Meijer partners with Moovila on budget, HR tech effort

November 11, 2019

Retailer and grocer, Meijer, is deploying Moovila's project management platform for a large cross-company management and human resources revamp. Moovila is a…

Consumers will be busy shopping this holiday season

November 11, 2019

A Tinuiti research report reveals consumers will be bullish on holiday spend this year, with Gen X shoppers likely spending the most. The research, which…

Delivery the prime competitive weapon in retail grocery

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

Amazon's move to offer free delivery to current Amazon Fresh customers reveals how delivery is front-of-mind for retailers battling for consumer loyalty and…

Store appearance, loyalty, associate engagement top October reads

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

The top read retail customer experience articles last month ranged from insight on customer loyalty to artificial intelligence and why brands need a wake-up…

Mall chief: Retail nearing bankruptcy bottom

October 31, 2019

The wave of retail bankruptcies is subsiding, at least according to Simon Property Group CEO David Simon, who told analysts Wednesday that his company knows…

Bed Bath & Beyond data breach serves up valuable reminders for retailers, consumers

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

The third-party data breach at Bed Bath & Beyond should serve as a wake-up call for retailers to keep training employees about cybersecurity risks. It also…

Handbag spend hits all-time low, claims consumer report

October 30, 2019

Sales of handbags and totes in the U.S. are down more than 20% this year, as compared with 2016, according to NPD Group's Consumer Tracking Service.

Bed Bath & Beyond hires former Target leader as CEO

October 29, 2019

Former Target executive, Mark Tritton, is now president and CEO for Bed Bath & Beyond.

How to: Keep pace with the rapid pace of CX technology

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

Retailers struggle with keeping up with all the emerging customer experience technologies and the challenges in piloting and testing. Find out from an expert…

Digital much more entwined in consumers’ lives than most realize

October 25, 2019

The average person estimates they use seven digital services a day, but, in fact, they are using more than 30 daily basis, according to an AppDynamics' App…

Postal mail can play role in reactivating abandoned baskets

October 15, 2019

A Go Inspire Group study reveals marketers may want to revisit the likely dumped postal mail approach when it comes to getting consumers back to abandoned…

British retailer kicks off check-out free shopping

October 14, 2019

British multinational grocer, Tesco, working with computer vision startup, Trigo, is now offering customers check-out free shopping using its new Tesco app.

Research reveals retailers need more visibility to meet growing customer experience KPIs

Richard Piasentin, CSO and CMO at Accedian, shares research that illustrates customer experience is fast becoming a responsibility has largely shifted to the…

Talking With: AWS retail leader Tom Litchford on data, the cloud, retail customer experience

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

Tom Litchford, head of worldwide business development, retail, for Amazon Web Services, provides insight on pain points for retailers striving to boost the…

6 steps to reverse engineer the customer experience for better outcomes

Lisa Sharapata, senior director of brand experience at Aprimo, explains why retail customer experience strategy should be equipped with the agility and…

Handbag retailer launches 8th U.S. store

October 4, 2019

Luxury handbag seller Rebag is opening its fourth New York store, and its eighth in the country, in Garden City, Long Island.

Creating a unified commerce shopping experience with an O2O strategy

Meyar Sheik, president and chief commerce officer at Kibo, talks about online-to-offline shopping and why it's important to retailers to thoroughly integrate…

Consumers won't be very patient on Black Friday, claims research

September 27, 2019

Retailers should strive hard to meet e-commerce consumer expectations this holiday season as shoppers will be quick to ditch brands if performance doesn't meet…

Marshalls goes online, boasts Tinder-like shopping feature

September 27, 2019

Discount retailer, Marshalls, finally has an e-commerce site and said it has added more high-quality inventory and brand name designers to the online inventory.

Talking With: Maropost CEO on CX strategy, retail challenges in play

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

As North America's fastest growing marketing automation platform, Maropost is busy helping retailers focused on boosting the customer experience. CEO Ross…