by admin | Feb 9, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Consumer Behavior, Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Educational Opportunity, Point of Sale, Resources
A confluence of factors, both internal and external, have led consumers to be less loyal to retailers and brands. Internally, the pressure on merchants to raise prices, lower product quality, or take a public stance on a divisive social issue, for example, are top...
by admin | Feb 8, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Consumer Behavior, Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Retail Strategy
Credit: Getty Images by Daniel Milchev No two customers are the same, yet they share many of the same goals and behaviors. An insightful, 18-month-long study of critical purchasing patterns discovered that shoppers fall into five categories: the...
by admin | Jan 28, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, HR, Predictions, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies
The business models of many retail businesses have been unsustainable for years and all it took was the pandemic to make that undeniably clear. Pandemic and post-pandemic complications have caused many businesses to experience “inefficiencies, stress and fatigue,”...
by admin | Jan 14, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Service, Returns
Photo: Getty Images/Radiokukka Tempe Marketplace and Desert Ridge Marketplace in Phoenix on Jan. 12 will become the first outdoor shopping centers in Arizona to allow shoppers to drink alcohol as they shop. Vestar, the owner of both centers, had argued that malls need...
by admin | Jan 8, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Service, Educational Opportunity, HR, Resources, Retail Strategy
Using questions effectively in a retail sales presentation can be a powerful tool to engage customers and guide them toward purchasing decisions. But there is more than one type of question. I’ll cover the different types of questions you can use in your sales...
by admin | Nov 24, 2022 | Customer Service, Educational Opportunity, HR
Credit: Getty Images by Cecilie_Arcurs The Great Resignation. The rise of e-commerce. The supply chain squeeze. These are just the latest in a string of challenging issues facing the retail industry, with a possible recession looming on the horizon. Retailers have...