Tag Archives: customer service

Distribution Tips to Enhance the Customer Experience

As we have written about before (see, for example, 1, 2, 3), offering a superior customer experience is a key aspect of how successful a retailer will be. Here are some more tips for providing an excellent customer experience, presented … 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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Better Understanding Digital Shoppers

Although online shopping growth continues to far outstrip that for traditional physical stores, more analysis still needs to be done to better understand the digital shopper.  As McKinsey’s Gadi BenMark and Maher Masri write:  “Companies have more data at their fingertips … Continue reading

Posted in Online Retailing, 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, Social Media and Retailing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Mary Pacifico-Valley: A Great Career in Auto Retailing

Mary Pacifico-Valley is the owner of Denver-based Rickenbaugh Automotive Group. Pacifico-Valley worked her way up the ranks to her present position, and her company is hugely successful: “Rickenbaugh Cadillac Volvo in Denver, CO and Infiniti in Dacono treats the needs of … Continue reading

Posted in Career Video Clips, Careers in Retailing, Part 1: Overview/Planning, Part 2: Ownership, Strategy Mix, Online, Nontraditional, Part 3: Targeting Customers and Gathering Information, Part 4: Store Location Planning, Part 5: Managing a Retail Business, Part 6: Merchandise Management and Pricing, Part 7: Communicating with the Customer, Part 8: Putting It All Together | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments