by stevenpdennis | Feb 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
In 2018 I started sharing my annual retail predictions. Looking back, let’s just say mistakes were made. But some—like “physical retail isn’t dead—boring retail is” and my dour outlook on many much hyped disruptor brands (aka “wobbly unicorns”)—have held up pretty...
by stevenpdennis | Feb 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
As I share my annual retail predictions I’m reminded of a joke a colleague of mine recently shared with me: Q. What’s the difference between God and a retail futurist? A. God doesn’t think he’s a retail futurist. So damn the humility and full speed ahead as I bring...
by stevenpdennis | Apr 1, 2022 | April Fool's, Uncategorized
On Thursday $20 bills for $15 announced that it is preparing to debut on Wall Street through an initial public offering. The company said it has applied to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol CASH. The news comes amid growing...
by stevenpdennis | Feb 1, 2021 | E-commerce, Embrace the Blur, Harmonized Retail, Uncategorized
The reports that Hudson’s Bay Co. is planning to split its online and brick-and-mortar operations into two companies, and then take Saks.com public, immediately strikes me as one of the dumbest strategic decisions I have heard in a long, long time. If we have learned...
by stevenpdennis | Jan 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
I was the coach of my first-born daughter’s soccer team when she was 5 years old. The coaching requirements, apparently, were lack of competing hobbies and near infinite patience. As it turns out–and through good fortune–lack of knowledge of the game and no...
