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You Can’t Predict the Future of Retail, but You Can Prepare for It

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, ‘Resurrecting Retail: The Future of Business in a Post-Pandemic World,’ Doug Stephens outlines the common pitfalls to which business leaders fall victim when tasked with devising strategies for the future.
Home to the National Retail Federation Conference, the Jacob Javits Center in New York City was converted to an Army Corps of Engineers field hospital as case counts in New York City spiked. New York National Guard.
Home to the National Retail Federation Conference, the Jacob Javits Center in New York City was converted to an Army Corps of Engineers field hospital as case counts in New York City spiked. New York National Guard.

From above, it’s difficult to comprehend the sheer scale of what you’re looking at. You see only an ocean of white and grey curtains, aluminium framing, and acoustic tile stretched out across the cavernous space.

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