All Customer experience articles – Page 56
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Analysis
Video: Tesco boss Dave Lewis says accounting scandal was 'body blow'
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has said the accounting scandal was a “body blow” to the business and said the grocer needs to “re-energise”.
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Opinion
Comment: Does beacon technology improve customer experience?
To beacon or not to beacon, that is the question. As retailers roll out beacon technology, is it really enriching the customer experience?
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Opinion
Comment: Tesco’s CEO must not lose focus on core business
Following Tesco’s accounting scandal chief executive Dave Lewis must not lose sight of the struggling retailer’s long-term strategy.
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Interview
Q&A: Richer Sounds managing director David Robinson on a record year
David Robinson, managing director at Richer Sounds, on how the company has driven record profits and its new ‘360 degree installation service’.
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News
Loyalty schemes need an emotional connection, says Pets at Home director
Loyalty schemes don’t have to give anything away in order to be successful, according to Pets at Home commercial director Peter Pritchard.
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Analysis
Analysis: Next generation technology gets inside the consumer’s mind
The latest technologies on the high street give retailers more personal and dynamic knowledge of their customers than ever before.
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Opinion
Comment: Discounter prices test loyalty to the big grocers
In light of Morrisons’ new loyalty card and Lidl’s ensuing tongue-in-cheek advert, are loyalty schemes still relevant for keeping customers?
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Analysis
Innovation watch: Pirch – the high end interactive Dallas homewares shop
The new Pirch store in Dallas, Texas heightens both service and experience to showcase a range of kitchen, bathroom and outdoor products and lets the customer fully interact with all the items on sale.
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Analysis
Analysis: What does the ultimate tech-enabled store of the future look like?
New technology is transforming retail. Retail Week examines how these innovations can be used to enhance the shopping experience.
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News
Tesco execs ordered to hit shop floor by Dave Lewis to boost morale
Tesco boss Dave Lewis is ordering head office staff to spend one day a fortnight working at stores as part of a morale-boosting exercise.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How is the role of the shop assistant changing?
Due to the amount of product information available online, the in-store service assistant role is changing from being a product adviser to a supply chain specialist.
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Interview
Interview: Ao.com’s John Roberts on IPOs, hot stone massages and playing Cilla Black
Ao.com’s founder John Roberts tells Retail Week why maintaining the etailer’s culture is more important than its share price.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How can modern supply chains help retailers boost sales?
With retail now very much a multichannel environment, the challenge is to build a supply chain that services a multitude of customer needs.
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Analysis
Comment: Are retailers ready for connected Christmas shoppers?
With Christmas fast approaching and customers more digitally connected than ever, how will retailers rise to the challenge of engaging consumers?
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Opinion
Comment: Walmart and Tesco’s new bosses to put people first
Dough McMillon and Dave Lewis haven taken over as chief executives for Walmart and Tesco respectively. What will they bring to their new roles?
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Analysis
Store review: Barnsley Market Vs Morrisons Market Street
Phil Dorrell, director at Retail Remedy compares the ambience and authenticity of Morrison Market Street with his local Barnsley Market.
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Opinion
Comment: Dave Lewis’s call to arms and return to basics at Tesco
As Tesco’s chief executive Dave Lewis starts the job a month early, what advice should he take on how to turn the struggling retailer around?
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Analysis
Analysis: Customer experience innovations from Dixons Carphone and Pets at Home
Customer experience has become retail’s biggest buzzword, and Retail Week’s new event aims to get under the skin of exactly what it means.
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Analysis
Website review: Folksy.com Vs Indesit.com
Crispin Reed, managing director Europe at Fusion Learning compares the customer experience offered by Folksy.com and Indesit.com.
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Interview
Q&A: Navabi co-founder on plus-size fashion and customer-focused retail
Zahir Dehnadi, co-founder of Navabi talks to Retail Week about plus-size fashion and the importance of a customer-focused retail offer.