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Finding calm in a busy world: supermarkets make their mark
Mistakes you can avoid on promotion days like Black Friday and Cyber Monday
10 examples of how retailers can differentiate themselves in the market with unique shopping experiences
Global survey: 88% of consumers are seeking text messaging conversations with brands
Bring digital marketing campaigns to physical stores
Aldi Bus takes customers from competitor stores to shop at the cheapest supermaret
First "Rewe ready" without checkouts, but with a special location
Company wants to educate consumers about the environmental impact of its products
Bargains, deals and savings as far as the eye can see: Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner, ushering in the most competitive time of the year. We spoke to Stefan Mennecke, Vice President of Sales - MEA, Central, Eastern ...
Thankful, a leader in AI-powered written customer service automation, has struck a strategic partnership with Gorgias, a helpdesk for e-commerce used by over 10,000 online merchants. ...
There is no question that the Corona pandemic has changed the retail industry. Brian Dammeir, President North America at payment service provider Adyen, explains clearly which developments ...
According to this year’s Convenience Store Trends Report from Intouch Insight Ltd., convenience does not trump brand loyalty for today’s consumers. For example, when it comes to their cup of joe, 70% of shoppers would seek out their ...
More and more technology is finding its way into our supermarkets. Already today, self-service checkouts, electronic shelf labels and virtual wayfinding guides are a familiar sight in many stores. But the customer experience usually doesn't ...
Bazaarvoice has released its latest research, based on a survey of more than 10,000 global shoppers. The report reiterates the importance of engaging shopping experiences and proves that ‘online shopper’ may in the future become a ...
Greener delivery options are no longer a ‘nice to have’ but a ‘must have’. According to research from Metapack’s latest research in Germany, France and the UK, nearly 75% of online shoppers say that they consider ...
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is a powerful tool in stock management. It opens up completely new possibilities for retailers in stock optimisation. Alan Tamny, Global General Manager at Mainetti, describes exactly what the technology can do ...
The retail experience is rapidly changing and we see increasing customer expectations for broad choice and exceptional convenience. Customers expect retail experiences that are smooth, creative and fun while also catering to their individual, unique ...
After one and a half years of successful webtalks in the format "retail salsa – Spice up your Community", we took the EuroCIS 2022, which took place again from 31.05.-02.06. after a pandemic break, as an opportunity to organize the ...
Grocery shopping can be fun. For a five-person household with a baby and a dog, including allergies and favorite dishes, it quickly becomes a mammoth task. The developers of the app Jow want to simplify this very process and are teaming up with ...
Lund Food Holdings, Inc. and Pensa Systems announced a partnership to deploy Pensa’s automated retail shelf intelligence solution in every Lunds & Byerlys grocery store.Using patented computer vision and artificial intelligence to scan all ...
In the retail industry, customer experience is one of the most critical elements for success. It serves as the foundation for customer loyalty, repeat business, and word-of-mouth referrals. In other words, an excellent customer experience is what ...
Anyline announced findings of its “Last-Mile Delivery: Customer Perception Report 2022.” The survey, conducted on behalf of Anyline by Researchscape, highlights the major pain points of last-mile delivery that have surfaced since the ...
On March 16th, we prepared another spicy meal for you as a tasting sample about the options, benefits and challenges of Scan & Go services. With many poignant questions of our audience and the valuable and current input of our experts, ...
Narvar announced the rollout of its Home Pickup service, a carrier-agnostic returns service that allows shoppers to schedule a courier to pick up return packages at their homes. More than 70 retailers, including DSW and Ann Taylor, piloted the ...
89 percent of consumers identify ease of returns as top priority when purchasing online. That’s according to new data from delivery experience platform Sorted, which found that retailers who get the returns process right will reap the most ...
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has been recognized and published in the standard mapping process by the International Trade Centre, giving brands and retailers around the world greater choice when it comes to sourcing sustainably grown cotton.The ...
Annual Zendesk Customer Experience (CX) Trends Report highlights CX as an imperative for growthZendesk’s landmark annual research has highlighted the potential for businesses to drive success with a focus on customer experiences – as ...
