Category Archives: Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information

This sub-category encompasses identifying and understanding consumers, and information gathering and processing in retailing.

Do You FULLY Understand What’s Involved with Personalization?

As we have noted before (see 1, 2, 3), customer personalization is an important tactic for retailers — both online and offline. Recently, Neustar (a data-driven intelligence firm) published an interesting report on customer personalization: “Customers expect it. Technology enables … Continue reading

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Retail TouchPoints’ 2014 Customer Engagement Award Winners

As we recently posted, the customer’s shopping experience  is vitally important to the success of any retailer. The retailers selected for Retail TouchPoints’ 2014 Customer Engagement Awards certainly grasp this: “As we move into 2015, retailers are focused on finding … Continue reading

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A Video Look at the Glade Boutique

SC Johnson, a maker of household products, including Glade, has opened a Glade “popup” store in New York City. This store will be open through December 23, 2014.  Take a look at the company’s fun YouTube video: “Follow host Audrina Patridge as … Continue reading

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