While the holiday returns can be a headache, ecommerce brands have an opportunity to use them to generate long-term loyalty and drive additional sales. Here are a few useful tips to help your ecommerce brand turn a traditionally stressful time of year into an opportunity to drive loyalty and first-quarter sales.
A Kurt Salmon study found 97% of retailers delivered orders on their last guaranteed shipping date before Christmas, up from 95% in 2015 and 87% in 2014. This was partly due to pulling the cutoffs back by a day in many cases, and changing up website messaging at the deadline. See what else the study found, including the performance of luxury brands.
While holiday sales were just one benefit for increased online traffic, retailers can benefit all year long from the influx of customer data that occurs during the holiday season. Here are ways data will help retailers beyond peak season.
Outsourcing fulfillment and customer care operations is not for everyone, and many merchant companies feel they can keep costs low by maintaining control. But for those who do use a 3PL, here are 5 ways to get the most out of the relationship, helping them deliver value while improving your results.
Porch pirates might not wear eyepatches, have a parrot and say “shiver me timbers,” but they have proven to be a growing menace – and all your customer knows is her package didn’t arrive. While you can’t totally avoid this scourge of ecommerce, these 4 steps will help you defend your reputation by ensuring the safe delivery of packages.
The retail industry is continually racing to stay relevant in the Age of Amazon. As the calendar turns to 2017, here are 5 predictions to keep an eye on in the New Year as the retail experience continues to evolve to meet changing customer needs.
U.S. retail sales are expected to grow 3-4% in 2017, according to the Fitch Ratings Outlook, consistent with the 3.8% retail growth Fitch predicted in 2016. See what else the outlook found, including retailers it expects to prosper and those that will be challenged in 2017.
As someone who lives, eats, sleeps and often writes about omnichannel, it’s always interesting to be a participant in the “anytime, anywhere, anyhow” dynamic. See how Bob’s Stores got my experience exactly right, but fell down in terms of fulfillment efficiency.
Though we aren’t at a “Westworld” level of human/AI interaction yet, advanced machine learning technology is already informing and enhancing the consumer experience, especially in retail. Using technology that is already available, here are three lessons retailers can learn from the HBO hit show.
It’s often a challenge to shrug off a difficult customer interaction. We’re all human, after all! To stay efficient and keep quality up, here are 5 tips from the “customer happiness team” at One Click Ventures to help your agents release tension, alleviate frustration and move on after a challenging exchange.