All Customer experience articles – Page 70
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OpinionRetailers should be aware of senior shoppers
While many retailers invest in attracting hip and tech-savvy young adults through augmented reality or opening stores so dark you have to shop through touch, a growing sector of the population is often missed entirely – senior shoppers.
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Opinion
How 'Facebook friendly' should a brand be?
As Facebook slowly achieves world domination, every company is facing the same $64,000 question: How do we leverage the mind-boggling scale of the platform to get our brand noticed?
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OpinionWhy I hate the blocked numbers
Malcolm Walker wonders why phone protocol is allowed to disrupt business.
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OpinionSuccessful mobile retail apps
Design an app, build it, launch it to market and tell your customers about it. Sounds easy, right? Well yes, if you apply the magic formula.
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NewsApple Retail UK: Innovative products key to success
The secret of the company’s success lies in innovative products and good customer service.
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NewsGrocer Iceland puts service centre stage
Iceland managers are to present to the board this week the early findings of a big customer feedback programme designed to enable improved levels of service at the frozen food specialist.
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OpinionDelivery experience comes of age
The delivery experience is fast becoming a major differentiator for retailers.
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OpinionCustomer service worth talking about
Customer service is increasingly the key point of difference for retailers.
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GalleryStore gallery: DFS comes to the high street
The newly opened DFS store on Tottenham Court Road shows how an edge-of-town format can be adapted for the city.
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AnalysisOutsourcing: Is it right for your business?
Retail is about selling products, so outsourcing non-core business functions can make sense for retailers. Anna Richardson Taylor examines the issue.
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AnalysisHalfords: pedalling back toward growth
The high price of petrol and dwindling sat-nav sales have hit Halfords, but the retailer aims to map out new routes to success.
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NewsJessops defies tough climate to record surge in profits
Cost control and margin improvement boost retailer despite tsunami impact on supply.
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OpinionRetailers must focus on delivery service
“A sale isn’t a sale till you’ve got the cash.” So said the sign in my cab in my days as a Co-op milkman. But for most retailers this is not really an issue any more with both electronic payments and cash proving to be fast and secure.
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AnalysisRetail surgery: How can store staff add value to the shopping experience?
My customers are coming into stores armed with more information than my staff. How can I make sure my store staff still add value to the shopping experience?
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NewsSuperdrug considers localised product offer
Superdrug is considering localising its product offer in stores to better meet local needs.
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NewsCharlie Mayfield: We need to focus on capability
Retailers need to equip their staff with the right skills enabling them to tackle the uncertain future, John Lewis chief executive Charlie Mayfield believes.
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NewsShop Direct to close two customer service centres in outsource move
Shop Direct, which operates brands including Littlewoods and Very, has outsourced its customer service operation in a move which could see two of its four contact centres close.
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NewsDebenhams puts 230 staff into consultation as it outsources customer services
Department store Debenhams has put 230 staff at its Taunton contact centre into consultation as it outsources the function.
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NewsGame customers lose out as loyalty points scrapped
Game customers could be left with unredeemed gift cards and loyalty points after it collapsed into administration yesterday.
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AnalysisDelivering excellence in retail customer service: Executive Summary
An innovative report investigating best practice in customer service through some of the leading retail businesses operating within the UK.