Tag: Retail

Ending the post-purchase silence by offering customers more choice

The growth of e-commerce recently has been staggering. In 2020 alone, there was a 46.1% year-on-year increase in internet retail sales value in the UK. Of course, many consumers have been forced to shop online as a result of the...

What’s the real impact of blockchain on CX?

What is the impact of blockchain on CX? How can blockchains and CX work together to make a better experience for the customers? This article will explain what cryptocurrency, blockchains, NFTs are, and how they can impact the CX industry....

The role of advertising and keeping kids safe on YouTube

The draft of the Government’s Online Safety Bill already receiving criticism for not being robust enough to keep children safe from illegal or harmful content. Coupled with the huge increase in internet and social media use among children, it is...

The future of the restaurant industry: embracing technology

Restaurants provide us with more than just food. They are the setting of our most important moments – first dates, family reunions, anniversaries and more – allowing us to break bread and share a glass of something good with the...

How retailers can take on the pandemic through mobile apps in 2022

Despite the unpredictability of 2021, forecasts predicted that UK consumers would spend £10bn more on online purchases than the year before. Moreover, a recent survey by Attest, which explores the behaviours of 1,000 working-age UK consumers, suggests buyers will continue...

PCI Pal combined two surveys to explore the future of customer service

Having surveyed 2,600 consumers and contact centre professionals in both the UK and USA, research commissioned by PCI Pal®, the global cloud provider of secure payment solutions for business communications has found that 61% of consumers overall (81% in the UK and...

Global supply chain crisis forcing customers to buy local, global SOTI research finds 

More than half (52%) of global consumers said they are less likely to order an item that requires shipping from overseas than they were a year ago. A third (36%) said that if delivery or pick up of an item...

The recipe for CX success in 2022

As we kick off a new year, CX teams are still grappling with the fallout from the pandemic and its implications for consumer behaviour and customer interactions.  There are likely to be more bumps in the road ahead but as businesses map out their strategies for customer success in 2022, there are some fundamental...

What’s on your customer’s shopping list this CX-mas?

It’s been another tumultuous time for the UK in the lead up to Christmas. Predicted delivery delays, staff, shortages, and last-minute tightening of covid restrictions have all played their part in driving a change to how we have shopped this...

Why tax could have a huge impact on cross-border customer experience?

Craig Reed, General Manager of Cross-Border at Avalara, discusses some of the ways cross-border tax compliance could impact customer experience over the festive period and how retailers can avoid it happening.  According to eMarketer, global e-commerce had a record year in 2020 by growing 26%...