Retail Futurist Doug Stephens Explores How Coronavirus Will Change Consumer Behaviour
In the latest Business of Fashion podcast, Doug Stephens explains how the pandemic will affect retailers—and what they can do to stay above water. The rapid spread of coronavirus, or COVID19, has prompted drastic measures from corporations and governments around the world, as well as a surge in... Continue Reading →
Joe Jackman’s The Reinventionist Mindset Gives Retail Leaders a Competitive Edge
Retail veteran Joe Jackman has helped revive countless ailing retailers—from Old Navy to Duane Reade—back to growth and relevance in the 21st century. His new book, The Reinventionist Mindset, crystallizes his decades of experience into a guidebook for leaders grappling with tremendous change.... Continue Reading →
In Brands We Trust: Retail Prophet Doug Stephens Explains Why Companies Are the New Communities
For his latest article in The Business of Fashion, retail futurist Doug Stephens explains why brands have stepped up to fill the void of belonging and meaning left behind by America’s declining institutions. Once a pillar of social civility and community, the government today has become so... Continue Reading →
Doug Stephens Joins the Voice of Retail to Discuss the Rapid-Fire Change in the Industry
Retail prophet Doug Stephens breaks down the challenges retailers face in today’s fast-paced, hyper-connected, digital world. Businesses that grew to prominence in the industrial era may have whiplash at the sheer speed of change happening in today’s age of mobile phones and internet shopping.... Continue Reading →
Curious About the Future of Retail? Two of Lavin's Retail Experts Will Answer Your Questions.
The retail industry has undergone a massive, unprecedented transformation in the last few years, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Retail Reinventionist Joe Jackman and Retail Futurist Doug Stephens join forces to answer your most burning questions about the industry and where it’s headed.... Continue Reading →
Where Are We Headed? Doug Stephens Discusses The Past, Present, and Future of Retail
Retail Futurist and bestselling author Doug Stephens joins Tiffani Bova—“Innovation Evangelist” at Salesforce—for an enlightening conversation about disruption, the retail experience, and how brick and mortar stores can be the most powerful media channel. “For most of history the people that made... Continue Reading →
The End of Amazon: Retail Prophet Doug Stephens Imagines the Mega-Retailer’s Downfall
Like Wal-Mart before it, Amazon today feels untouchable: a monolithic empire selling us everything from groceries to electronics. Retail Expert Doug Stephens illustrates the parallels between these iconic companies, and explains how, when, and why the e-commerce giant ruling the world today will... Continue Reading →
The “Conspiracy of Success”: Retail Visionary Doug Stephens Predicts the End of Amazon
Doug Stephens is a retail visionary—author, podcaster and consultant to some of North America’s best-known retailers: Home Depot, Disney and Google, to name a few. His latest article “The End of Amazon,” is as provocative as the title indicates, and a truly fascinating read—for retailers and... Continue Reading →