Founder & President
Retail Prophet
Doug Stephens is the Founder and CEO of Retail Prophet, and widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost retail industry futurists. His creative, intellectual and strategic work have influenced the strategies of global brands including IKEA, Nike, Coca Cola, Louis Vuitton, and L’Oréal.
He is an international bestselling author of three books on the future of retail including his most recent, Resurrecting Retail: The Future of Business in a Post-Pandemic World.
Doug has presented his unique perspectives to hundreds of business audiences across the globe. Doug is also a nationally syndicated retail columnist for CBC Radio and sits on multiple corporate and academic advisory boards, including the David Sobey Centre for Innovation in Retail, at St. Mary’s University.
His bleeding edge research on retail, technology and consumer behavior have been
featured in many of the world’s leading media outlets including The New York Times, The BBC, The Business of Fashion, The Wall Street Journal and Fast Company.