound competitive advantage, argues Retail Prophet founder Doug Stephens. If a single image has come to […]
March 14, 2018
By Doug Stephens Spending on loyalty programmes is through the roof. In 2016, the consumer loyalty management market was valued at $1.93 billion. By 2023 that […]
December 30, 2016
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 […]
September 20, 2016
By Doug Stephens In a move that has taken analysts and investors completely by surprise, Sears Holdings announced that it will be embarking on […]
June 28, 2016
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 […]
April 2, 2015
By Doug Stephens Walmart is doomed. And they’re not alone. Macy’s, Tesco, Target and BestBuy – to name only a few – are also coming to […]
October 20, 2014
By Doug Stephens I defy you to find a marketing conference today that doesn’t have at least one track focused on big data analytics. Big data […]
October 10, 2013
By Doug Stephens My friend Eric Garland a.k.a. @ericgarland recently tweeted, “We encourage work-life balance but we reward obsession.” So true, I thought. In […]