Online shopping is pervasive, especially as more and more retailers expand their digital commerce. While online shopping provides a multitude of benefits for both retailers and consumers, it also has created a new threat in the industry called account takeover (ATO) fraud.
Accessibility testing is a subset of usability testing that is performed to ensure that application being tested is usable by people with disabilities (physical, vision, cognitive, hearing, etc.). According to the World Report on Disability (WRD), more than 1 billion persons in the world have some form of disability. People with disabilities face numerous challenges and one of them is unemployment.
Businesses are evolving at a breakneck speed and with growing digital transformation, everything is becoming automated. Rapid software launches are the demand of this era along with quality features. Moreover, customers expect that the applications provide a seamless user experience. In the retail industry, POS, e-commerce, mobile payments, data analytics for consumer behavior, etc. are the new trends. Automation testing helps to manage huge test volumes and earn profits from digital transformation. It is not possible to achieve the desired results in the current era without opening doors to automated testing.
It all began in 2015 with some regional grocery chains. The primary reason for this was that store management felt their grocery consumer base would perceive a level of retailer distrust through the installation of traditional looking EAS gates. Our response was a dual-purpose, industry-first Media Portal - EAS Gate, a 72” tall sleek attractively designed housing with two digital signs playing intriguing content for customers and asset protection for the store.
Do you look forward to or dread managing vendor-funded promotions in your retail business? They can be a great sales driver, but they also can be complicated and time-consuming to manage
Retail is undergoing a major sea change as retailers reshape the shopping experience. As consumers become more demanding thanks to the conveniences of online shopping, savvy retailers are making strides to replicate – or even surpass that experience – at physical locations. Retailers who make customer-centric decisions, investing in stores, technology, fulfillment and customer service teams will stand to profit.
Customers have come to expect a unified shopping experience across all channels forcing stores to connect the dots between their in-store and online operations. While not all omnichannel features are one-size-fits-all, BOPIS is an option shoppers are coming to expect from retailers. According to a survey from Internet Retailer and BizRate, 53% of shoppers plan to increase their use of buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) this year and by not giving your customers the choice, retailers could be losing sales.
Retail is going through a critical period of change as market dynamics shift and differentiation via service becomes the focus. This new Gartner research report identifies what this means for retail operations and other key findings.
From the moment the buy button is clicked through delivery to the shopper, everything that happens behind the scenes is orchestrated by the order management system (OMS). That’s why 45 percent of retailers report they plan to upgrade or implement a totally new OMS in the next two years. A new study conducted by RIS News uncovers the state of order management in today’s complex retail environments and other key findings.
New research reveals that 88% of retailers with new supply chain initiatives said it has helped them exceed customer expectations; and 84% claim these efforts allow them to give customers more control over their shopping experiences.
Radial, a bpost company, is the leader in omnichannel commerce technology and operations, enabling brands and retailers to profitably exceed retail customer expectations. Radial’s technical, powerful omnichannel solutions connect supply and demand through efficient fulfillment and transportation options, intelligent fraud detection, payments, and tax systems, and personalized customer care services.
In order to deliver the best cross-channel shopping experience, future-thinking retailers must go beyond buy online pick up in-store (BOPIS) and push the envelope with inventive new tactics.
Do you look forward to or dread managing vendor-funded promotions in your retail business? They can be a great sales driver, but they also can be complicated and time-consuming to manage
As anticipated, the retail industry continued to evolve in 2018, with overall sales jumping close to 5%, online marketplaces grabbing a larger slice of the pie, and legacy brick-and- mortar retailers shifting more resources online. The industry is ripe for even more change in 2019. With eCommerce sales projected to reach $530.6 billion by 2020, retailers must continue to evolve to meet customer’s expectations.
As Founder and CEO of UJET, Inc., Anand Janefalkar has 15 years of experience in the technology industry and has served as a technical advisor for various startups in the Bay Area. Before to founding UJET, he served as Senior Engineering Manager at Jawbone, and also previously contributed to multiple high-profile projects at Motorola. Fadi ElTal is the head of Customer Support and Insights at Noon Home, and is behind the program’s overall launch strategy and bring up. These two recently spoke with Retail Operations Insights about customer experience, consumer loyalty, and the future of retail.
In order to deliver the best cross-channel shopping experience, future-thinking retailers must go beyond buy online pick up in-store (BOPIS) and push the envelope with inventive new tactics.
(AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies will completely transform customer service over the next five years. Watch this webcast with DestinationCRM and Radial to learn how AI can transform your customer service paradigm.
With a 200% expected increase in digital gift card sales projected for 2018, it’s essential for retailers to have the right fraud management strategies in place to tap into this lucrative market, while minimizing risk. View this insightful webinar with Brett Glass, CEO at GCI, an Incomm company, KC Fox, Senior Vice President, Technology Services at Radial, and DJ Murphy, Editor-in-Chief at CardNotPresent to uncover actionable strategies to turn high-risk gift cards into profit.
More than a service partner, Radial’s Customer Care service utilizes industry-leading technology across six customer care centers to deliver a seamless interaction with every single customer. The world’s favorite brands trust us and our dedicated brand experts to act on their behalf.
Fulfillment & Transportation is a time-space equation that involves finding the product and setting it on the right path with expedience. Radial’s Fulfillment & Transportation solutions make that happen.
Radial Dropship Manager is a cloud-based supply chain collaboration solution that automates order processing, exception handling, shipping, invoicing, and inventory between you and your dropship suppliers.
The reality of today’s retail market is that many retailers struggle with the skills, scale and technology to deliver a winning customer experience while generating a profit.
