Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2022

The Home Depot has tapped two technology veterans for high-level positions, naming of Matt Carey as EVP of Customer Experience, a newly created role, and Fahim Siddiqui as EVP and CIO. Before that Carey worked for 20 years at Walmart with roles including SVP and CTO. “In

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2024

In the realm of online shopping, retailers often perceive returns as an unavoidable inconvenience that presents them with logistical hurdles, financial burdens, and the threat of customer dissatisfaction. In today’s competitive retail sphere, customer satisfaction is paramount.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2021

Let’s look at five ways retailers are building a better customer journey to grow in the new normal: Cohesive customer experiences Artificial intelligence-powered personalisation Revolutionised loyalty programs Real-time omnichannel engagement Unified customer data. Creating cohesive customer experiences.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 23, 2024

Ripcurl needed a solution for managing thousands of visual assets across its retail network. SignManager’s intelligent asset management system was the key, according to Reilly McHugh of SignManager. Ripcurl understands this dynamic well – it knows a sale can be won or lost in an instant based on the in-store experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2022

For retailers, inventory hoarding by bad bots has become a critical challenge to manage during the holiday shopping season. As retailers prepare for the upcoming holiday shopping season, they need a strategy for managing the inevitable bad bot traffic that will land on their site.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Macy’s plans to close 150 underproductive nameplate stores — approximately 50 this year alone — and continue its expansion of smaller-format stores as it prioritizes investment in about 350 go-forward locations. The Bold New Chapter is in part a counterargument to activist investors who have been demanding changes in Macy’s strategies.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

BJ’s will use this real-time data to enable faster restocking, help associates and shoppers to quickly locate products and improve inventory tracking. The ultimate goal is to free up associates’ time to put more of their effort toward customer service while enabling optimal store conditions and accurate merchandising execution. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Smart retailers are realizing that their increasingly complex omnichannel offerings have made strong supply chain management more important than ever. For our customers it’s all about breadth.” Hot Topic has found that predictability — not necessarily speed — is among the most important aspects of the customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2022

Integrating the IoT Sensing-as-a-Service framework also enables food retailers to leverage enhanced operational efficiency for a better consumer experience. The digital workflow and task management also removes the need to rely on human brainpower alone for maintaining compliance protocols.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2023

As a result, customer flow management is more important than ever as leaders seek to empower the customer, improve the employee experience and collect actionable data to potentially scale their business. COVID-19 changed the way businesses function. Maximize potential.

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Retail Minded

OCTOBER 17, 2024

When prospective customers browse through a retailer’s store or site, everything they look at or interact with makes up their overall customer experience (CX). Customer experience affects whether a customer will choose to buy a product from the company, but also whether they return to the store for more.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2023

Kroger will improve networking support for in-store experiences, benefiting both shoppers and associates, by deploying the ExtremeCloud IQ cloud management and WiFi 6E access points across its brick-and-mortar fleet.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

It also empowers our associates with cool tech that makes a big difference in the way they are able to work and provide the best possible customer experience.”. Walmart also has built out its inventory management capabilities at its U.S.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Having found out that “traditional” management tools have become less relevant, brands were forced to rethink their processes to survive, stay relevant and true to their audiences. . On the one hand, operational changes and on the other hand, changes linked to the user experience. Acknowledging the power of technology .

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

For brands that have already been focused on enhancing the customer journey, the last year has accelerated the path to digital transformation. Powering customer engagement on the day of service has required many virtual meetings to help strategise workflows that make sense for each client. . For more information visit Localz.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2023

As Australians adopt the latest digital payment methods, the future of frictionless, automated transactions will offer a completely new customer experience. Yet cash payments are expensive for businesses to manage. The post How digital payments can help businesses lead in customer experience appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

JULY 3, 2022

As long ago as the mid-90s, Jeff Bezos told delegates at a major book fair that his business wasn’t books; it was the data he’d use to revolutionise customer behaviour and preferences. Many are concerned about the cost of content production, systems to manage opt-ins and consumer preferences, and local data protection regulations.

