Mobile messaging taking deeper root among consumers

December 16, 2019

Consumers are 35 times more likely to open a mobile message than an email from retailers, yet businesses have been slow to provide a mobile communication…

Aptos study reveals brick-and-mortar still king, BOPIS gaining popularity

December 13, 2019

Consumers in the U.K. and U.S. still prefer the physical store as their shopping channel, as they like to touch, feel and try products before purchase, and…

Why marketers shouldn't be too quick to switch to virtual-only strategies

Crawford Davidson, managing director, Go Inspire Group, shares insight on data relating to the balance between online and offline shopping and how it will…

Italian shoe brand writing the book on retail pop-up strategy

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

Michele LoPriore, a high-end women's Italian shoe brand, knows all about retail pop-up strategy after popping up in Boca Raton, New York and now Chicago.

How successful retail advertisers stand out

Martin Kilp, head of apps at Smartly.io, explains why retailers need to truly embrace digital channels now if they wish to be successful in the future.

Why strategic customer experience initiatives win out over price reduction every time

Ron Lutz, CCO at Miller Zell, shares insight on why it's crucial to drive understanding of your brand and that value is relative and means something different…

KC barbecue joint serving Nebraska Furniture Mart customers

December 10, 2019

Blind Box BBQ is opening Monday inside Nebraska Furniture Mart at 1601 Village West Prkwy., in Kansas City. The 7,000-square-foot restaurant features a bar…

Dave & Buster's debuts mobile guest engagement commerce app

December 5, 2019

Dave & Buster's is launching a guest engagement app experience that lets guests tap their smartphones on games, provides instant reloading capability for…

SMBs want better credit card rewards, benefits

December 5, 2019

While small business credit cards are generally getting high marks from their customers, they are falling short in a key area that involves terms, rewards and…

Black Friday restaurant gift card sales nearly 10% higher this season

December 4, 2019

A Paytronix analysis of Black Friday restaurant gift card sales reveals a 9.73% increase compared to last year and sales for the holiday shopping weekend…

5 ways CRM helps the small retailer

Arun Upadhyay, CEO of LionOBytes, offers five strategic ways customer relationship management can push your small retail business to the next level.

What retailers really need in a voice assistant platform

Efrat Blaier, co-founder and CTO of Mmuze, explains why retailers should be looking at the platforms with specialized functionality for their unique fields…

Sensory experiences boost sales by 10%

December 3, 2019

Mood Media has recently conducted a study entitled "Quantifying the impact of sensory market," which showed that sensory marketing techniques such as displays…

H&M eyes the rental clothing market

December 2, 2019

Swedish clothing brand H&M is reportedly going into the clothing rental space and will offer the rental option to its loyalty members at its flagship store…

Social media influence on holiday sales greater than ever

November 29, 2019

This holiday season will reveal a greater influence from social media when it comes to consumer purchases, according to a Dynata study commissioned by…

Baby it's cold inside: why brands should take a discerning approach to holiday music

Danny Turner, global senior vice president, creative programming at Mood Media shares that there's no better time than the holiday season to elevate the…

UK kitchen, home store launches first loyalty club

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

Lakeland, a home and kitchenware retailer in business for more than 50 years, has deployed its first loyalty program and offers insight on strategy.

A.C. Moore shuttering stores, Michaels moving into some

November 26, 2019

Arts and crafts supply seller, A.C. Moore, will close its 145 stores, with some locations being taken over by another craft retailer, Michaels, which will also…

Walmart adds Siri ordering for grocery pickup, delivery

November 26, 2019

Examining the state of voice shopping

Matt Lang, strategy director, and Will Hall, chief creative officer, of Rain, examine all that's been happening with voice retail technologies this year.