Tag Archives: shopping

Enhancing the Customer Experience at Car Dealerships

Now that the U.S. automobile industry has strongly emerged from the depths of the recent Great Recession, it is time for more car dealers to improve their physical facilities and ambience. Audi of America has gotten the message and hired … Continue reading

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Shopping Smarter at J. Crew

Retailers have a lot of behind-the-scenes tactics in which they engage to stimulate customer shopping. Recently, Businessweek reported on some of the tactics utilized by J. Crew to simulate shoppers in the store. This story has a lot of tips … Continue reading

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Experiential Retailing Keeps on Evolving

Whether operating stores and/or running an online business, retailers must continuously strive to offer shoppers the best experience possible — or competitors will win them away. Oracle recently published an in-depth report on experiential retailing. It concluded that: “Consumers want retailers … Continue reading

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