Customer Experience News & Media
Rack Room Shoes debuts lighthouse concept stores
September 30, 2025
Rack Room Shoes is continuing its national expansion with the opening of seven "lighthouse concept stores" aimed at enhancing the shopping experience.
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Albertsons retail media collective embraces video to power shopper-centric journey
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Albertsons Media Collective is seeing robust results from Criteo’s Onsite Video solution for retail media from a big jump in clicks and a 460% sales lift.
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Diebold Nixdorf lands on Time's World's Best Companies list
September 29, 2025
Diebold Nixdorf, a company that provides solutions for banking and retail, has been named one of Time's World's Best Companies, according to a press release.
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How optimization shapes the online shopping experience
by Jennifer Locke — Manager of Technical Account Management - Americas, Gurobi Optimization
In the midst of increasing scale and economic flux, successful retailers will be those who leverage the tools at their disposal to optimize the shopping…
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Why data partnerships are the future of retail
by Ali Moosani — CEO, GoSpotCheck by FORM
Learn how real-time visibility into shelf conditions can help retailers and suppliers improve execution, boost sales and deliver a better in-store experience.
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Microsoft, Revolve launch AI-driven fashion experience
September 25, 2025
Microsoft and Revolve have debut an AI-powered lifecycle commerce platform via Microsoft's Copilot, an AI computing feature.
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C-store retail: Consumers, EV adoption among many factors reshaping the industry
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
The c-store industry is in a period of transition, shaped by forces that didn’t exist even a decade ago. The rise of EV, shifts in commuting patterns and…
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Why automated customer service is bad for customer loyalty
by Victor Cho — CEO, Emovid
Retailers have spent years investing in automation — streamlining service, personalizing outreach, and accelerating the path to purchase. Those efforts have…
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The human touch: How kiosks are transforming retail, restaurants
by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group
Self-service kiosks have evolved from a novelty to an essential tool in retail and restaurants, streamlining operations and improving customer experience by…
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Vitamin Shoppe taps Mike Forbes as EVP, chief strategy officer
September 19, 2025
The Vitamin Shoppe has appointed Mike Forbes as executive vice president and chief strategy officer.
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As e-commerce fraud rises, merchants need to win consumer trust to win their wallets
by Iryna Bondar — Senior Fraud Group Manager, Veriff
Unfortunately, there are many ways fraudsters take advantage of online platforms and customers. As a first step in building up defenses, retailers should be…
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The overlooked advantage in digital signage: Sound that sells
by Kurt Oleson — COO, Custom Channels
Digital signage will always be about what customers see — but the future belongs to those who think about what they hear, too. Music transforms screens from…
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Stitch Fix embraces AI, deploys stylist service
September 17, 2025
Stitch Fix, a subscription fashion company, is embracing AI and deploying a new stylist feature.
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Chicago man sues Home Depot over facial recognition at self-checkout
September 16, 2025
A Chicago man has filed a class-action lawsuit against Home Depot, alleging the company is illegally using facial recognition technology at its self-checkout…
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Morrisons taps Instacart for AI-powered shopping carts
September 15, 2025
Morrisons, a U.K. grocer, is partnering with Instacart to deliver Caper Carts to its grocery aisles, marking Instacart's first retail collaboration to deploy…
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Sheetz store rebuild features kiosks, self-checkout
September 15, 2025
Sheetz has begun a rebuild of its store and gas station at Huyetts Crossroads, near Hagerstown, MD and expects the location to re-open in early 2026.
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Customer experience is the antidote to uncertain grocery market
by Alasdair James — Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer, Swiftly
The grocery sector has never faced so much uncertainty, but focusing on delivering a powerful customer experience can help maintain long-term, sustainable…
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Human touch remains supreme with consumers needing help
September 12, 2025
A hefty majority, 88%, of consumers are satisfied with interactions handled by human customer service agent compared to 60% who feel the same about AI-driven…
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Wawa first-ever travel center finds a home in North Carolina
September 12, 2025
Wawa's first-ever travel center has opened for business in Hope Mills, North Carolina.
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Hello Sugar taps PolyAI to automate customer experience
September 11, 2025
Hello Sugar, a beauty franchise, is partnering with PolyAI, which provides enterprise conversational AI, to automate all front end service calls.
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