Georganne Bender is a consumer anthropologist, speaker, award-winning writer, author, consultant and one-half of the KIZER & BENDER Speaking team. Georganne and her partner Rich Kizer are contributors to MSNBC’s television program Your Business. They made Meetings & Conventions Magazine’s list of Meeting Planners Favorite Keynote Speakers and were named …

Linda Johansen-James is Founder of International Retail Group, a Global Retail Management and Consulting Firm. She is very optimistic about the future of retail and thinks that “digitally native brands and entrepreneurs looking to launch their brand in retail will have a better chance of success now”.

We speak with Doug Stephens, Founder of Retail Prophet, a global advisory service. In his opinion, retailers should be looking at their physical stores as an experiential media point for the purpose of customer acquisition.