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…

SMG retail engagement leader on taking care of the customer

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

Brian Dennis, senior vice president, retail customer engagement, for Service Management Group, has seen the transformation of physical retail stores from…

Holiday season check up: Are you effectively using store cards to foster customers for life?

Citi Retail Services' Leslie McNamara explains why building lifelong customers starts with early engagement, personalized communication and a seamless…

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…

Cyber Monday reveals mobile driving ecommerce train

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

December 5, 2019

A record holiday shopping performance on Cyber Monday was driven by heavy use of mobile by retailers looking to take advantage of the short holiday season.

Black Friday sets online record, Thanksgiving no turkey either with holiday sales

December 2, 2019

Black Friday and Thanksgiving were big online shopping days, record-setting in fact, with U.S. consumers spending $7.4 billion online and $4.2 billion…

California grocer launches custom online shopping portals

December 2, 2019

Smart & Final, a California-based retail grocer, has launched redesigned e-commerce portals to provide shoppers, as well as business clients, an integrated…

Harry & David launches digital features, new functionality for holiday shopping time

December 2, 2019

Harry & David has hastened the pace on its mobile commerce site, personalized customer communications, and launched a gift tool and subscription service…

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.

Walmart adds Siri ordering for grocery pickup, delivery

November 26, 2019

The key to getting retail CX right the first time

Marketers and brands are failing to give customers what they want, even without realizing it. And those customers will walk away, often the very first time…

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When will retail fight back?

Tien Tzuo, Zuora cofounder and CEO, believes that while the retail industry has seen the biggest disruption of all [aka Amazon], it hasn't done much to…

Small retailers embracing mobile banking

November 25, 2019

Mobile banking has crossed a bit of a threshold with small business customers given increasing customer satisfaction ratings and banks are beginning to see…

Why the in-store shopping experience is irreplaceable

There’s no denying the shopping experience has truly transformed over time. However, it’s important to appreciate that the in-store shopping experience is…

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How digital marketers can drive CX in the mobile-first era

Maria Marinina, digital marketing manager, Iflexion, explains why moving on to mobile-centric CX is a priority and the next logical step.

How retailers can fine tune the click-and-collect experience for shoppers

While much has been written about brick-and-mortar retailers’ continuing fight for market share with online competitors, data on continually evolving consumer…

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Consumers embrace mobile banking, but still value branches

November 18, 2019

An increasing number of consumers are using mobile banking, yet the vast majority still consider branch locations an important part of their banking…

Gap Inc.'s Hill City offers unique customer experiences from the store to the road

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

A 12-month pop-up for menswear brand, Hill City, has led to a physical storefront and a mobile shop. And, while the customer experiences are all different, the…

Mobile powering early holiday shopping surge, claims study

November 13, 2019

Adobe Analytics reports holiday shoppers have spent $19.7 billion so far, a 17.5% increase from a year ago. 

Achieving the benefits of a retail sustainability strategy

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

JoAnn Martin, vice president, industry strategy and market development, at JDA Software, explains how and why sustainability is now a top strategy for…