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The Home Depot Appoints New CIO, Creates Customer Experience Role

Retail TouchPoints

The Home Depot has tapped two technology veterans for high-level positions, naming of Matt Carey as EVP of Customer Experience, a newly created role, and Fahim Siddiqui as EVP and CIO. Before that Carey worked for 20 years at Walmart with roles including SVP and CTO. “In

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Making It Real: Disruptive Technology To Elevate the Customer Experience

RTP blog

In 2017, retailers announced nearly 7,000 store closures, with more announcements expected in 2018. They deliver differentiated experiences and have re-imagined the function of their physical space. Retailers are delivering differentiated customer experiences through investment in store technology, people and process.

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The Top 10 Sessions to See at IRCE 2018

Optimizely

IRCE 2018 takes place from June 5 to 8 at McCormick Place West in Chicago and, with an agenda put together by the experts at Internet Retailer magazine, it’s a can’t-miss event for everyone in ecommerce. Here are the sessions you absolutely have to attend at IRCE 2018. Marketplaces in 2018 and What’s Coming in 2019. 97% of U.S.

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Looking Forward In 2018: The Technology That Will Save The Customer Experience

Kibo

What is the technology that will save the customer experience? The post Looking Forward In 2018: The Technology That Will Save The Customer Experience appeared first on The Omni Channel. Is it face […].

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5 Subtle Ways to Improve On-Site eCommerce Customer Experience

lateshipment

Making your site visually appealing, building intuitive navigation, and making it easy for visitors to make purchases when they’re ready to do so are well-recognized ways to improve on-site customer experience. Below, however, are some more subtle points that will help you piece together a better on-site customer experience.

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Luxury Retail 2018: What A Difference A Year Can Make

Forrester eCommerce

Luxury brands have gone from relative inertia over digital strategies to a flurry of activity, including technology upgrades, partnerships, and even acquisitions. Back in the summer of 2017, we warned that luxury brands were out of time when it came to improving their digital customer experiences and internal operations.

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Frictionless Commerce – the future of customer experience is seamless

GetElastic

As we close out 2018, there’s a lot of new experiences (like checkout-free stores), surprising acquisitions (like the Amazon/Whole Foods merger) and more to reflect on and leverage for the year ahead. And of course, Amazon’s Go locations are setting a new standard for checkout-free experiences in brick-and-mortar locations.