“Retail Prophet” Stephens on Toys “R” Us, Amazon, and More, on GoLocal LIVE
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Retail industry expert Doug Stephens, who wrote "The Retail Revival" and is one of the retail industry's foremost "retail futurists," appeared on GoLocal LIVE to talk about the recent announcement that Toys "R" Us is closing, what Amazon is really looking to achieve with buying Whole Foods, if shopping malls have a place in the current American shopping climate, and how Nordstrom "Local" might be the new model of media meeting retail -- and more.
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