Retail TouchPoints

MAY 11, 2021

Getting the returns experience right is one of the most critical parts of that cycle — 95% of shoppers say that how returns are handled affects their decision of whether to purchase again. This is perhaps the most crucial test of your overall returns experience. In the long term, though, you’re probably losing that customer.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

According to a study done by Salesforce , 84 percent of consumers say that customer experience is just as important as a company’s products and services. In fact, customer experience is one of the biggest factors that retailers have to consider. How can retailers make sure they are meeting these customer needs?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

Customer retention With both consumers and retailers feeling the pinch of increasing costs, customer retention will be a key theme of 2024. The competitive landscape is overflowing, making customer acquisition more expensive. Customer retention efforts are six to seven times more cost-effective.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2024

“This suggests there is still space in the budget for life’s little luxuries, opening up opportunities for savvy retailers,” says Shaun Broughton, MD, Asia Pacific and Japan at Shopify. From increased demand for value to a stronger preference for in-store shopping experiences, retailers have a renewed focus on efficiency and innovation.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Picture this: You’re about to buy something online, but the site doesn’t remember who you are, so you go buy your item elsewhere, or just not at all. If your customers have to deal with an annoying login process at the end of their shopping journey, they’ll just abandon their cart. times per day on average.

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Payment Services Customer Retention Accounting Checkout 261

Hyken

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Ten years ago, I wrote an article about why delivering an amazing customer experience is important. So, here are today’s 10 reasons why you should deliver an amazing customer service experience: Creating customer service builds trust, credibility and confidence.

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Customer Experience Customer Retention Marketing ATS 58

Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2024

Amid significant shifts in shopper buying behaviours throughout last year and already this year, retailers are working hard to stay in front of existing customers and attract new ones. Economic uncertainty and customer purchasing habits are weighing heavily on marketing leaders’ minds. However, the acquisition is only half the story.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Omnichannel is a buzzword in the world of retail customer experience. This results in siloed communication and a disjointed customer experience. Omnichannel platforms are meant to limit disruption and simplify the customer experience, as well as grow and change with your business. Aberdeen Group ).

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Fostering Trust and Maintaining Long-Term Customers Even if first-party fraud was reported to the card issuer as fraud by the customer, the retailer still has the opportunity to refund the purchase earlier and avoid the time-consuming and expensive efforts associated with processing a chargeback while maintaining a positive customer experience.

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Payment Services Customer Experience Customer Retention Consumer 237

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The positive vibe of the show was largely driven by retail executives’ obvious eagerness to explore which new technologies would help them maximize customer retention and business growth in 2024. I love the phrase at Levi’s: Driving profits through principles. Michelle Gass, President of Levi Strauss & Co.,

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2024

In today’s increasingly globalized market, multilingual support is no longer a luxury but a necessity for online retailers to deliver exceptional customer experiences (CX), successfully serve and grow their customer bases, increase sales and thrive in a competitive landscape. The true differentiator is CX.

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Customer Experience Clienteling Customer Retention Accounting 288

Hyken

OCTOBER 27, 2023

She writes about how flexible workspaces revolutionize work, enhancing customer experiences through cost savings, increased productivity, and a dynamic, collaborative environment. This week, we feature an article by Srushti Shah, Head of Product Marketing for Middleware.

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Independent Retailer

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic changed so many customer experience preferences, as we slowly recover and get back to normal, consumer desires continue to shift and retailers need to constantly keep up with these transitions. This means that the majority of customers think that businesses do not listen to their needs and opinions.

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I Vend

JULY 8, 2022

Customer experience in retail is at the heart of what keeps customers coming back.Forbes reports on a study in which 90% of consumers said they are more likely to return to a retail store if they have had a positive experience. Retailers need engaging customer experiences to win back this jaded audience.

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Hyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Elevating Customer Experience: Embracing Hospitality as the Foundation by Charles Ryan Minton (Newsweek) When it comes to providing exceptional customer experiences, few industries excel quite like the hotel business.

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Customer Retention Customer Experience Management Marketing 58

Hyken

JUNE 30, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. CX Makeover: 11 Ways to Improve Customer Experience by Ken McMahon (Nextiva) Employees interact with customers every day and are a valuable source of CX knowledge. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Customer Retention Customer Experience Shopping ATS 69

Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2024

Engaging customers across multiple touchpoints has never been more critical. Consumers expect a seamless and consistent experience regardless of how they interact with a brand. This is where a cross-channel customer experience (CX) platform becomes indispensable.

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Customer Experience Customer Retention Marketing Management 147

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2024

The retailer also is positioning itself as a seasonal décor destination, promising 60% newness in home and holiday décor seasonally as a strategy to boost customer retention.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2024

An alternative approach is to focus on delivering an overall Customer Experience (CX) specifically designed to drive consistent and co-ordinated interactions across all touchpoints along the shopper journey. Many loyalty programs are ineffective and their returns are unknown at best, and margin erosive at worst.

