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From Obligation to Opportunity: Make Compliance Your Biggest USP

Retail TouchPoints

The challenging economic environment, intense regulatory pressure and ever-present threat of fraud are creating a perfect storm that’s sweeping across the global payments landscape. Instead of seeing compliance as a painful obligation, it’s time to see it as a springboard for innovation, expansion and collaboration.

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Retail and Healthcare: A Relationship that Today’s Technology can Promote, Strengthen and Expand

Retail TouchPoints

Customer convenience is a top driver, but bottom-line benefits for retailers are paramount too. Providing healthcare services — such as Botox, hair removal, skin contouring and even facelifts — in a sleek spa environment means many who first come in for a one-time facial or massage ultimately may opt for more expensive healthcare services.

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How chatbots can optimize customer experience (CX)

GetElastic

Imagine a customer service experience where the business representative is always available, friendly and equipped to handle any inquiry you send their way. They have quickly taken over customer service functions for a growing number of businesses. The B2C Experience.

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Starbucks Debuts ‘Inclusive Spaces Framework’ Store in Washington, D.C.

Retail TouchPoints

“At Starbucks, we have challenged ourselves to imagine what’s possible when we take a closer look at the many ways our partners and customers interact with us and experience our stores every day,” said Katie Young, SVP of Store Operations at Starbucks in a statement.

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Checkout-less Shopping: Faster Payments, Smarter Customer Data

GetElastic

Retail Customer Experience ). Here are some ways leading companies are using checkout-less shopping to create a frictionless shopping experience. You are charged based on your preset payment preference, whether that’s a credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay or bank account. Faster fast food payments.

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Checkout-less Shopping: Faster Payments, Smarter Customer Data

GetElastic

Surveys show that 70% of customers get irritated by slow or chatty cashiers, and 49% hate seeing closed lines at peak hours. Retail Customer Experience ). Here are some ways leading companies are using checkout-less shopping to create a frictionless shopping experience. Faster fast food payments.

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How Marketplace Sellers Can Improve the Customer Experience

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These days, winning in business means offering a stellar customer experience — one that encourages your customers to shop again and tell their friends to shop with you, too. After all, prospective customers are unable to see, touch and/or try your products in person. Newhouse School of Public Communications.