Tag Archives: customer service

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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How Shoppers Use the Return Option for Online Purchases

Navar recently surveyed almost 700 U.S. consumers who returned at least one online purchase over the preceding 12 months to better understand people’s reasoning with regard to returns when shopping online. Here are some of the key findings: “The Bedroom is … Continue reading

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