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Our Attention Span Is Less Than a Goldfish

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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How to Be Better at Customer Service

Last week, we wrote about one aspect of customer service — the retailer’s return policy — and its impact on consumer satisfaction. Today, we are presenting a broad-based infographic on good customer service that was developed by  Exponential Solutions (The … Continue reading

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How to Improve Company Relationships with Employees

As we approach the end of 2016, we are going to present some of the most popular of the more than 1,500 posts that have appeared on Retailing A to Z. Today, we cover the need for retailers to do … Continue reading

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