Holiday shopping season could take a hit from gov't shutdown

October 4, 2013

This year's holiday shopping season was projected to produce a 3.9-percent rise in consumer spending, but that forecast could be dampened by the ongoing…

Reebok opens FitHub concept store in UK

October 4, 2013

The sportswear brand Reebok has opened its first FitHub concept store in London, designed to encourage people "to move, to train, to get fit and have fun doing…

5 questions to consider before pulling the turnover trigger

Consider salvaging your retail employee before making the final decision to fire.

Keynote speaker Lou Carbone at RCEES 2013

Lou Carbone, the "father of customer experience," gave the closing keynote address at this year's Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit. In this video…

The Brain Exchange: Mobile marketing strategy

At this year's Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit, David Drain of the Digital Screenmedia Association led a table discussion on mobile marketing. Here…

The Brain Exchange: Brand execution and compliance

At this year's Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit, Mark Kovatch of Questar led a table discussion on brand execution and compliance. Here is his brief…

Walmart expands distribution network for faster delivery of online orders

October 3, 2013

Walmart announced this week plans to open two new fulfillment centers that the retailer said will allow it to deliver online customer orders faster and at a…

The Brain Exchange: Customer service training

At this year's Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit, Retail Doctor Bob Phibbs led a table discussion on customer service training. Here is his brief…

The Brain Exchange: Interactive guest experiences

At this year's Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit, Tricia Murphy of NEC led a table discussion on interactive guest experiences. Here is her brief…

The Brain Exchange: Employee-driven results

At this year's Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit, Evencia Leite of Trendsource led a table discussion on how to drive employee-driven results. Here…

Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman to permanently offer free shipping and returns

October 2, 2013

The Neiman Marcus Group announced that it would begin offering free standard shipping and returns for all domestic purchases made online and in-store. The…

Catalog Spree and Google partner on interactive ad content

October 2, 2013

The "digital mall" service Catalog Spree announced it has teamed with Google to distribute interactive retail catalogs and lookbooks on the Web through…

Global omnichannel study finds categorical, geographical variations

October 2, 2013

A new study from the research firm GfK study suggests that consumers are freely mingling in-store visits, online product research, and other information…

Jeff Fromm talks marketing to Millennials

At this year's Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit, Barkley marketing executive Jeff Fromm discussed showrooming, marketing to Millennials, and why…

Study: Vantiv profiles the 'omniconsumer' of the future

October 1, 2013

Payment processing services provider Vantiv Inc. has released a new primary research study on the impact of omnicommerce and mobile banking trends on consumers…

Home Depot tops benchmark for digital gifting

October 1, 2013

RSR Research today unveiled the results of the benchmarking report "Digital Gift Cards: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly." Based on the evaluation criteria, the…

Report: M-commerce grew 24 percent over the last 12 months

Consumers are increasingly turning to their smartphones and tablets for specific retail activities.

Webinar on customer experience measurement available on demand

September 30, 2013

On September 18, Retail Customer Experience hosted "How to truly make a difference with your customer experience measurement program," a free live webinar.

Amazon notches top spot on mobile retail benchmark

September 30, 2013

Amazon has topped the latest eChannel Retail Benchmark study from eDigitalResearch after the Internet giant's mobile channels outperformed the brand's popular…

Google's BufferBox kiosks make California debut

September 30, 2013

Google announced today on its commerce blog the first expansion of the BufferBox program since acquiring the kiosk start-up last year. Mike McCauley, product…