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How Technology Fuels Customer Experience and Brand Value

Retail TouchPoints

At a time when brand interactions bridge both digital and physical shopping, it is increasingly important for retailers to leverage technology to improve customer experiences and create value. Here are a few examples of how technology enhances customer experience and strengthens brand value.

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What is Curbside Pickup? A Key Omnichannel Fulfillment Strategy Explained

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Before the rise of omnichannel fulfillment , the act of someone handing you an order in your vehicle was mostly limited to drive-in restaurants and drive-thru windows. Curbside pickup gained steam during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to maintain an elevated customer experience while keeping customers and staff safe.

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Product Substitution: How Savvy Retailers and Manufacturers can Build Supply Chain Resiliency, Reduce Costs and Improve Customer Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

The letdown customers experience when their orders don’t arrive on time, or at all, results in uncertainty and distrust that’s difficult — if not impossible — to remedy. Retailers can expect that customers will turn to other vendors; once this happens, they’ve lost both the sale and the customer’s trust and loyalty.

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5 Ways Retailers Can Tackle Wavering Customer Loyalty

Retail TouchPoints

But winning (and keeping) customersloyalty is no longer confined to programs and points. This is likely because free shipping is no longer a competitive differentiator, but rather, an omnichannel standard. Last year’s top retention tool — free shipping — fell slightly, from 64% in 2021 to 57% in 2022. Invest in Your People .

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How Has Customer Experience Been Transforming and What Value It Holds In The Future?

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Stands for the increasing and ever-changing customer expectations with your business and the answer of meeting or rather exceeding these expectations stands for what one would call ‘ a great customer experience ’. The Need To Focus On CX In Today's Business Landscape Customer demands are never the same.

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4 Steps to Operations and Fulfillment Transformation

Retail TouchPoints

Burgeoning demands for exemplary customer service and lightning-fast order fulfillment leave unprepared retailers scrambling for their share of the market. Data-heavy, complex operations hamper efforts to deliver positive customer service interactions, address errors and fulfill orders accurately.

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A Guide to Omnichannel Commerce for International Expansion

ESW

To keep up with consumer demand, brands and retailers are facing pressure to implement omnichannel commerce strategies. Why focus on omnichannel? Because customers demand it. Eva Ponce , the director of the MIT Omnichannel Distribution Strategies Lab at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics.