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Retail is changing and leaders need to adapt. In the wake of e-commerce rapidly becoming the preferred way to shop, representing 13.7 percent of total retail sales globally, retailers know they...

“Alexa, refill my prescription.” “Alexa, what was my last blood sugar reading?” “Alexa, find me the nearest urgent care center.” Amazon’s Alexa –...

“Your customers don’t need to be loyal—you need them to be loyal,” said Emily Collins, principal analyst at Forrester, at a recent Consumer Marketing forum: Beyond the...

The question, do you want fries with that, may soon be replaced with a more personalized question. McDonald’s recently acquired Dynamic Yield, an Israeli tech personalization company, for ...

We live in an experience economy where information gathering, sharing, and product consumption is possible 24/7. In today’s fast-paced world, social interactions in particular happen quickly:...

For years, Europe has lagged global leaders in embracing digital transformations. In an age when interactions, transactions, and the overall economy are increasingly happening in the digital realm,...

We’re experiencing an explosion of choices. The digitalization of industries allows consumers to source nearly anything they want from anywhere in the world. And this has led to the...

The so-called “retail apocalypse” wasn’t the doomsday that many foretold, but the aftershock is still being felt. In 2019, year-to-date, 5,399 U.S. retail stores have closed while...

Investing in the customer experience while neglecting one’s employees is like building a house with a grand exterior that lacks inside plumbing, heating, and electricity. Sure, the house...

Savvy brands understand that excellent customer experiences are a vital part of business. Yet consumers across the globe indicate that many brands still have work to do when it comes to meeting...