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The Top 5 Retail Remix Episodes of 2023

Retail TouchPoints

With every conversation, my goal is simple: to have candid and at times challenging conversations around some of the industry’s hottest topics and trends. The retailer has built, tested and optimized mobile-based technology to help associates feel equipped, informed and connected to serve customers across all channels.

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6 Keys to Empowering Store Associates During the Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

Results from Retail TouchPoints’ 2023 Store Operations Survey indicate that hiring and retaining associates, at 70% , and high employee turnover rates, at 67% , are their top challenges. Put managers front and center. Assess technology gaps and make better use of what you have.

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Efficiency and Engagement: The Great Balancing Act of Workforce Tech

Retail TouchPoints

However, employee shortages are forcing many organizations to prioritize capabilities that support operating efficiency and store performance over employee engagement and loyalty. Many business leaders, and retailers specifically, plan to increase their investment in digital technology for the frontline.

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Retail Workforce Management Solutions That Accelerate Execution and Communication

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

But modern store employees need real-time solutions to adapt to ever-changing environments. Retail employees are increasingly stretched, whether it’s customer data at their fingertips to personalize the experience or tools to manage new forms of payment such as curbside pickup. Task Management.

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Gamified Training Boosts Brand’s Appliance Sales 26.2%

Retail TouchPoints

A pilot program at a European retailer tested a game focused on a specific product knowledge area strategically chosen to sell new Bosch and Siemens high-end washing machines. The 10 stores where associates received the mobile-delivered training saw a 26.2% increase in appliance sales compared to the 10 stores that didn’t use the app.

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Seven Ways to Increase Your Team’s Job Satisfaction

Theatro

Yet, it is increasingly important given the findings from a McKinsey report that revealed that one out of five people in the United States works in the retail and hospitality sector, and at least half of frontline retail workers are thinking about quitting. Invite them to share their insights on how to improve store operations.

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Sunshine Ace Hardware Nails Customer Satisfaction with Innovative Voice Technology

Theatro

The retailer wanted to reimagine its customer service and its frontline employee engagement with a modern and accessible solution that would connect its entire team—leadership, groups and individual associates—in real-time. The first was increased labor productivity.