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Join Doug Stephens, Founder of Retail Prophet and author of Reengineering Retail: The Future of Selling in a Post-Digital World as he explores the fascinating trends, technologies and behaviors shaping the future of retail and commerce.

  1. 08/28/2023

    How to Win in Retail - Less Science and More Art

    We've spent the last 20 years technologizing retail, making it bigger, faster and more global.  But that's also meant an unprecedented and often deadly level of competition in every category.  In this episode Doug discusses the greatest challenge facing all retailers and brands today, and why technology alone won't save them. But something else just might.

    15 min

  2. 04/04/2022

    How Retail Weakens The West

    Geopolitical events have disrupted retail, but retail has also contributed to geopolitical disruption, argues host Doug Stephens.  And it's making us all unsafe.

    11 min

  3. 01/06/2022

    Special Episode: A Look Ahead With Retail Dive

    In this special episode, Doug sits down with Retail Dive columnist Daphne Howland for a wide-ranging interview on the future of retail. From emerging technology and demographic trends to the new strategic imperatives to succeed in retail, and much more.

    54 min

  4. 01/27/2021

    The Radical Strategy That Drove Nike's Pandemic Success

    Amid the sea of turmoil in the retail sector and the weekly waves of disastrous news, at least one brand is not merely staying afloat but thriving. Nike has not only endured the crisis but also managed to accelerate through it. But far from being the result of a desperate pandemic-induced pivot or some happy accident, the seeds of Nike's current resilience were planted deep into its strategy several years ago.  In this episode Doug looks at how that strategy unfolded and the lessons all brands can take from Nike's radical approach.

    18 min

  5. 01/01/2020

    In Brands We Trust: Why Companies are the New Communities

    The global decline of religion and eroding faith in government is creating a societal vacuum where trust in conventional institutions once existed.   It's a vacuum that some brands are daring to fill. But can brands succeed in instigating lasting social and environmental good and, if so, at what cost?  In this, the premiere episode of 2020, Doug explores the human need for community, purpose and belonging and how astute consumer brands are turning corporate activism into an competitive advantage.

    9 min

  6. 08/08/2019

    Retail's Most Important Metric

    In this episode Doug argues that the most important metric in retail is something that most retailers aren't even measuring.

    14 min

  7. 05/07/2019

    The Future of Luxury is Freedom

    For centuries luxury brands appealed to our sense of status to sell their goods.  But for a new generation of western consumers, the notion of what defines status is changing.  The question is can luxury brands change with it.

    7 min

  8. 03/14/2019

    Every Company Is NOT A Data Company

    In this episode, Doug explores the current battle cry in retail that "every company is a data company".

    6 min
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Join Doug Stephens, Founder of Retail Prophet and author of Reengineering Retail: The Future of Selling in a Post-Digital World as he explores the fascinating trends, technologies and behaviors shaping the future of retail and commerce.

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  • Creator
    Doug Stephens
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2023
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2017 Retail Prophet
  • Show Website
    Retail Prophet