Category Archives: Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional

This sub-category encompasses retail institutions by ownership type, retail institutions by store-based strategy mix, and Web, nonstore-based, and other nontraditional forms of retailing.

Customer Effort Checklist

Posted on November 1, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Unfortunately, too many retailers don’t do enough research on the customer experience. These firms really do not “get” where they come up short. A good tool to use is a customer effort checklist.   A Customer Effort Checklist Consider these … Continue reading →

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Ikea: Calling Pet Lovers

Posted on October 26, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Many people like cute and humorous ads. Now Ikea is taking its furniture advertising to a higher level of cuteness. The new campaign deals with Ikea pet furniture. Yes pet furniture.   Ikea Pet Furniture. Yes Pet Furniture. As Ikea notes … Continue reading →

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Music Improves Customer Experience, Even in Serious Settings

Posted on October 25, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Store retailers will try anything (almost) to enhance the customer experience. This includes Engineering a Great Retail Customer Experience and Worlds of Online and Offline Businesses Continue to Merge.  Today’s post is on how music improves customer experience.   Music Improves Customer Experience An … Continue reading →

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