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The customer-centric store: Delivering the total experience

Burdened by different priorities, many retailers have lost focus on the total retail experience and as a result customer satisfaction is down. What must retailers do to differentiate themselves in the marketplace and regain their focus on the customer?
IBM Institute for Business Value study
Industry: Retail services
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Summary

Today, retailers face a "world of extremes" characterized by unprecedented complexity, intense competition and marketplace polarization. Customer expectations for what constitutes a satisfying shopping experience continue to rise. Burdened by different priorities, many retailers have lost focus on the total retail experience and as a result customer satisfaction is down.

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What must retailers do to differentiate themselves in the marketplace and regain their focus on the customer? How can retailers create a more pleasurable and highly satisfying shopping experience that will meet the needs and demands of today's customers? The answer lies in delivering a customer-centric store experience that is supported by customer-centricity embedded throughout the retailer's organization.

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About the authors
iJoseph L. Gagnon
Joseph L. Gagnon is the global and Americas retail industry practice leader for IBM Business Consulting Services.
iHerb Kleinberger
Herb Kleinberger is a partner in retail distribution in IBM Business Consulting Services.
iGina Paglucia Morrison
Gina Paglucia Morrison is a senior consultant in the IBM Institute for Business Value.
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