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Building Connected Commerce in the Age of Loneliness

Retail TouchPoints

However, as a study from Oxford found, the effects of technology on loneliness depend on the type of interaction with that technology. If the social media giants can introduce commerce into their platforms, we can do the reverse by building ecommerce platforms that are conducive to positive interpersonal interaction.

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7 Targeted Retail Strategies for Revenue Growth and Margin Improvement

Retail TouchPoints

In today’s challenging business landscape, where profit margins are shrinking, supply chains are slow and uncertain, labor shortages are prevalent and inflation is a concern, it is crucial for retailers and brands to differentiate between understanding customer habits and fostering customer loyalty in order to succeed.

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Twitter and Facebook worst channels for retail customer experience, finds research by Eptica

Retail Technology Review

Retailers are neglecting social media when it comes to customer service, and are not listening to consumers to drive customer experience improvements, according to the 2019 Eptica Digital Trust Study.

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To Email or Not to Email: The Pros and Cons of Retail Marketing Approaches

Retail TouchPoints

According to The Small Business Blog , emails are an effective marketing channel because most U.S. Yet despite the proliferation of this channel, the average consumer receives an average of 121 emails with at least 56.6% This channel is tried and true, but retailers must take a creative and personalized approach to stand out.

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Rewards Case Study: PetSmart Treats Rewards (+How to Recreate ther Program)

Smile.io

A refreshed mobile app experience As a brand that relies heavily on its brick-and-mortar retail locations, PetSmart needs to provide an optimized omnichannel customer experience. That is, ensuring customers can leverage the loyalty program online and in-store. That’s where a mobile app is so valuable. 

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Moving into the Metaverse: Social Commerce Provides a Blueprint

Retail TouchPoints

Think about why younger shoppers liked these tools, add in what appeals to them in other channels today, and use this information to inform your initial metaverse adoption strategy. Those younger generations are very eager and willing to spend their money digitally through online platforms and social media.

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For Forever 21, Omnichannel Experiences are Key to Staying a Gen Z Favorite

Retail TouchPoints

We’ve done a lot of brand studies and our brand image with Gen Z is very, very strong, so we don’t have an issue with brand image,” said Hawkins in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “We This is the piece that gets me excited, because our customer lives on social media ,” said Hawkins. “We