Effective customer onboarding sets stage for human connection, experience improvement

by Simon Fraser

By taking an experience improvement approach, brands can identify questions to pose to customers at specific moments in the onboarding journey.

Amazon Just Walk Out tech plays starring role in NFL stadium store

September 6, 2022

Amazon's Just Walk Out technology and Amazon One, its payment palm recognizition system, are playing a starring role in a food and beverage store in an NFL…

Hudson delivers frictionless shopping to Colorado airport

September 6, 2022

Hudson Group, a travel experience retail provider with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks and tourist destinations across North…

Hudson deploys automated retail to Birmingham airport

September 2, 2022

Hudson Group, a travel experience provider with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks and tourist destinations across North America…

THE SMART LOCKER: PAVING A NEW PATH FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

If the sight of a long checkout line is enough to make you pull a U-turn and head to a new restaurant or store, then you aren’t alone. So what is a smart…

Turning retail shoppers into buyers via conversion rate optimization

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

HeadCount CEO and Founder Mark Ryski explains why conversion rate optimization is a valuable approach in the quest to turn shoppers into buyers. A free live…

Al Meera taps Zippin for check-out free Middle East stores

August 30, 2022

The Al Meera Consumer Goods Company is partnering with Zippin to deploy Zippin's multimodal artificial intelligence solution in Qatar locations that have yet…

Automation costs, complexity hindering CX programs

August 30, 2022

The inability to connect the dots behind the scenes between customer service chatbots, human customer service agents and data sources is producing less than…

Starboard Luxury taps Virtuoso to create curated retail moments

August 26, 2022

Starboard Cruise Services Luxury Division, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, is teaming up with Virtuoso, a luxury travel network, to create curated…

Retailers deploy NewStore mobile POS

August 26, 2022

The Mackage and SOIA & KYO retail stores are deploying NewStore's mobile POS and OMS to boost inventory management and store fulfillment and create an…

Holiday season CX checklist: Is your network up to par?

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

Yes it's August but the holiday season is just months away which means it's time retailers made sure networks and technology needs are up to par for the…

Drone delivery: Consumers want it, retailers making it happen

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

For years drone makers have been heralding how the technology can help the retailer struggling with faster and more efficient delivery. Consumers want it and…

How to measure the impact of UX design on digital CX

The answer to a delightful customer experience is all about improving customer experiences across the website, mobile app, in-person interactions and…

11 brands winning with memorable in-store experiences

by Bobby Marhamat — CEO, Raydiant

Want to create memorable in-store experiences? Look to these 11 brands for inspiration.

Improve Checkout Efficiency with Adjustable POS Scanners

Mounted on POS systems with an adjustable hinge, this innovative adjustable barcode scanner allows cashiers to easily read and analyze barcode labels by…

Retailers increasingly locking up goods -- even toothpaste

August 11, 2022

Retailers are locking up more products in cages and cases due to increased in-store theft.

How GameStop Italy is boosting customer experience, store operations, communication

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

GameStop Italy is following in the footsteps of GameStop U.S. in driving better customer experiences, as well as improved store communications and operational…

Swipe fees will add $2.5B to back-to-school spending

August 5, 2022

The swipe fees banks charge retailers to process credit cards will add an estimated $2.5 billion to the cost of everything, according to the Merchants Payments…

Big gap in retailer customer engagement, claims research

August 3, 2022

There is a significant gap in how retailers are engaging with customers and it comes at a time when delivering exceptional experiences is more critical than…

What's ahead for the retail ATM

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Typically, retail ATMs have had fewer features than bank ATMs, but that may be changing. ATM Marketplace interviewed Brad Nolan, EVP and CMO at Hyosung…