Technology
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. […]
August 11, 2023
By Doug Stephens Over the last 20 years, technology has transformed retail. Mobile phones have become essential conduits for communication, entertainment and commerce. Technologies like augmented […]
April 13, 2023
By Doug Stephens Companies across the global retail sector are poised to become the beneficiaries of a historic windfall: an unprecedented boost to the bottom-line […]
May 13, 2021
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.
May 6, 2021
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.
February 9, 2021
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.
October 22, 2020
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.
September 30, 2020
Watch Doug Stephens, Founder and CEO of Retail Prophet and special guest Michael Zakkour, author of ‘New Retail Born in China Going Global’, as they do a deep-dive into China’s “New Retail” business model. What is it? Why was it vital in enabling Chinese retailers survival of COVID-19? And what can western retailers learn from its success?