If you think about it, there are actually two kinds of holiday spirit: the one expressed by consumers looking forward to spending time with loved ones, and the spirit that leads retail employees to do their best on the job. Brands who are seeing better business outcomes are paying close attention...
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Don’t panic if the crowds coming into the store seem a little smaller than usual.
Are customers grabbing fewer items at random from the shelves? It’s not necessarily cause for alarm.
The forces that determine retail success now are different in 2022 – and that’s because the experience of shopping...
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What do customers want more than low prices, great selection, and fast shipping? To enjoy their purchase from the moment they get it in their hands, without any glitches. Even if you’re quick to respond to their requests for troubleshooting help later on, they want – and deserve – an seamless and...
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For over 25 years, marketers have relied on third-party cookies to access intricately detailed information about their users. However, the cookie train will soon come to a halt. Firefox, Safari, and Apple have already dropped third-party cookies, and Google (after several delays) has announced it...
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While many of us love the moment we get to open presents over the holidays, the real fun begins once you actually get to use the gifts you’ve been given.
You might wear new clothes on your next night out, for instance, or put on a new pair of ice skates to get more out of the winter months. The...
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Acting as a customer-centric retailer involves more than simply stocking all the products you know people want. It requires putting yourself in their shoes and thinking through their current challenges as well as their aspirations and desires. In fact, given the current economic situation, a...
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The pursuit of business success means trying to achieve multiple objectives at once. Meeting customer expectations increasingly depends on increasing productivity, accelerating collaboration and focusing the team on higher-value activities to drive efficient growth. Digital transformation will get...
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Retailers have learned over time to prepare for – and capitalize upon – key moments in the year when consumers are most likely to make purchases. While the holiday season and Black Friday are among the best-known examples, many retailers now mark Prime Day on their calendar, too.
Originally...
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The sure-fire path to sustainable growth is paved with delivering customer experiences that keep pace with peoples’ evolving expectations and aspirations. Amid challenging economic times, however, achieving success today is also about ensuring your company gets the fundamentals right:
Your...
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