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12 Proven Customer Retention Strategies in Retail

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

In the world of retail, the importance of customer retention cannot be overstated. As businesses focus on attracting new customers, it’s equally crucial to invest in keeping existing ones. Retaining customers not only ensures consistent revenue but also fosters brand loyalty and advocacy.

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The four trends defining online retail in 2024

Inside Retail

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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How to Keep Your Loyalty Program Members Engaged Long-Term, Even After the Holidays

Retail TouchPoints

According to Clarus Commerce data , during the holidays shoppers cared most about product discounts, special expedited shipping, better return policies and free samples with purchase. Loyalty program benefits that inspire action are a great way to engage customers post-purchase and identify and stimulate brand advocates.

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The Role of Email Marketing in Creating a Seamless Retail Customer Experience

Retail Focus

Enhanced Customer Engagement Engaging emails that provide value, such as exclusive offers, product recommendations, or helpful tips, encourage customers to interact with your brand regularly. This consistent engagement strengthens your relationship with the customer and keeps your brand top of mind.

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Salesforce Predicts Just 1% YoY Online Sales Growth for U.S. Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

To maximize both sales and profitability this holiday season, both retailers and brands will need to focus on customer retention and loyalty: “A lot of switching happened over the past few years, and now consumers are looking for value and quality,” said Garf. In fact, 74% of associates’ time is on non-checkout functions.

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How to Make Sense of the Complex Modern Grocery Retail Landscape 

Retail TouchPoints

The challenge with ordering too much food is that shipping is expensive and often unreliable with supply chain troubles, and warehouse space is a very limited resource. Grocers that convince customers to become loyalty card holders, for example, will achieve levels of customer retention that restaurants don’t often see.

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Welcome to the new customer experience

Inside Retail

To close this gap, 44 per cent of retail and consumer goods marketers say they are now leading customer experience initiatives across their organisations (versus just 24 per cent in 2017), and metrics are being shared. In this regard, retailers are re-evaluating and revolutionising their value propositions for higher customer retention.