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The Complete Retail Customer Experience Guide

InMoment XI

With 93% of consumers reading reviews before making a purchase, and 58% of consumers being willing to drive further or pay more for a product with good reviews, a good customer experience and brand reputation management have never been more critical than it is today. The retail customer experience is also a complex one.

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How Retail CX Leaders Solve Problems During the Busy Holidays

Uniphore

According to Deloitte , retailers can expect sales to increase by 7-9% — a very merry holiday, indeed.?However, Customers may still flock to big online retailers and avoid brick-and-mortar establishments. noted higher online sales ?that it dropped the ball on adopting an omnichannel approach at the right time.

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Research: How the Retail Customer Service Landscape Has Shifted

Kustomer

The Online Retail Opportunity. The past year’s rapid shift to digital opens up a massive opportunity for online businesses, but they must be prepared to deliver an exceptional online experience to match their in-store one. The pandemic caused an uptick in inquiries for many businesses, even if their sales were down.

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Is the Future of Retail, Physical or Virtual?

C3Centricity

A recent article on CNBC showed that many major chains in the USA had recorded triple-digit growth in online sales in the first half of this year. They concluded by saying that those retailers who had already invested on online sales would fare better than those forced into it by the pandemic.

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Top 5 Customer Experience Predictions For 2021

Kustomer

Sales and CX teams are using business VoiP services equipped with AI to quickly address customer queries and improve their communication. The transportation industry is waiting in anticipation as automated cars threaten disruption. This results in lower wait times and fewer frustrated customers. Data, Data, and More Data.

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The Future of Retail is in the Stars (or is it the Cloud?) Testing

C3Centricity

However, with the move of most major supermarket chains to offer online stores too, plus a few successful online only stores, such as Amazon in the US and Ocado in the U.K. they are now reconsidering just how big they could or should grow their online business. All this delivers trust in the experience.

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How retail brands are adapting the Black Friday shopping experience for 2020

Qualtrics

With social distancing measures still widely in place, retailers have a tough job ahead to prepare their employees, protect their customers and keep sales coming in. The good news is that shoppers are still traveling to stores where allowed to do so, and across the United States, retail sales are on the rise.

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