Steve DennisMy Bold Retail Predictions for 2023 — Steve DennisAs I share my annual retail predictions I’m reminded of a joke a colleague of mine recently shared with me:7 min read·Feb 5, 2023----
Steve DennisWayfair’s Earnings Miss Portends More Trouble For ‘Disruptor’ BrandsOn Thursday, Wayfair reported quarterly earnings and to say they were a disappointment is an understatement.3 min read·May 12, 2022----
Steve DennisThe Myth Of The Great E-Commerce AccelerationOne of the most pervasive retail industry narratives is the belief that online shopping growth was massively accelerated by the pandemic…4 min read·Apr 21, 2022--1--1
Steve DennisThink big. Start small. Scale fast.Will the Metaverse radically transform your business over the next few years?1 min read·Apr 13, 2022----
Steve DennisWhat We Often Get Wrong About E-Commerce-And Why It MattersWhen it comes to the vast and complex world of retail, nothing in the past three decades has been more disruptive than the advent and…5 min read·Apr 8, 2022----
Steve DennisAfter Earnings Whiff, Maybe Warby Parker Can Learn Something From Old-School DTC BrandsWarby Parker is the latest “digitally native vertical brand” (DNVB) to disappoint investors, continuing a striking, but increasingly…3 min read·Mar 25, 2022----
Steve DennisIs Kohl’s New Strategy Merely A Slightly Better Version Of Mediocre?Last week, Kohl’s used its Investor Day presentation to boldly declare that it was no longer a department store, but rather a “focused…4 min read·Mar 22, 2022----
Steve DennisThe ‘Profitless Prosperity’ Of Retail Disruptor BrandsThe Stitch Fix logo on a laptop computer. Photographer: Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg4 min read·Mar 21, 2022----
Steve DennisAmazon’s Surprise Store Closings Are Much Ado About Nothing. Here’s Why.Amazon’s announcement that it was closing all of its Amazon Books, Amazon 4-Star and Amazon pop-up stores seemed to catch much of the…3 min read·Mar 16, 2022----
Steve DennisThe Stores Strike Back Again. Again. — Steve DennisPhysical retail isn’t dead. Boring, unremarkable retail is.4 min read·Mar 2, 2022----