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Future Commerce Podcast: eCommerce, DTC and Retail Strategy

The Multiverse is Real

• “Brands are like cows because it’s very easy for them to understand how things affect them, but it's very hard to see how things in the world affect others.” -Brian
• Technology can act as a containing—or limiting—factor. It can enable cost savings, but it can also be an enabler of more meaningful interactions.
• Shopify is looking to the future as a global empowerment of a merchant class
• Digital channels for legacy retailers boomed during the pandemic. Why? Default behaviors are latent. We will always regress to defaults, especially in a retail context. Best Buy is a great example of this; as are Lowes and Home Depot. Digital success was bolstered by physical defaults.
• For the first time in a decade, eCommerce is facing headwinds. Why? Because traditional brick and mortar retailers are experiencing tailwinds due to reopening. The roaring twenties will prove to be difficult for eCommerce businesses.
• Where is luxury headed? Luxury is the silence of money and not constantly being barraged with ads.

Associated Links:

• Check out Brian’s Insiders piece: How Now Brand Cow: On Operational Efficiency in Ecommerce Tech
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• Listen to our other episodes of Future Commerce!
• Our mini-series, Step by Step
• Our sister podcast, Stairway to CEO!

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