People's United Bank shines at customer experience, report reveals

April 21, 2016

Millennial small business owners may bring big disruption to the banking industry, reveals report.

POS provider payworks launches customer engagement platform

April 20, 2016

Engage is a new platform that links payment transaction data to shoppers' profiles, which can help in the development of customer engagement solutions.

Talking With: SAP Global GM Lori Mitchell-Keller on CX trends, the focus on mobile

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

Retail is an industry under tremendous pressure to fulfill consumer expectations.

Talking With: ShopperTrak Revenue Chief Kevin Kearns on loyalty program trends

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

Developing and implementing a customer loyalty program is at the top of most retailers' to-do list as a strategy for boosting customer experience. But loyalty…

ICX Summit keynote speaker: Brands must innovate, hurdle organizational inertia

Doug Stephens, retail prophet, provides insight on trends coming into play for retail customer experience and what he predicts will evolve in the next few…

Stat of the Week: Consumers flee online retailers if information is hard to find

April 15, 2016

If retailers don't make information easy to get the online shopper doesn't hang around long.

Most consumers not big IoT fans, reveals new survey

April 14, 2016

Those using home Internet of Things technology are eager for more but the majority of consumers aren't big on IoT just yet.

Retail executives lag in driving customer experience strategy, reveals new research

April 13, 2016

Company leaders are lagging in focusing on customer-centric strategies and there's a lack of trust between the C-level and mid management in making change.

The Internet of Things to come: How Nespresso, Apple, Nest grind out predictability

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

The adaptation of digital technology across products, from clothing to coffee, is slowly reshaping what today's consumers expect from brands and their retail…

5 things retailers must do to make IoT not about "things"

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Retail is doing a horrible job with IoT because it's not about things at all.

Idea boards at Wayfair getting lots of consumer love

April 8, 2016

Consumers are enjoying Wayfair.com's idea board functionality and it's helping the retailer's mobile app revenue stream.

Returning ecommerce consumers more cart active than new visitors

April 5, 2016

Research reveals dichotomy between new and returning retail customers.

Brick and mortar remains prime experience aspect in building loyalty

April 1, 2016

The initial in-store retail experience is critical in developing customer loyalty.

Talking With: Liaison SVP Rob Consoli on developing an omnichannel strategy

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

An omnichannel strategy can be nirvana for the consumer and the retailer if it can be accomplished.

Report: Canadian retailers lagging on retail customer experience, meeting consumer needs

Retailers in Canada are not paying enough attention to consumer needs and expectations and need to re-energize their focus on customers.

Study: Retailers need to retool in-store strategy, embrace the smartphone consumer

March 28, 2016

If they want to survive and succeed today's retailers must embrace the smartphone consumer, revamp the in-store strategy and become a true omnichannel retailer.

Infographic: Are you using Instagram to attract millennials?

Of Instagram's 40 million monthly users, 90 percent are millennials.

Easter, apparel spend to beat last year's consumer activity

March 25, 2016

Overall this Easter holiday season bodes robust for the retail segment with a majority of consumers hitting brick-and-mortar stores and about 21 percent going…

Most missed CX opportunity and 5 ways to capitalize on it

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Research shows watching others has a huge impact on conversion.

Easter is a hopping retail shopping season

Consumers will dole out an average of $146 on Easter spend, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual Easter spending survey conducted by Prosper…