4 Ways to Leverage Data-Driven Insights to Motivate Retail Employees

Retail has undergone significant changes in recent years, not the least of which is the struggle to maintain a full, motivated workforce. Nearly every store seems to have a perpetual “We’re Hiring” sign, and most are clearly understaffed. In addition, retail....

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Reduce the Environmental Impact of Retail Returns

The celebration of Earth Day serves as our annual reminder to do our part to protect the planet. For retailers, Earth Day has particular significance. Retailer operations significantly impact the planet, from the manufacturing of goods to shipping products to....

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Omnichannel Returns Index Can Help You Improve Your Returns Management

Today’s shoppers are more demanding than ever – especially when it comes to returns transactions. They expect retailers to handle returns quickly, with flexibility and consistency, and to always take a proactive approach to customer satisfaction. If any....

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Mastering Retail Omnichannel Returns: Insights from Leading Experts

Are you ready to take on the challenge to improve your retail omnichannel returns? As more and more consumers expect seamless returns across all channels, the role of a returns leader has never been more crucial for omnichannel retailers. Returns are an ....

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What’s Your Purchase-After-Return Metric?

Returns are an inevitable part of retail, and there’s been a lot of discussion lately about the need for retailers to create comprehensive returns strategies. But in those discussions, one metric is often ignored–the percentage of consumers who make a....

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Emily the Criminal May Be Fiction, But the Prevalence of ORC Isn’t

“In the next hour, you will make two hundred cash. But you will have to do something illegal. You won’t be in danger, but you will be breaking the law.” With that statement, Emily found herself introduced to organized retail crime. Netflix’s Emily the Criminal

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5 Steps to Build a Customized Purchase-After-Return Incentive Program | AI-Driven Return Authorization

If you still consider returns simply as a cost of doing business, it’s time to rethink your strategy – particularly for returns from your ecommerce sales. The latest Consumer Returns in the Retail Industry Report published by NRF and Appriss® Retail shows....

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Building a Recognition Engine to Keep Top Talent

Are your front-line employees getting the recognition and supportive coaching they need to stay engaged and excited about serving your consumers? Are they motivated to bring their A-game each and every day?

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Claims and Appeasements Abuse/Fraud: Bigger than Chargebacks?

The uptick in ecommerce has inspired many trends for businesses of all sizes and stripes —and not all of them are positive. While most omnichannel and ecommerce retailers have historically been concerned with chargeback fraud, some now recognize a type of....

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5 Tips for Coaching Front-Line Workers

You’ve noticed them while you’re shopping and even in your own company—associates who are uncertain and therefore work slowly and make errors. They get flustered and skip steps. Their confidence crumbles. Bad actors also see it, and they will target the....

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Sustaining Profitability and the Environment: A Retail Necessity

COVID-19 has had a substantial impact on all industries, and retailers, in particular, are still struggling to make sense of changing consumer dynamics and new shopping realities. This article is not about this societal crisis, but another more slow-moving....

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Keep-It Returns: 4 Risks and How to Mitigate Them

A keep-it return—the practice of refunding or replacing a consumer’s purchase without requiring that the item be returned—has been an unpublished option that retailers have used at their discretion for many years. The decision is gaining popularity due to the....

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