Toronto retail center aims to make the day for customers

April 8, 2016

A Toronto shopping center is kicking off a new marketing and customer engagement effort and it's all about 'making' the day for consumers.

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.

IKEA advances expansion strategy in Canada

April 8, 2016

IKEA's latest distribution center has opened in Mississauga, Ontario.

Kroger expands online ordering, pickup service into major markets

April 7, 2016

Consumer embracement of the ClickList service is prompting Kroger to expand the service.

Lowe's, Macy's are best when it comes to retail Wi-Fi

April 6, 2016

The best retail Wi-Fi can be found at restaurant chains and fast food outlets.

5 dirty little secrets within Amazon's world domination strategy

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Planes, trains and ships are just the tip of the icebergs in disruption.

Boost impulse cooler sales with Merchandising Strip for Glass

Boost impulse sales and cross-merchandising opportunities on glass surfaces with the new Merchandising Strip for Glass from FFR Merchandising.

Kmart is all about the fun in retail customer engagement

Kmart shoppers will notice a few new things in the local store as the company is expanding its strategy to make shopping more fun than ever.

Talking With: Birdzi CEO Shekar Raman on customer loyalty do's and don'ts

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

A prime focus for retailers is expanding and improving customer loyalty as the return customer is the best customer a retailer can have.

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.

Retailers lagging on EMV card technology transition, reveals study

Despite a deadline of October 2015, 42 percent of retailers have yet to update payment terminals to be EMV compliant.

Preparing for the new digital customer journey

As the availability of digital and mobile technologies continues to grow, there has been a shifting away from the traditional customer-agent interaction model…

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

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

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.

'Hungry Buddy' promises to make dining alone a more engaging experience

March 29, 2016

The experience of dining alone is about to change, at least for patrons of Jack In The Box.

Retail jewelry leader enjoying consumer diamond demand

March 29, 2016

Consumers went jewelry shopping big time in 2015.

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.

Enough of the 'why' on employee engagement, give me some 'how'

Creating engagement doesn't need to be abstract, however, because the basics of engaging a workforce are commonly recognized business principles.

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.

5 tips for boosting customer loyalty

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Kevin Cochrane, CMO of digital experience management player Jahia, shares specific tips on the strategy.