2019 Retail Customer Experience Top 100

Consumers weigh in on the top brands including brick-n-mortar, online and overall customer experience.

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10 customer experience trends to know

Caroline L. Alemán, strategic account manager at Spectrio, explains why retailers must track and follow customer experience trends.

Consumers view retail tech as experience booster

June 28, 2019

Shoppers are embracing retail technologies as they are proving to boost the shopping experience and make the shopping experience easier.

Modell's tapping Kronos mobile tech to enhance user experience

June 28, 2019

Modell's Sporting Goods is using Kronos Inc.'s Workforce /Dimensions cloud suite, a mobile solution, to enhance the employee experience as well as increase…

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Pop-up stores, a direct engagement tool, gain interest

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A pop-up store can deliver improved sales, better product education, enhanced customer interaction and increased awareness of product benefits.

VR transforming brick-and-mortar CX but not how you'd expect

David Rich, CEO at InContext Solutions, writes that the key to successful virtual reality is delivering the experience before customers ever set foot in a…

Hughes Earns No. 2 Ranking among Carrier Managed SD-WAN Providers based on U.S. Market Share

Award-winning HughesON Managed SD-WAN positions Hughes at the forefront of top competitors on the Vertical Systems Group LEADERBOARD

Hughes Recertified by Cisco as a Cloud and Managed Services Partner

Master Level Certification Validates Hughes Leadership in Delivering Highest Level of Support to Enterprise Customers

European payments firm SIA to provide contactless POS in Greece's Market In grocers

June 27, 2019

SIA, a European payments technology firm, has signed a 5-year agreement with Market In, a retailer in Greece, to enable contactless payments at more than 1,00…

Collective intelligence: How brands and retailers both win with data-sharing

Retailers and brands that engage in co-marketing campaigns with pooled customer data can boost customer satisfaction and success rates by creating more…

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Cashierless convenience stores stumbling in China

June 27, 2019

The excitement over unmanned convenience stores in China has fallen short after two years, according to a Nikkei Asian Review report.

FriendShip drives loyalty, in-store visits with Paytronix digital CX platform

June 27, 2019

FriendShip has increased in-store visits by 5% and has seen gas purchases jump 18% it said, due to targeted pump-to-store marketing created by Paytronix as…

Amazon taps Rite Aid for counter-based product delivery

June 27, 2019

Amazon is partnering with Rite Aid in a product delivery service and plans to expand to thousands of locations across the U.S.

Survey: Most Gen Z shoppers using Buy Online Pickup In Store

June 26, 2019

Package Conceirge, a provider of automated locker solutions, has released findings about the shopping behaviors of adults aged 18-25 years old. Among the…

Converge Retail updates kinetic retail display platform

June 26, 2019

Converge Retail has introduced its latest kinetic retail display platform designed to disrupt traditional retail by breaking down barriers most commonly…

Breaking free from the spell of "Amazon-azement"

Mark Bunney, director of go-to-market strategy, Ingenico Group, shares insight on why retailers need to think about themselves as individuals and make the…

Best Buy now Apple expert, repair partner

June 26, 2019

Best Buy stores nationwide are now offering Apple authorized services via the Best Buy Geek Squad.

A great time to be a consumer, say retail leaders

June 26, 2019

Today's shoppers are not only "nuanced in their expectations," but are in the driver's seat of the retail transacation, according to industry leaders that…

How customer intelligence is revolutionizing the retail industry

Joseph Brady, senior director of digital marketing for Reliant Funding, maps out reasons why retailers must embrace customer intelligence.