by stevenpdennis | Dec 30, 2024 | Predictions, Remarkable Retail, Retail
For the last several years, I’ve made a list of annual predictions for the retail industry, which I share here, on Forbes, and on my podcast. And then, in what can sometimes amount to an act of self-flagellation, I take account of how I did. So without further...
by stevenpdennis | Mar 2, 2022 | Harmonized Retail, Remarkable Retail
Physical retail isn’t dead. Boring, unremarkable retail is. Yet while the pervasively popular “retail apocalypse” narrative conveniently ignores the fact that many thousands of stores continue to open and that sales rung up in brick-and-mortar locations have grown...
by stevenpdennis | Jan 19, 2022 | Being Remarkable, Embrace the Blur, Hybridization
Q. What’s the difference between a retail futurist and God? A. God doesn’t think he’s a retail futurist. I have never really thought of myself as a futurist. And the idea that anyone has the gift of prophecy when it comes to the dynamic world of...
by stevenpdennis | Oct 27, 2021 | Being Remarkable, Customer Growth Strategy, Hybridization
Does size matter? Well, in the world of shopping, we might soon find out. A new batch of small store formats from a variety of retailers are being rolled out. And if they work, they could jump start the prospects for many brands that have struggled to reignite growth...
by stevenpdennis | Jul 6, 2021 | Embrace the Blur, Harmonized Retail, Hybridization
As I finished writing the second edition of my new book late last year, the predominant retail narrative was the so-called great acceleration of all things e-commerce. More recently, ebullient stories portend the resurrection of the mall and suggest that department...
