How To: Stay 1 step ahead of the online holiday shopping crunch

Matthieu Blandineau, product marketing manager, Algolia, offers up nine tips to stay ahead of the hectic holiday season all year round.

Personalization as the digital strategy for beauty commerce

Sampo Parkkinen, Revieve CEO, explains why in a vertical like beauty, where the usage of products is of a highly personal nature, the importance of…

AI, personalization driving digital signage future trend

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

As digital signage continually becomes more responsive and dynamic, it will become even more important to stay up-to-date on these trends to avoid falling…

Ashley HomeStore licensee taps Qualtrics to boost customer experience

September 6, 2019

Broad River Retail, the biggest independent owner and operated Ashley HomeStore licensee in the U.S., is using Qualtrics CustomerXM to boost the customer…

Report: Most retailers not too sure who's browsing around

September 4, 2019

More than half, 64%, of retailers can't identify the majority of website visitors and 57% aren't collecting offline customer relationship management data…

3 keys to a successful retail website redesign

Craig Witt, chief revenue officer at MotionPoint, offers up insight on why a website design should include a content refresh as well as both initiatives will…

Talking With: Ricardo Belmar on the big CX buzz in 2019

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

It’s been a year since Retail Customer Experience chatted with Ricardo Belmar, senior director of global enterprise marketing at Infovista, about trends…

Target, Disney team up to deliver magical customer experience

August 29, 2019

Target and Disney are partnering to bring "shop-in-shop" Disney experiences to 25 Target stores come October. The Disney experience will also be available to…

What consumers want: fast help, flexible delivery

August 26, 2019

The two top things wanted by today's retail consumer are easy and fast online "chat" help and flexible delivery options, specifically in-store pickup and…

Amazon expands AmazonFresh to Houston, Minneapolis, Phoenix

August 23, 2019

Amazon Prime members in Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix now can shop for fresh grocery items via AmazonFresh which features free one- or two-hour delivery.

Urban Outfitters taps Qualtrics to advance customer experience

August 23, 2019

Urban Outfitters is deploying the Qualtrics CustomerXM platform across physical stores and digital commerce channels to enhance its customer experience…

The future of furniture retail

Steve Davidson, vice president of Fortegra’s Warranty Product Group, details the unique challenges furniture retailers are facing as the consumer buying…

The physical retail experience is king with jewelry buyers

August 22, 2019

When it comes to buying a bauble, a good majority of consumers trek to a brick-and-mortar jewelry store, according to a Citi Retail Services study.

How retailers can thrive in the age of Amazon

Simon Hay, Outra CEO, explains why the day to day job of delighting customers has to be delivered by ruthlessly efficient, smart, agile technology if you are…

Retailers feeling pretty good

August 21, 2019

A Yieldify report expects the retail segment to enjoy a 28% spike in revenue growth this holiday season compared to last year's revenue.

CVS expands membership program

August 21, 2019

Drugstore powerhouse, CVS, is expanding its CarePass membership nationwide.

Amazon Treasure Truck expands route to three more cities

August 21, 2019

Amazon's Treasure Truck, which offers daily unique sale items and experiential customer-focused events, is now on the road in Charlotte, North Carolina, as…

Plus-size clothing retailer shuttering all its stores

August 20, 2019

Women's plus-size retailer, Avenue, is getting ready to close all its stores across 33 states as part of its liquidation activity.

LL Bean deploys Aptos customer engagement technology

August 19, 2019

Omnichannel retailer L.L. Bean is deploying a suite of Aptos Inc. solutions to enhance its point of sales, improve enterprise order management and drive…

Are mobile payments on the verge of a breakthrough?

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

Despite years of hype and expectations that failed to materialize, U.S. mobile payment adoption may be close to a breakthrough as issuers transition to…