ClowID Blog

As with most things, change can be difficult for consumer-facing industries. Creating new expectations, or requesting customers to change their behaviour can be scary for industries who are so beholden to fluctuating trends, demands, economies, and more. But there is one "trend" that is not going anywhere, and if you want your business to have a future, it's crucial that you start thinking about your strategy now: improving customer experience.

When we think about customer service in retail, many companies think about friendly and helpful floor salespeople and the pleasant interaction with customers during their shopping experience. But while friendliness and helpfulness are certainly crucial for creating good in-store experiences, they are just the tip of the theoretical iceberg. 

While we're living through the "age of information" and have access to more data points than ever before, retail has a data problem. With current POS systems and retail software, having individual customer data is only possible through memberships and rewards programs. This unfortunately paints a limited picture of your entire customer base.