Year in Review: Top mobile news, strategy insight of 2015

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

There were two big 'm' words for the small and big retailer in 2015: millennial and mobile. Both factored big in strategy, merchandising, reassessing payment…

Year in Review: 10 popular blogs of 2015

Mobile and the millennial were dominant topics this year but overall retail customer experience strategy, planning and how best to use new technologies were…

Year in Review: 5 popular articles of 2015

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

As a new year beckons Retail Customer Experience, takes a look back over this year’s most read stories and offers up a chance to catch up on insight and trends…

How To: Crafting a retail customer experience to lure millennial consumers

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Rodney Mason, Blackhawk group vice president of marketing, offers tips and insight on how retailers should approach developing and implementing a strategy…

Loyalty applications and payments: Are consumers ready?

Loyalty applications are more popular than ever and as we shift to mobile payments there is a new opportunity to integrate rewards and payments.

KMC November Top 5: Prelude to the future

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

November is a prelude to winter, the holiday season and the final month of the year. This month, our top articles also examined key market trends that may…

Retailers beware: Mobile drives holiday shopping season

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Mobile shopping already was ahead of expectations in the weeks leading up to the official start of the holiday season in the U.S.

Customer service in the online marketplace: How retailers can cater to shoppers

Good customer service can be the greatest sales asset a retailer can have, encouraging loyalty and word-of-mouth recommendations. But bad customer service…

The merging of social media, payments and mobile

No other online channel is driving retail sales and referral traffic quite like that of social media and Michael Hagen, the corporate ID strategist and…

Live webinar: How millennials disrupt shopping and the new world of connected shopping

Retail Customer Experience is hosting a free one-hour webinar focusing on the shifting marketing, merchandising and brand strategies in the quest to attract…

5 pros and cons of scaling a retail operation

Before you sign on the dotted line for a new location, consider these pros and cons of scaling your retail business.

10 reasons retailers should embark on digital signage

Small and medium-sized retailers struggle to compete with corporate giants but digital signage can give a helping hand by providing a platform to grab the…

Email beats out social network tools in consumer communications

Retailers are more responsive and quicker to answer consumer inquiries via email and the varying degrees of communication response time reflects a big chasm…

Why consumers are driving the retail mobile experience

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Executives at Money 20/20 conference discussed the importance of user feedback when developing and tweaking products and services.

Successful brand leaders share advice, tips and industry insight

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Restaurant operators and successful business leaders offer up perspectives about what it takes to be a success and remain a successful venture.

Navigating the crossover: Fast casualization of the restaurant industry

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Switching into fast casual dining requires more than getting food to the table quicker. It demands new strategies from menu decisions to customer experience…

7 questions to ask in choosing a mobile payments solution

The unprecedented evolution of the payments space can be intimidating to any business but it's not an insurmountable challenge.

Tips, advice on preparing the brand for unit expansion

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Brand unit and location growth requires capital and resources, but there are some other critical aspects as well, according to several successful franchise and…

Building the brand culture: It’s all about empowering employees

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Establishing a 'cult' philosophy in building a robust brand culture isn't a bad thing. In fact, it's one of several valuable and viable approaches.

Going beyond the discount with new approaches to spur brand loyalty

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

Retailers seeking to reward shoppers can tap new loyalty program approaches to attract new customers, boost revenues and provide memorable experiences for…