5 e-commerce best practices for retailers

Uma Kannappan, global product director, e-content at SGK, explains how retailers can optimize digital shelf product content to drive a better consumer…

Emotion in customer care: Just how important is it?

Julien Rio, head of marketing at Dimelo, offers insight on how to truly approach customer care and why retailers need to undertake an in-depth rearrangement of…

Heads up banks: Amazon is now your competition

Kitewheel President Mark Smith offers up insight on why Amazon's move into traditional banking should scare other banks thanks to its very loyal customer base…

4 negotiation strategies for managing difficult retail customers

Dean Kaplan, president of the Kaplan Group, shares insight on how to prevent the angry retail customer scenario and what to do if it can't be avoided.

Kagan: Walmart radio heard in stores from coast to coast

by Jeff KAGAN — Wireless Analyst, Telecom Industry Analyst

Jeff Kagan puts the spotlight on Walmart radio and how it may be an example of a new, and potentially big retail wave and one that improves improve the…

Why social media will never deliver a good discovery shopping experience

While social media social media is great for connecting with customers, it's supplemental to a retailer's own platform, writes Andrew Blachman, COO of…

3 ways to keep the personal touch in brick-and-mortar retail

Ron Lutz, executive vice president and chief client officer, Miller Zell, offers up insight on why brick-and-mortar retailers must be focused on delivering an…

3 email ROI metrics retailers often ignore

Will Devlin, senior director, marketing, for MessageGears, explains that while retailers expend a great deal of effort measuring the sales impact of email…

What you can expect from this year's Black Friday

Trevor Sumner, CEO, PERCH, shares his expectations about the impending Black Friday: digital experiences that will excite, e-commerce and its continued rise as…

Black Friday: 4 ways retailers can prepare

Steve Davidson, vice president, Warranty Products, offers up tips to help prepare for Black Friday as it arrives.

Unboxing the retail subscription box phenomenon

Laura Gayle, Business Woman Guide, offers retailers insight on how to get a subscription box service up and running and avoid potential pitfalls.

The good, the bad and the ugly: An outlook on retail in 2019

Puja Kartan, strategy director, Isobar US, offers up unique insight on how top U.S. retailers are faring when it comes to digital innovation and what those not…

Why embracing new technology is a good thing for traditional retailers

Andy Tow, managing director, Retail Marketing Group, explains that as shoppers have more choice than ever, traditional retail has a prominent role to play abd…

How strategic warehouse multichannel fulfillment can boost customer experience

Don White, vice president of enterprise solutions at Snapfulfil North America, explains that while multichannel presents new challenges for warehouses used to…

3 ways to improve retail customer loyalty during a code freeze

Lindsay Bloom, senior marketing manager, SessionM, explains how retailers can avoid problems during a code freeze in the busiest shopping time of year.

Reining in customers with a little delight

by Chip Bell — Customer Loyalty Consultant/Author, Chip Bell Group

Chip Bell shares a childhood experience that reflects on how to effectively rein in customers and why the retail customer experience should be a partnership…

Don't wreck the halls: Tips for staying true to brand values in curating seasonal playlists

Danny Turner, global senior vice president, creative programming at Mood Media, offers up insight and tips on how music in the retail customer experience…

How mixed reality can help the brick-and-mortar keep up with Amazon

Mark Hardy, CEO of InContext, explains how a mixed reality strategy can help retailers boost shopper engagement and optimize the customer experience.

4 tips for a successful holiday mobile app strategy

Casey Gannon, vice president of marketing at Shopgate, explains that as online shopping gets bigger than ever it's necessary for retailers to have a mobile…

The key to holiday success? Inventory flexibility

Eric Lamphier, senior director of product management, Manhattan Associates, maps out why preparing for the tremendous spike in demand, that comes with the…