Albertsons Companies, Inc. announced the launch of two new digital offerings – meal planning and Schedule & Save. The new capabilities will offer loyalty members integrated menu planning and shopping list creation and the ability to ...
Ahead of the holiday season, new Bayes Business School research has found that repositioning the handles on trolleys could boost sales by 25 per cent for retailers.The study, led by Bayes Business School, explores how using the standard shopping ...
Sweet and enticing as honey – that was the motto of our retail salsa on 08.12.2021, which this time was all about customer loyalty. After all, loyalty is not something you get for free, but something you have to work for. Connor ...
Uberall announced a new report, “The State of Online Review Fraud,” which analyzes four million local business reviews on Google, Facebook, Yelp and Tripadvisor. This is the first report to take on the growing problem of fake reviews at ...
New research suggests 57% of online shoppers around the world have made at least one online purchase from a company in another country in the last 12 months – while a further 22% have considered doing so. And 43% agree or strongly agree that ...
Germany's leading CRM conference is entering its 12th round.How can Customer Centricity be successfully anchored in the company? Which approaches promise success? And how can customer centricity be measured and managed? Questions like these will ...
At Lysmesteren in Næstved and Charlottenlund, which are part of Denmark’s biggest lighting chain, the stores have introduced electronic price tags from Delfi Techonolgies. A solution that has been implemented to gain focus and to ...
NTT Ltd. released the 2021 edition of the Global Customer Experience Benchmarking Report (GCXBR), its annual survey assessing the global state of play for CX.Now in its 24th year, the latest GCXBR arrives at an important juncture to help ...
The biggest study of mobile wallets in the world, released by payments fintech Boku, with data from Juniper Research, reveals that Europe will be home to four of the ten fastest-growing countries for mobile payment transactions by 2025. Russia, ...
The National Retail Federation has announced that Target Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell will receive The Visionary award, given each year to an outstanding retail industry leader. The award will be presented during the ...
Consumers who type search terms into the appropriate field on websites or in online stores are often interested in specific products and ready to make a purchase. This is a potential that you should not leave unused. That's why optimizing the ...
FMI, the food industry association, has introduced its 2021 Power of Foodservice at Retail analysis, a comprehensive review of shoppers’ perceptions and behaviors regarding prepared foods in grocery. This sixth-annual exploration underscores ...
Holiday shopping is set to look a little different in 2021, as consumers change their habits and brands deal with an ongoing labor shortage. According to a new survey uncovering what retailers need to know this holiday season from LivePerson, Inc. ...
Consumers plan to spend record amounts for both school and college supplies as families and students plan to return to in-person classrooms this fall, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights ...
More and more customers in China embrace secondhand trading, also known as re-commerce, to raise extra cash via online platforms such as Idle Fish.The trend has been turbo-charged by apps that make selling pre-owned items simpler, the need to ...
Small appliances and housewares products were in high demand in 2020 as consumer routines were disrupted and they looked to these products to make the most of their living spaces, as they spent more time at home. As consumers move outside the ...
Competitive and price pressures are steadily increasing. Technologies that automate processes can help companies remain profitable. Here are a few examples.Retailers are facing unprecedented margin pressures in the current times. Increased raw ...
U.S. discretionary spending on general merchandise continues to be healthier than expected. Dollar sales for the week ending June 12, 2021 rose 15% over the same period two years ago, continuing at a pace that exceeds the 9% growth over last year, ...
Various platforms which offer food home delivery services through courier services, such as riders or other types of distributors, have proliferated very quickly in recent years, especially in big cities. Due to this boom in last-mile delivery or ...
The staff members in the telecommunications company 3's stores do not have to worry about updating product information or prices, as all the stores have installed electronic price tags from the IT company Delfi Technologies. The stores can ...
Carrefour has teamed up with La Poste via its subsidiary Pickup to create a new nationwide partnership to launch a new Pedestrian drive business model. Henceforth, customers will be able to visit “Pickup drives” to access several local ...
Harry Potter New York will set a new standard for themed retail, combining breath-taking design, exquisite craftsmanship, hand-crafted props, exciting interactive elements and exclusive products - inviting fans to experience the Wizarding World in a ...
