Customer Data

Apricot Lane Targets Millennials for Acquisition, Retention
December 3, 2018 at 11:10 am

In episode 174 of Total Retail Talks, Executive Editor Joe Keenan interviews Patrick Stewart, CEO, Apricot Lane Boutique, a women's fashion retailer. In this wide-ranging conversation, Stewart discusses what Apricot Lane is doing to acquire and retain millennial customers, how the brand's social consciousness factors into those efforts, why the in-store shopping experience is integral…

Amazon Exposed Customer Names, Emails in Tech Error
November 23, 2018 at 11:07 am

Amazon.com exposed some of its customers’ names and email addresses on Wednesday because of a "technical error," according to emails the company sent to affected customers. BetaNews, which first reported the incident, said affected customers received an email that said Amazon had " … inadvertently disclosed your name and email address due to a technical error." The email…

Voxpro CX Index: At the Corner of Technology and Human Experience
November 14, 2018 at 5:09 pm

According to the Voxpro CX Index: At the Corner of Technology and Human Experience, though, consumers still want human-to-human interaction. This means businesses need to deploy a balanced approach for CX. Voxpro, powered by TELUS International, surveyed 1,000 U.S. consumers to determine how they feel about interacting with AI and automation, such as chatbots, and how well they trust businesses with their personal data.

Personalization Tool Helping Kenneth Cole Grow Sales, Cut Costs
November 9, 2018 at 11:52 am

Kenneth Cole, the men's and women's footwear and apparel brand, has recently partnered with True Fit, a data-driven personalization platform, to help it get to better know its customers — both direct and wholesale — and deliver a personalized shopping experience. In this interview with TJ Papp, vice president of digital and e-commerce at Kenneth…

Understanding the Emotions That Drive Consumer Behavior
November 5, 2018 at 12:43 pm

All marketers want to strike an emotional chord with consumers, which is why so often we see ads with children and puppies, or commercials where the adult son returns home to surprise mom on her birthday. The general consensus is, though fleeting and situational, the emotions these communications elicit drive consumer behavior. While every psychologist…

Inner Circle Q&A: Renee Lopes Halvorsen, Senior Director, Marketing and E-Commerce, Marine Layer
October 31, 2018 at 11:53 am

For our Inner Circle Q&A this week, the folks at Custora, one of the Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road, San Francisco sponsors, interviewed Renee Lopes Halvorsen, senior director of marketing and e-commerce for Marine Layer, a Custora client. A San Francisco-based company, Marine Layer is known for making “absurdly soft clothes (that are stylish too).”