Tag: Retail

This Week in CX: AI Phishing, Impulse Buys & the Frustration Economy

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we’ve explored how Gulf brands are using AI to slash costs while boosting CX, why mobile users are hitting their limit in the frustration economy, and...

What’s Fuelling Impulse Buys in 2025? Promotions, Displays & Instant Gratification

Even as economic caution grows among U.S. consumers, discretionary spending remains surprisingly resilient. According to a new report from Optimum Retailing, 72% of Americans made an unplanned in-store discretionary purchase within the past month. This trend persists despite nearly 7...

Smart TV Ads Take Center Stage in Holiday Shopping, LG Study Finds

Nearly 6 in 10 U.S. Connected TV (CTV) viewers now say that TV ads help guide their holiday purchases, which is a 73% increase from last year. And when it comes to inspiration, 36% say they’ve gotten gift ideas from...

This Week in CX: Inbox Rage, Prime Day Panic & CX Hubris

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we’ve explored Gen Z’s complex relationship with email, the surge of AI-driven scams targeting Prime Day shoppers, and innovative customer service breakthroughs from GCXA winners, such...

Most Shoppers Browse Online But Still Buy In-Store

Despite the steady growth of e-commerce, physical stores are far from dead, and closing them en masse may be a costly mistake, according to new insights from the EY Future Consumer Index. The research urges retailers to rethink their store...

This Week in CX: How to Lose a Customer in 10 Seconds

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we’ve explored everything from the hidden cost of poor accessibility and how conflict avoidance is quietly killing team dynamics, to Sephora’s retail glow-up with Lyft. We’re also...

Need a Glow-Up? Sephora Will Send a Lyft

Sephora is changing the rules on fast shipping and endless online deals. In a first-of-its-kind partnership with Lyft Media, the beauty giant has launched “Delivered to Beauty,” an activation designed to drive beauty lovers directly to Sephora’s freestanding stores for...

Retail Therapy or Retail Values? Shoppers Are Choosing Sides   

More than one in three U.S. consumers (35%) say they expect to spend more on holiday gifts in 2025 compared to last year, even as nearly half (49%) admit they want to spend as little as possible. This conflicting mindset...

Brand Who? 72% of Shoppers Can’t Spot the Difference Between Store Brands and Big Names

As many as 84% of consumers say store brands are just as good, or better, than national brands. But here’s the kicker: 72% of them couldn’t even tell which was which in a side-by-side test. That’s one of the standout insights...

This Week in CX: Late Payments, Lousy Loyalty, and CX Gold

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we’ve explored the bold, the surprising, and the overdue in customer experience – from Wizz Air’s “pay to stay behind” strategy and the UK’s instant payment...