Category Archives: Part 7: Communicating with the Customer

This sub-category encompasses establishing and maintaining a retail image, and promotional strategy.

Consumers Have Questions About Data Mining

Posted on June 28, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Privacy and identity theft are important issues for all of us. With that in mind, a critical question for data miners is: How do consumers feel about data-mining practices being deployed by companies and other organizations? Consider these observations from … Continue reading →

Posted in Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Privacy and Identity Theft Issues | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Increasing Customer Satisfaction — and Profitability

Posted on June 26, 2015 by bermanevansretail

In this era of self-service and online retailing, some companies struggle with providing the level of customer service that shoppers want. Consider these comments from Zendesk, which offers a customer service platform:  “Welcome to the age of the customer, where … Continue reading →

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The Role of In-Store Technology in Omnichannel Retailing

Posted on June 24, 2015 by bermanevansretail

What is the proper role of in-store technology in this omnichannel world of retailing? Is it typically “cool” or “creepy”? As reported by eMarketer: According to April 2015 polling by RichRelevance, creepy is more common than cool. Retailers have a … Continue reading →

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