2011
January 14, 2011
By Doug Stephens In many ways, this week’s acquisition of Canada’s long-floundering Zellers chain is symbolic of the conditions that so many North American retailers face. […]
January 13, 2011
By Doug Stephens If you’ve never attended the National Retail Federation conference in New York it’s truly a unique experience. A three day retail-a-thon, where delegates […]
January 12, 2011
By Doug Stephens Blogging live from the National Retail Federation conference in New York This morning I attended one of the opening super sessions of the […]
January 11, 2011
By Doug Stephens Blogging Live from the National Retail Federation Conference It’s day one at North America’s largest retail industry gathering, the NRF conference in New […]
January 9, 2011
By Doug Stephens Unfortunately, the future isn’t as simple as the headlines might have us believe. It can’t be neatly summed up in the words recession […]
January 4, 2011
By Doug Stephens The Good If you’ve been reading business media lately, you’d be inclined to believe in Christmas miracles. By some accounts, the positive holiday […]