TY - JOUR AB - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an afterword to Steenkamp’s reflections on the future of globalization published in this issue of International Marketing Review.Design/methodology/approach The paper is a commentary.Findings Through examples and arguments, the comment emphasizes the need to think locally even when pursuing global strategies, and raises the question of whether global consumer culture is desirable.Originality/value The comment builds on Steenkamp’s essay, and asks unique questions that global consumer culture scholars need to reflect upon. VL - 36 IS - 4 SN - 0265-1335 DO - 10.1108/IMR-01-2019-0009 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-01-2019-0009 AU - Belk Russell PY - 2019 Y1 - 2019/01/01 TI - The future of globalization: a comment T2 - International Marketing Review PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 545 EP - 547 Y2 - 2024/04/23 ER -