Customer Service News & Media
True unified commerce starts before checkout
by Simon Molnar — Founder & CEO, Flagship.ai
It’s important to think about unified commerce as a journey, not a goal line to cross. It begins long before a product hits a shopping cart — in a store or…
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Lowe’s acquiring Artisan Design Group for $1.3B
April 29, 2025
Lowe's Companies Inc. is acquiring Artisan Design Group, a provider of design, distribution and installation services for interior surface finishes, for $1.32…
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Theisen’s Home Farm Auto deploys Tally to drive enhanced in-store experience
April 29, 2025
Theisen's Home Farm Auto is deploying Tally, Simbe's advanced shelf-scanning inventory robot, to locations in Dubuque and Dyersville, in Iowa and in Jefferson…
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Chestnut Market debuts Mashgin AI checkout in Connecticut
April 25, 2025
Chestnut Market has deployed Mashgin's AI-powered checkout at its Bethel, Connecticut store.
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Consumers struggling to get help, frustrated by search efforts
April 24, 2025
A good number of consumers, 84%, struggle to find information during search efforts and 53% cite search as their biggest frustration in the digital customer…
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Foot Locker taps Ometria to drive data-powered customer marketing
April 24, 2025
Foot Locker has partnered with Ometria as its customer data platform to accelerate data-powered customer marketing and to forge deeper customer relationships.
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Sam’s Club growth strategy features scan and go tech, personalized AI advertising
April 22, 2025
Sam's Club has an ambitious growth strategy plan that includes doubling membership and sales over the next eight to 10 years as well as greater deployment of…
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Consumers want real human support and they want it fast
April 21, 2025
When it comes to interacting with a contact support center consumers still want real human support and they want it fast, accurate and on their terms.
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How AI drives engagement, loyalty, sales
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
In this free webinar, sponsored by NICE, retailers can learn how small strategic interventions at key moments in the customer journey can have a significant…
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Mondan launches VR-powered design-on-demand service
April 18, 2025
Mondan, a female-founded interior design startup, has launched a VR-powered platform providing a design-on-demand service for homeowners.
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Retail hiring tips, advice and why data is crucial
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Bart Lautenbach, senior vice president and general manager of talent solutions for Equifax Workforce Solutions, shares insight on how technology, specifically…
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The AI Advantage in Retail: Driving Engagement, Loyalty, and Sales
Retailers face mounting challenges as consumer expectations rise. But there’s good news. Small, strategic interventions at key moments in the customer journey…
Presented by NICE
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QVC appoints Tony Williams to chief people officer
April 16, 2025
Tony Williams has been appointed as chief people office for QVC Group, part of QVC Group Inc.
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American Airlines ends automatic boarding pass printing at kiosks
April 15, 2025
American Airlines has disabled the automatic printing of boarding passes at airport check-in kiosks for passengers who have already checked in online or via…
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Pilot Travel Centers debut flagship, expanded service
April 9, 2025
Pilot Travel Centers has unveiled a 20,000-plus-square-foot flagship store while also undertaking widespread store modernization efforts and expanded services…
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Nearly all contact centers tapping AI
April 8, 2025
Nearly every contact center, 98%, is using AI and 61% are using it have more difficult conversations, according to a Calabrio Research report.
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Old Navy deploying Radar tech to elevate customer experience
April 4, 2025
Old Navy is planning a phased roll out of Radar's AI-powered RFID technology to give store associates real-time inventory information so they can locate items…
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Publix faces legal action alleging overcharging at self-checkout
April 4, 2025
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Publix Super Markets in a Miami federal court, alleging the company's self-checkout systems systematically…
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UltronAI founder on how AI, computer vision enhance retail checkout, reduce shrink, optimize operations
In this episode of the CX Innovators podcast, Marios Savvides, founder, chairman and CTO at UltronAI, shares insight with RetailCustomerExperience.com editor…
Presented by UltronAI
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Freedom Furniture taps Coveo to boost product discovery in omnichannel shopping
April 1, 2025
Freedom Furniture, an Australian and New Zealand retailer, has deployed Coveo's AI Platform across 60 stores to improve product discovery during the…
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