customer service

November 27, 2014

The Robots Are Coming. And They Mean Business.

  By Doug Stephens In my 2013 post, Ten Trends to Watch for in 2014, I said this would be the year we would hear much […]
August 29, 2013

The Loyalty Lie

By Doug Stephens Loyalty is an increasingly fleeting thing.  In fact, the average Gen Y mother now defines “brand loyalty” as a window of allegiance lasting […]
September 16, 2012

Nordstrom Latest U.S. Chain to Join the Canadian Retail Gold Rush

By Doug Stephens Last week, upscale U.S. retailer Nordstrom was the latest in a long list of U.S. retailers who have declared their intent to enter […]
September 18, 2011

The Declining Need for and Escalating Value of Human Service

By Doug Stephens Technology has been steadily reducing the number of human service interactions we require in an average day. For at least the last decade, […]
February 16, 2011

Cutting the Cord on Point of Sale

By Doug Stephens One of the hottest topics at this year’s National Retail Federation conference was mobile point of sale.  Whether offering customers the convenience of […]
January 15, 2011

The Customer in Control: Mobile Self-Check Out

One of the hottest topics at the 2011 National Retail Federation Conference was that consumers are increasingly using brick and mortar stores as mere showrooms to […]
January 13, 2011

NRF 2011: The Real Show is Off Broadway

By Doug Stephens If you’ve never attended the National Retail Federation conference in New York it’s truly a unique experience.  A three day retail-a-thon, where delegates […]
January 11, 2011

Our Greatest Assets?

By Doug Stephens Blogging Live from the National Retail Federation Conference It’s day one at North America’s largest retail industry gathering, the NRF conference in New […]
December 15, 2010

Why Your Incentive Plan Might Be Killing Sales

By Doug Stephens When we talk about the future of the retail experience the conversation often turns to obvious trends in technology, media and consumer behavior […]