Doug Stephens is one of the world’s foremost retail industry futurists. His intellectual work and thinking has influenced many of the most widely known international retailers, agencies and brands including Walmart, Google, L’Oréal, BMW and LVMH.

Prior to founding the consultancy Retail Prophet, Stephens spent over 20 years in the retail industry, holding senior international leadership roles. He is currently writing his third book to be released in spring 2021 titled Resurrecting Retail: The Future of Business in a Post-Pandemic World. He is also the author of two International bestselling books — Reengineering Retail: The Future of Selling in a Post-Digital World and The Retail Revival: Re-Imagining Business for the New Age of Consumerism. Stephens is also the writer and host of Business of Fashion’s highly popular 2020 podcast series Retail Reborn.

His unique perspectives on retailing, business and consumer behaviour have been featured in many of the world’s leading publications and media outlets including The New York Times, BBC, TechCrunch, The Wall Street Journal and Fast Company.