Tag Archives: customer expectations

Amazon Collecting Sales Tax in More States

Posted on February 1, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Since their inception, online retailers have often had a major advantage over their brick-and-mortar and brick-and-click counterparts: they haven’t had to collect sales tax on items sold to customers in many states where they did not have a physical presence. … Continue reading →

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Don’ts for Retailers Using Social Media

Posted on January 30, 2017 by bermanevansretail

In this new era of fake news, alternative truth, and inflammatory messages on social media, it is a good time for us to appraise (or reappraise) our own use of social media. Are we doing the best we can to … Continue reading →

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Our Attention Span Is Less Than a Goldfish

Posted on January 19, 2017 by bermanevansretail

Consider these observations from Vikas Agrawal, writing for CustomerThink: “Did you know that humans now have shorter attention spans than goldfishes? A 2015 study conducted by Microsoft in Canada showed that the average attention span of humans has decreased by 4 seconds … Continue reading →

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