Retail Focus

JANUARY 10, 2022

Andrew Dunbar, General Manager EMEA of global digital consultancy Appnovation. Starbucks is a global leader in this respect, crunching disparate data streams such as location, demographics, nearby offices and colleges, to test the potential success of new stores. And finally – new income streams.

Employee Engagement 244

Employee Engagement Supermarket Location Management 244

Theatro

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Frontline employees are vital to a retailer’s operation. The quality of a customer’s experience is directly related to the level of employee engagement. When customers need assistance, they expect fast, reliable service and they shouldn’t have to look all over the store for help.

Employee Engagement 52

Employee Engagement Customer Experience Checkout Management 52

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2020

In essential positions, where employees work at grocery stores, pharmacies or health care facilities, these individuals put themselves at risk daily simply through continued public contact rather than staying safe at home. In situations where businesses and customers interact in ways other than face-to-face, many things are lost.

Employee Engagement 149

Employee Engagement Customer Experience Returns ATS 149

Theatro

APRIL 5, 2023

Sunshine Ace Hardware Leverages Theatro to Digitally Connect Frontline Workforce Sunshine Ace Hardware, situated in nine locations along the western edge of the Southwest Florida coast, prides itself on being more than a hardware store. It was critical that wait times were reduced for customers and associates alike.

Employee Engagement 52

Employee Engagement Management Location Accounting 52

Cisco Retail

MARCH 8, 2022

Many are still investing in health and safety measures for their employees while managing supply chain bottlenecks. These developments have also created pressure on employees to work in conditions that put their physical and emotional health at risk. They also decrease employee engagement and satisfaction and increase turnover.

Employee Engagement 93

Employee Engagement Management Location Customer Experience 93

365 Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

UK retailers, facing a perfect storm of challenges including labour shortages, intense hiring competition and heavier employee workloads, are prioritising investment in digital workplace tools to support their frontline employees and enhance the customer experience.

Employee Engagement 52

Employee Engagement Planning Customer Experience Consumer 52

Inside Retail

MAY 3, 2024

In the past 14 months, Australian piercing chain SkinKandy has opened 22 studios, bringing its current store count to 62, with another 10 locations set to open in the next three months. Friis noted that people often have very personal reasons for getting a piercing, so providing a great customer experience is critical.

Apparel 278

Apparel Employee Engagement Fashion Accessories 278

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JUNE 28, 2022

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.

Management 76

Management Payment Services Employee Engagement Store Operations 76

Cisco Retail

MAY 25, 2021

Financial Services Bank, Insurance & Wealth industry participants are actively addressing how to balance and deliver a safe return to work, with the right mix between a Secure Remote Workforce and Trusted Workplace to ensure business resiliency for all types of work, independent of work locations.

Payment Services 59

Payment Services Returns Employee Engagement Consumer 59

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Customer experience in retail is more important than ever before, but businesses are struggling to meet the expectations of the modern consumer. However, a significant driver of quality customer experience and business success is employee experience, an area where companies have complete control.

Customer Experience 289

Customer Experience Employee Engagement Management Consumer 289

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2020

Empathy in particular is becoming more central as C-level executives try to maintain customer trust, employee engagement and shareholder value — even as their businesses struggle. Whether that’s M&A activity or launching new products or re-envisioning the customer experience, it’s already clear what trends will be upon us.

Planning 139

Planning Employee Engagement Consumer Customer Experience 139

Theatro

MAY 4, 2020

First, frontline associates are central to evolving plans both because they define the customer experience and because they are retail’s largest expense. Covid-19 has left shoppers and employees alike, “distracted, scared, and overwhelmed,” in the words of one retailer. Employees need to know that their work matters.

Shipping 52

Shipping Store Operations Fulfillment Employee Engagement 52

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Building a Michelin-Star Customer Experience Without the right data — and enough of it — all the AI tools in the world won’t lead you to a single meaningful customer insight. As Managing Director for SAP Labs U.S. Artificial intelligence alone won’t unlock your organization’s potential. Let’s talk about your data.

Employee Engagement 214

Employee Engagement Consumer Marketing Management 214