Customer Service News & Media
AiFi, Verizon, Atlanta Hawks team on cashierless checkout
March 24, 2025
The Atlanta Hawks' home, the State Farm Arena, now houses an express cashierless checkout experience.
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Advance Auto Parts closing 700 stores by mid year
March 21, 2025
Advance Auto Parks plans to shutter 700 locations by mid year as well as four distribution centers in 2025.
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Target all about blending physical, digital, social commerce experiences in 2025
March 20, 2025
Target plans to innovate the shopping experience this year with search, social and data-driven personalization and solutions will be powered by AI when it…
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Home Depot debuts Magic Apron to help customers get needed answers
March 19, 2025
The Home Depot has debuted an AI-powered suite of tools, called Magic Apron, focused on helping customers get answers on home improvement questions.
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Who owns the retail returns process? The impact and challenges of disjointed strategies
by Tim Robinson — Corporate Vice President, Returns, Blue Yonder
The retail returns landscape is shifting as businesses adjust their returns policies to reduce the cost burden and limit logistical challenges. Retailers have…
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Amazon 'Just Walk Out' tech arrives in North Dakota convenience store
March 17, 2025
Enerbase Cooperative Resources has opened the Midwest's first convenience store utilizing Amazon's "Just Walk Out" technology at its South Broadway Cenex…
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Lowe’s debuts AI-powered virtual advisor tool
March 14, 2025
Lowe's has launched 'ask Mylow,' an AI-powered virtual advisor to help with home improvement projects.
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3 tips for using tech, data to improve customer experience
by Mike Groesch — Senior VP, Commerce Support, NCR Voyix
Here are three technology and data-related suggestions to ensure you deliver the customer experience consumers not only want but expect from your brand.
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Batteries Plus franchisee Corey Robinson named as a IFA franchisee of the year
March 14, 2025
Corey Robinson, owner of 12 Batteries Plus stores, has been named a 2024 Franchisee of the Year by the International Franchise Association.
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Tailor the customer journey with human-centric storytelling that makes an impact
by Chris Bretschger — CEO-Managing Partner, Bastion
The online experience includes a myriad of product and service ads that bombard consumers on virtually every channel. From Facebook to Google to Instagram…
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Radar CEO offers insight on how geolocation tech is helping retailers
Radar CEO Nick Patrick shares insight on how retailers, including Dick's Sporting Goods, is using Radar's geofencing SDKs and maps APIs to power location-based…
Presented by Radar
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How The North Face transformed its London flagship into a digital immersive shopping experience
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
The North Face worked with Mood Media to design an in-store experience providing an escape from urban bustle. A highlight is a LED wall that serves as a…
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UK retailer Boden taps First Insight tech to improve merchandising decisions
March 7, 2025
Boden, a U.K.-based online apparel retailer, is deploying First Insight's AI-powered decision intelligence to integrate real-time consumer demand signals into…
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AI in omnichannel retail: How technology is shaping consumer behavior
by Divya Valsala Saratchandran
The role of AI is not only to act as a tool but also to mark a complete revolution in the omnichannel space. Streamlining the processes and amplifying…
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Revolutionizing Kiosk Maintenance: Setting the Standard for Being Successful in the Kiosk Industry!
Discover market disrupting leadership driving the kiosk service and support industry, equip your business with the critical armor for service success, and…
Presented by Crane Payment Innovations
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Experiential design puts all the ducks in a row at Duck World
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
It’s no small feat designing a store selling 800-plus varieties of the rubber duck. But Duck World succeeded using a design that is experiential and unusual.
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UK grocer Asda puts bridal wear in online aisles
March 4, 2025
Asda, a U.K. supermarket, is now offering bridal frocks in its online aisles.
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Digital scratchcard vending machine trialed at Asda in UK
February 28, 2025
A high-tech scratchcard vending machine is being trialed at an Asda store in Ashton-under-Lyne, marking the first such implementation in Europe, according to a…
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Vida Shoes taps Fast Simon tech for e-commerce optimization
February 26, 2025
Vida Shoes International has expanded its partnership with Fast Simon, an AI-powered shopping optimization technology, to deliver e-commerce optimization…
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Joann shuttering all store locations
February 25, 2025
Joann, a fabric and crafts retailer that announced earlier this month it was closing 500 stores, is now shuttering all of its locations.
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