Category Archives: Part 7: Communicating with the Customer

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

Offering a True Fit for Gift Shoppers

Consumers spend a lot of time (and money) shopping for others. Sometimes they enter the right information and sometimes they don’t. That’s why the gift receipt was invented for refunds. 🙂 Now, True Fit has devised a new app (“Shop … Continue reading

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Engaging in Intelligent Engagement

Despite the many recent advances in enhanced retail customer service technology, many retailers are always looking for better ways to engage their customers and gain more customer loyalty. The latest technology is known as intelligent engagement. Bold360 is an example … Continue reading

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Surprise? Dads Big on Coupon Use

Coupons are still widely used in the United States, although their format (paper vs. electronic vs. online) has been evolving. Did you know that males (dad) are about as likely as females (moms) to use coupons? Here are some of … Continue reading

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