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by admin | Mar 24, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence / CHAT GPT, Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, Customer Service, HR, m-commerce, Resources, Retail Strategy, Social Media
I shared a story last month about a visit to Saks where associates were too engrossed in their smartphones to look up at shoppers. A friend commented they had the same experience and when they asked the manager, they were told, “Oh, they’re clienteling.” First, I...
by admin | Jan 12, 2025 | Digital Advertising, E-Commerce, Email Marketing, m-commerce, Resources, Retail Strategy, SEO, Social Commerce, Social Media, Story Telling, Website
Let me guess, you’d rather be on your board than thinking up marketing schemes. Want the secret to getting back outside? A solid digital marketing pipeline. With marketing in place, you can rest easy that customers are going to find your store, find their gear,...
by admin | Oct 12, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence / CHAT GPT, E-Commerce, Holiday, Internet, m-commerce, News, Retail Crime
Credit: iStock.com by iStock.com As retailers leverage online shopping options for busy customers this holiday season, they’re finding that industry-wide, sales are up (and continuing to rise), and the industry is expected to exceed $6 trillion in sales this...
by admin | Feb 17, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence / CHAT GPT, Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty, E-Commerce, m-commerce, News, Retail Technologies
Credit: Getty Images by FangXiaNuo Our rapidly digitalizing and globalizing world hasn’t been kind to the retail industry these past few years, especially for brick-and-mortar stores. As a result, many retailers have begun to wrestle with questions concerning...
by admin | Feb 1, 2024 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty, E-Commerce, m-commerce, Social Commerce
Credit: Getty Images by Photographer is my life Analyzing the pressures facing the world of retail and how businesses need to tackle challenges by prioritizing the needs of Gen Z and millennials In the aftermath of the pandemic and the global economic strain, Gen Z...
by admin | Jan 19, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence / CHAT GPT, Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, E-Commerce, m-commerce, News, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies
Credit: Getty Images by Busakorn Pongparnit From emerging technologies to AI-enabled retail associates, Honeywell shares thoughts on evolving retail experiences in the year ahead Retail is changing significantly as new technologies pave the way for future shopping...