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365 Retail

AUGUST 4, 2024

As shopper expectations continue to evolve, there is a growing focus on elevating the customer experience to drive sales and build long-term loyalty. The latest American Express research revealed that almost one third (32%) of UK retailers identify customer attraction and retention as a key challenge over the next 12 months.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2021

Online sales continue to explode, and many retailers are slow to the party upgrading old buildings into attractive, energy-efficient buildings that enhance the overall customer experience at retail. Today’s customer continues to reward them for it. How is this managed? What level of capital is involved?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Tablets and mobile devices put customer data at employees’ fingertips, allowing them to provide a personal shopping experience while reducing wait times. Managing Endpoint Devices Doesn’t Have to be this Hard As a retailer, your investments in a modern customer experience shouldn’t result in added risk to your IT environment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2022

Now, Owens said the company also plans to begin testing a 100% self-checkout store format across 200 locations this year. Self-checkout provides customers with another flexible and convenient checkout solution, while also driving greater efficiencies for our store associates,” said Owens on the earnings call.

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I Vend

MARCH 17, 2023

Ask any retailer and they’ll tell you that an enhanced customer experience is at the top of their ‘must do’ list. Improving customer experience is the key to winning new customers, keeping existing ones happy and bumping up revenue and profit. iVend helps retailers analyse data for an enhanced customer experience.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Long before it became trendy Starbucks focused on the customer experience. For anyone who has tried to create a compelling experience for their customers, one that makes them continually come back for more, they know it’s not easy. A great customer experience is always about a feeling.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

It’s energizing to think about customer experience transformation and what that could possibly mean for a business. In the retail industry, many organizations are at a pivotal moment of forging a path forward to define the future-state customer experience where the physical and digital converge. We all like to think big.

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365 Retail

JUNE 8, 2023

TeamViewer’s website now instantly recognizes a customer’s location, ensuring they are directed to the correct page in the appropriate language. billion devices including laptops, mobile phones and industrial machines globally.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As consumers increasingly turn to online methods of shopping, the physical retail space also needs to be able to adapt to these challenges and keep up with the pace of transformation – meaning customer service and the customer experience must be engaging and worthwhile for in-store shoppers. Empowering store associates .

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2024

Currently, more than 250 drones operate across 73 locations in nine countries. Implementing a solution that truly makes a difference in our warehouses is an immensely rewarding experience,” explained Tommy Niemierowski, Fulfillment Project Implementation Manager for Ikea Belgium in a statement. this summer.

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Retail Assist

OCTOBER 16, 2024

For growing retailers, managing inventory effectively is crucial to customer satisfaction, operational costs and growth potential. Here are some of the most critical inventory management challenges that retailers are facing today. Invest in an ERP with a single, live view of stock levels across multiple locations and channels.

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I Vend

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

iVend Retail Inventory Management Inventory management drives store efficiency and customer experience. Read about iVend’s smart retail technology for inventory management. Inventory management systems give retailers visibility of all their stock, wherever it is.

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365 Retail

MAY 23, 2022

Braehead owned by property company SGS and asset managed by Global Mutual Properties, has announced that H&M has opened the doors to its new new Braehead store in Glasgow. H&M has re-located from its former unit to a new ground floor space, spanning 17,000 sq ft, on a 10-year lease. million and has excellent transport links.

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Storis

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Key to Unlocking Efficiency and Profitability In the fast-paced world of furniture retail, managing inventory across multiple locations presents a formidable challenge. Efficient inventory management is crucial for success in the furniture retail industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2021

Grocers must think of other ways to gain and maintain market share, and many have come to realize the role that frontline management plays in reaching this objective. In short, middle managers’ understanding and empowerment are essential to helping organizations become more agile food retailers.

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Hyken

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In years past both of my locations were consistently in the top 30% of brands. These questions are for you and your management team. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go to www.thecustomerfocus.com. With that in mind, here’s his question, followed by my answer and comments.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 4, 2020

And although store managers and associates will play a crucial role in how the industry moves forward, industry experts affirm that all members of the retail enterprise — from the C-level on down — must prioritize learning and development in order to acquire the skills needed to adapt and evolve in a world affected by COVID-19.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Even though stores could remain open, and Erik’s took safety seriously with reduced hours at some locations and social distancing procedures, the pandemic still presented significant challenges for a retailer focused on large, expensive and fit-centric purchases like bicycles. Other factors magnified these challenges.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2024

The VIP Suite, which is expected to open later in 2024 in the center’s luxury wing, The Adirondacks District, also will host private events and offer personalized service and curated customer experiences. Woodbury Common, located in New York’s Hudson Valley, draws more than 10 million shoppers annually.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Prior to Johnson Controls, he began his career with ADT as a Core Commercial Sales Representative before serving 12 years as a territory and service manager with Wells Fargo. An industry veteran of 20+ years, Vanskiver most recently served as VP, National Accounts at Johnson Controls (formerly TYCO Integrated Security).

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