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Doug Stephens

Founder & Futurist, Retail Prophet

The futurist's intellectual work and thinking has influenced many of the most widely known international retailers, agencies and brands including Walmart, Google, L’Oréal, BMW and LVMH.

Doug Stephens
Retail

The Pitfalls of Investing in Experiential Retail

Creating compelling in-store experiences can help to boost foot traffic, dwell times and sales. But it’s hard to get the execution right.

Retail

The Pitfalls of Investing in Experiential Retail

Creating compelling in-store experiences can help to boost foot traffic, dwell times and sales. But it’s hard to get the execution right.


Retail

Is Surveillance the Future of Service?

The internet has become a surveillance state. Now, it’s coming to physical retail, creating powerful business opportunities and deep cultural challenges, writes Doug Stephens.

Retail

Is Surveillance the Future of Service?

The internet has become a surveillance state. Now, it’s coming to physical retail, creating powerful business opportunities and deep cultural challenges, writes Doug Stephens.


Retail

The BoF Podcast: Inside the Retail Hurricane with Doug Stephens

Listen to Doug Stephens aka the Retail Prophet ​​discus​s​ the death of wholesale​, the ​shift to direct-to-consumer, embracing uncertainty and ​​how to ​confront​​ Amazon.

Retail

The BoF Podcast: Inside the Retail Hurricane with Doug Stephens

Listen to Doug Stephens aka the Retail Prophet ​​discus​s​ the death of wholesale​, the ​shift to direct-to-consumer, embracing uncertainty and ​​how to ​confront​​ Amazon.


Retail

Turning Physical Stores Into Living Advertorials

As transactions move online, physical retail must amp up the drama.

Retail

Turning Physical Stores Into Living Advertorials

As transactions move online, physical retail must amp up the drama.


Retail

Amid ‘Retail Apocalypse,’ The Future of Commerce Is Community

In a world where traditional retail is dying, stores must embrace communal experiences, explained retail futurist Doug Stephens on stage at #BoFVOICES. Watch now.

Retail

Amid ‘Retail Apocalypse,’ The Future of Commerce Is Community

In a world where traditional retail is dying, stores must embrace communal experiences, explained retail futurist Doug Stephens on stage at #BoFVOICES. Watch now.


Retail

To Save Retail, Let It Die

The store of the future will become the most powerful media channel available to a brand, offering customer experiences that are the most profitable product a retailer can sell. But to get there, retail as we know it must die.

Retail

To Save Retail, Let It Die

The store of the future will become the most powerful media channel available to a brand, offering customer experiences that are the most profitable product a retailer can sell. But to get there, retail as we know it must die.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Swatch, Retail, Apple, Google Glass, Depop

Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Swatch, Retail, Apple, Google Glass, Depop

Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.


Retail

The Future of Retail is the End of Wholesale

E-commerce will rapidly reshape the entire economic model of retail, spelling the end of wholesale, argues Doug Stephens, founder of Retail Prophet.

Retail

The Future of Retail is the End of Wholesale

E-commerce will rapidly reshape the entire economic model of retail, spelling the end of wholesale, argues Doug Stephens, founder of Retail Prophet.