Nearly half of consumers would choose dental visit than wait a week for refund

January 14, 2026

Nearly half, 44%, of U.S. consumers would rather visit the dentist than wait seven days for a refund.

How to make every shopping experience memorable

Explore how retailers can elevate customer engagement by blending physical and digital channels into seamless, memorable shopping experiences.

Hanna Andersson hires Kacey Sharrett as chief digital officer

January 12, 2026

Kacey Sharrett has been name chief digital officer at Hanna Andersson, a children's apparel brand.

Stopping fraud without sacrificing customer experience: A real-time playbook for modern retail

by Bill Bruno — CEO, Celebrus

If your fraud strategy currently prioritizes protection over experience or vice versa, it’s time to rethink the balance. Modern fraud prevention should do…

Wegmans deploys facial recognition tech for store security

January 9, 2026

Wegmans has deployed facial recognition cameras in a "small fraction" of stores to boost security at locations with elevated risks.

Creative Realities launches digital drive-thru 2.0

January 9, 2026

Creative Realities, a provider of digital signage, media and adtech solutions, has launched digital drive-thru 2.0, a modular solution aimed at improving…

Top read retail CX stories in 2025: Consumer behavior, AI ethics, brand tech deployments

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

The top most read articles in 2025 ran the gamut from tracking tariff policies to understanding generational consumer behavior to brand technology deployments.

Shoppers want flexible delivery over free shipping

January 5, 2026

Consumers want reliable flexible delivery experience over free shipping, and 71% think about delivery before checkout and 41% consider delivery promise before…

New year will bring new features, store revamps at Target

January 2, 2026

Target plans to revamp stores and deploy new technology in 2026.

What main street can teach Silicon Valley about building loyalty

by Andrew Helms — CEO – USA, SumUp

If Silicon Valley spent half as much time studying Main Street as Main Street spends studying its customers, we’d build technology that feels a lot more like a…

Sam’s Club, Walmart deploying ‘eye bot’ kiosks

January 2, 2026

Sam's Club and Walmart are deploying 'eye bot' kiosks to over a dozen stores . The kiosks promise to offer eye exams in 15 minutes or less.

7 steps retail leaders can take to protect customer experience during peak seasons

by Nataliia Onyshkevych — CEO, EverHelp

Peak shopping periods test operational resilience — but they also create major opportunities.

Why calls still matter in retail

by Victoria Berezhetska — Content Lead, Phonexa

Learn how you can build an omnichannel marketing funnel using retail customer experiences during phone calls. Synergize lead and phone call campaigns.

Amazon developing ‘rush’ pickup option

December 17, 2025

Amazon reportedly is developing a in-store pickup option that would let shoppers get an ordered item at an Amazon-owned store within an hour.

Are you sabotaging your self-service?

by Phil Smith — CEO, QPC Group

Looking to the future, it’s clear that organizations will need to increase their data capture of customer journeys if they hope to maximize the productivity of…

Data-Driven Retail Innovations at Touchpoint Talks Karlsruhe

Touchpoint Talks Karlsruhe 2025 showcased how retail data, loyalty, and interactive technologies unite to revolutionize customer experience and business…

How retailers can get in the fast lane with self-check out

by Griffin Unanue — Student, University of Southern California

How do we get into the fast lane of self-checkout? Retailers need to modernize technology and operating models and stop treating self-checkout as a replacement…

Target opens Target SoHo concept store

December 11, 2025

Target has officially opeed its transformed Target SoHo, a concept store located in New York city.

Swipe fees may cost consumers $20 billion this holiday season

December 11, 2025

Swipe fees, which banks charge retailers for processing credit card transactions, could cost consumers $20 billion or more in higher prices this holiday…

Albertsons drives digital transformation with AI tech

December 10, 2025

Albertsons Companies has launched an AI-powered planning and shopping assistant which it claims can cut down shopping time to as little as four minutes.