December 31, 2012

Our Top 10 Posts for 2012

By Doug Stephens 2012 was an absolutely remarkable year in the retail industry. We saw the meteoric rise and cataclysmic fall of companies like Groupon.  We […]
December 31, 2012

The Retail Revival Has Begun!

I’m happy to let you know that my new book, the Retail Revival: Reimagining Business For The New Age of Consumerism is now available for pre-order. […]
December 28, 2012

No Holiday From Reality

By Doug Stephens As holiday and comp-store full year sales are coming in, it appears that at best, the results can be characterized as mixed.  Some […]
December 18, 2012

Hashtag Campaigns: The Social “Kick Me” Sign for Brands

By Doug Stephens Businesses, it seems, are still fascinated with the Twitter-based hashtag campaign. And why not. These promotions are quick, cheap and easily executed. Just […]
December 13, 2012

Cookies and The Key to Success in Business

By Doug Stephens For the holidays I took my friends, clients and business colleagues cookies.  I bought them from a small coffee house and bakery in […]
November 29, 2012

Selling Your Soul…One Price Match At A Time

By Doug Stephens Barely a day goes by without at least a story or two about how online retailers are eating their brick and mortar counterpart’s […]
November 14, 2012

The End of Marketing

By Doug Stephens Imagine a world without marketing.  No really… imagine a world where no one tries to sell you anything.  Not because they don’t want […]
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 […]
October 31, 2012

Hey Amazon! Have I Got A Deal for You.

I know of a chain of electronics stores with over 1000 locations.  Right now, their share price is nose-diving, leadership is in disarray and the future […]