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Marketing Customer Retention Returns Promotions 290

Hyken

MAY 13, 2024

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 8 Keys to Making Customer Service a More Positive Experience by Martin Zwilling (Inc. They expect you to be there, to know their history as a customer, and to treat them with priority and respect.

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Merchant Services Customer Retention Customer Experience Advertising 64

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For example, a grocery store may hand customers “scratch and save” cards at checkout, capturing customers’ attention through the thrill of winning free or discounted items that will guarantee their return to that store. Above all else, retailers must have a solid tech foundation in order to enable a gamified customer experience.

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Customer Retention Customer Experience Advertising Consumer 241

Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

Tara Daly, senior director of product marketing at Loop Returns , shares with Inside Retail advice on getting started in the US market, some tips on cross-border shipping and logistics – including managing returns in a way that builds customer loyalty – and how to drive repeat business. “You The post Planning to sell online in the US?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2024

While more retailers are handing off these tasks to other companies, presumably as a way to cut costs (rising shipping costs were identified as the top challenge among retailers, at 56% ), nearly as many ( 55% , up from 38% in 2022) worry about customer expectations around delivery times.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

“Up to 30 per cent of your sales may end in a return, and up to 50 per cent of an item’s original value makes up the return cost, including shipping, warehousing, and labour costs,” explains Tara Daly, senior director of product marketing at Loop Returns. The average rate of customer retention in e-commerce is around 38 per cent.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

“Up to 30 per cent of your sales may end in a return, and up to 50 per cent of an item’s original value makes up the return cost, including shipping, warehousing, and labour costs,” explains Tara Daly, senior director of product marketing at Loop Returns. The average rate of customer retention in e-commerce is around 38 per cent.

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Returns Merchant Services Drop-Shipping Shipping 147

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 21, 2022

For retailers facing such disruptions, merchandise in the wrong place at the wrong time can become one of the highest costs to their bottom line. So how can retailers be proactive in their inventory placement to avoid compromising top-line growth and customer satisfaction?

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Supply Chain Management Customer Retention Inventory Management Customer Experience 130

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

As of this year, the Australian FMCG subscription box market is valued at about $500 million annually, and is expected to grow at an annual rate of 8-10 per cent over the next few years. The value the subscriptions are perceived to provide also may decline over time, leading to problems with customer retention.

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Marketing Beauty and Health Promotions Customer Retention 246

Hyken

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This episode of  Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken  answers the following questions and more: What role does employee experience play in customer experience? How can companies improve employee experiences for better customer experiences?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Digital marketplaces help you provide the personalization customers have come to expect, and in today’s crowded ecommerce space, the customer experience has never been more important. The digital marketplace is the commerce engine in the front, but you need technology at the backend to run it all efficiently.

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Customer Experience Customer Retention Marketing Shopping 226

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2023

Retail TouchPoints has unveiled the winners of the third annual Brand Experience Awards. The winners were announced during an awards ceremony during the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago, bring executives across the retail realm together to celebrate their successes.

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Hyken

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Karen Hertzberg is the Senior Content Marketing Specialist at Siege Media. She shares 5 customer service strategies that improve customer retention. People may cut companies some slack if a product doesn’t quite work as expected, but only when the customer service experience makes up for these missteps. .

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Hyken

JULY 26, 2021

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Negative Employee Experiences Can Translate Into Poor Customer Service, Report Says by Emilie Shumway. (HR Lessons from the pandemic can improve your customers’ experiences by Joyce Kim.

Customer Retention 90

Customer Retention Customer Experience Consumer ATS 90

Hyken

MAY 24, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How To Thank A Customer For Their Business | Tips, Tricks, & Budget-Friendly Ideas by Philipp Wolf. With a growing number of consumers influenced by word-of-mouth, don’t let your customers slip away!

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Customer Retention Customer Experience Consumer ATS 133

Hyken

AUGUST 29, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 10 Ways To Keep Your Existing Customers Around for the Long-Term by ASBN Newsroom. Atlanta Small Business Network) The biggest marketing cost most small businesses face is that of acquiring new customers.

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Customer Retention Customer Experience Fulfillment Advertising 55

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2024

Then there’s the hassle of printing a return label, carefully repackaging the dress and taking time out of her busy day to drop it off at a shipping location. At the heart of this strategy is the analysis of customer return patterns. First, she has to figure out the return policy, which can be buried in fine print.

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Returns Drop-Shipping Customer Experience Customer Retention 260

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2024

The Retail TouchPoints team is reporting on all the news breaking before, during and after the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo , taking place June 4-6, 2024, at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year, we’ll hear senior-level executives’ perspectives on how customer experiences are evolving as content, community and commerce converge.

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Social Commerce Loss Prevention Customer Experience Customer Retention 210

Hyken

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This week, we feature an article by Nick Bandy, Chief Marketing Officer at LiveVox , an omnichannel platform that helps brands seamlessly communicate with their customers. He shares how you can align your customer’s journey with their brand expectations. The customer journey is essential to any company’s success.

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