Enhancing The Grocery Shopping Experience

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Retailers and brands are rewarding their loyalty program members for a range of actions beyond making a purchase, encouraging ongoing engagement and advocacy at every touchpoint. Leveraging data collected through their loyalty programs, brands are moving away from purely transactional offers or difficult points-based systems toward recommendation-laden options that encourage customers to make repeat purchases and nurture long-term brand loyalty. This can look like creating a mobile app payment ecosystem that provides personalized discounts, as...

Now that consumers can easily search for a lower price elsewhere, loyalty program members are driven less by the promise of discounts and more by a desire to feel like insiders. Brands and retailers are looking beyond loyalty points and rewarding members with connected services and support, as well as experiences like early access to new products and one-of-a-kind events that invite them into the world of the brand, creating an emotional connection.

Advancing the merchandising process by implementing next-gen technologies that allow for accurate real-time inventory, staffing, distribution and delivery adjustments as well as consumer behavior data to stock the right product at the right place and time. This includes leveraging purchase and in-store behavioral data to make quick pivots or anticipate shifts and be the first to market with new products that meet emerging needs.

Consumers want to know that they’re buying the best and can get the most out of their product when they bring it home. To meet these expectations, brands are investing more in positioning themselves as category experts. Whether through one-to-one consults, group classes or post-purchase support, these service initiatives are designed to boost customer confidence in their product experience.