From the Stage: The Dive-In Movie
October 26, 2026, BY JimCarrollFrom the stage One summer, with the kids running out of things to do, I set up an LCD projector...
From the Stage: Upside-Down Innovation
October 23, 2026, BY JimCarrollFrom the stage When I spent time with Disney, they described how their old innovation model...
The Future, Sector by Sector — Retail & Consumer: The Store Became a Showroom
October 2, 2026, BY JimCarrollTenth stop: retail.jimcarroll.com is live, with a companion PDF — The Future of Retail &...
Megatrends One Year Later – #20: Physical-Digital Retail Integration – What I Predicted, and What’s Actually Happening
September 1, 2026, BY JimCarroll“The future isn’t online or in-store; it’s a personalized, phygital experience where...
Megatrends One Year Later – #19: Temporal Commerce – What I Predicted, and What’s Actually Happening
August 31, 2026, BY JimCarroll“The future of commerce isn’t about selling products, but selling time. The winners will...
The Trends Scorecard: Retail & Consumer – What I Predicted, and What Actually Happened
July 2, 2026, BY JimCarroll"Retail was never about the store. It was always about the shelf coming to you." — Futurist Jim...
Decoding Tomorrow: Daily Inspiration – Retail: “In a world of four-second attention spans, you are no longer competing for a share of the wallet…”
February 19, 2026, BY JimCarroll"In a world of four-second attention spans, you are no longer competing for a share of the...
Decoding Tomorrow: The Way Forward: #7 Retail – “Retail success is no longer about moving boxes from a warehouse to a shelf. It’s about moving an experience from a brand story into a customer’s life.”
October 1, 2025, BY JimCarroll“Retail success is no longer about moving boxes from a warehouse to a shelf. It's about moving an...
Decoding Tomorrow: 30 Megatrends – #20 Physical-Digital Retail Integration: “The future isn’t online or in-store; it’s a personalized, phygital experience where every interaction builds a lasting connection.”
July 23, 2025, BY JimCarroll"The future isn't online or in-store; it's a personalized, phygital experience where every...












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