Retail Prophet Podcast
1) How to Win in Retail - Less Science 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...Show More
2) 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.
3) 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 strat...Show More
4) 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 manage...Show More
5) In Brands We Trust
The global decline of religion and eroding faith in government is creating a societal vacuum where trust in conventional institutions once existed. Â It's a vacuum that some brands are daring to fill....Show More
6) 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.
7) 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 lux...Show More
8) 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".
9) Is This the Department Store of the Future?
Amidst what most agree is a virtual collapse of the department store model for retail, one entrepreneur in Texas is aiming to redefine the channel. In this episode I speak with Matt Alexander, founder...Show More
10) The Store Is Media
In 2013 I wrote an article called The Store is Media where I projected a new era of retail where the primary purpose of physical stores would cease to be to sell products but rather to create and mone...Show More