Strategy: Page 10


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    Bloomin’ Brands turns to Delta executive to lead the company amid CX push

    Delta COO Mike Spanos can apply his customer experience expertise to help turn around sales at the restaurant company’s struggling brands.

    By Aug. 27, 2024
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    Walmart adds its first dining benefit to Walmart+ loyalty program

    Amazon made a similar move in May, offering Prime members a free annual Grubhub+ membership.

    By Nate Delesline III • Aug. 27, 2024
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    Trendline

    Loyalty

    In this Trendline, CX Dive explores where and how leaders are encouraging customer loyalty.

    By CX Dive staff
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    Credit card holders want simple cash-back rewards, study finds

    With mounting financial pressures, credit card holders and loyalty members alike are seeking simple, cash-back rewards.

    By Aug. 27, 2024
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    How the federal government became a CX champion

    From the Consumer Protection Bureau to the Federal Trade Commission, federal agencies have made protecting customers and improving CX a priority.

    By Aug. 26, 2024
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    Amazon allowing sellers to ditch physical returns

    The offering for Fulfillment by Amazon users helps them avoid fees by simply having customers keep items, the company said.

    By Max Garland • Aug. 23, 2024
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    Judge strikes down FTC noncompete ban nationwide

    The ruling comes just 15 days prior to the ban’s Sept. 4 effective date.

    By Ryan Golden • Updated Aug. 21, 2024
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    FTC raised stakes for fake reviews, but CX leaders have a role to play

    The Federal Trade Commission's finalized rule allows the agency to penalize bad actors, but businesses can still do more to combat fake reviews on their own sites.

    By Aug. 23, 2024
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    What the FTC’s fake reviews rule means for CX

    Businesses and consumer rights groups welcomed the intervention, which experts said will make it easier to penalize bad actors.

    By Aug. 22, 2024
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    Self-service often falls flat. Here’s how CX leaders can fix it.

    Only 14% of customer service issues are fully resolved in self-service, Gartner found. This frustrates not just customers, but agents as well.

    By Aug. 21, 2024
  • Amid gloomy outlook, Estée Lauder looks to offer high-touch digital CX

    The company is aiming to engage with new customers through helpful content and services as it sets out to reverse a sales decline.

    By Aug. 20, 2024
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    Walgreens taps retail and CX leaders amid turnaround effort

    As Walgreens works to reboot its business, the company sees its new appointments as critical to its efforts to improve front of the store and omnichannel experience.

    By Aug. 19, 2024
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    Reebok debuts fitness app in user experience push

    The subscription-based Reebok Fitness app features on-demand workouts, nutritional guidance and the ability to connect with other users. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 19, 2024
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    Customer satisfaction dips, deviating from years of growth, ACSI found

    The change could be the result of customer expectations leveling out after the pandemic, the impact of higher prices or a sign of inefficient CX practices, experts say.

    By Aug. 19, 2024
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    Will Brian Niccol’s CX success as CEO of Chipotle translate to Starbucks?

    The executive spearheaded mobile ordering upgrades and better order fulfillment at Chipotle. Experts say the same lessons could improve CX at Starbucks.

    By Aug. 19, 2024
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    CFPB to scour banks’ chatbot use in White House initiative

    A year after its order to fight "junk fees,” the CFPB is tasked with rooting out time-wasting “doom loops.”

    By Dan Ennis • Aug. 16, 2024
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    Beyond cookies: Examples of how CX leaders are collecting customer data

    Though cookies are sticking around, CX leaders are exploring different methods of collecting customer information, from zero- and first-party data to data clean rooms.

    By Aug. 16, 2024
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    Walmart used AI to crunch 850M product data points and improve CX

    “We're finding tangible ways to leverage generative AI to improve the customer, member and associate experience,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said.

    By Aug. 15, 2024
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    Why Delta focuses on change management in CX technology rollouts

    Good change management starts by identifying where the experience is falling short and introducing technology as a solution — not the other way around, Delta’s Amin Lalani said.

    By Aug. 15, 2024
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    FTC finalizes rule to prohibit sale or purchase of fake reviews

    The rule prohibits businesses from buying reviews or testimonials, whether positive or negative, as well as the suppression of reviews.

    By Aug. 14, 2024
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    Where CX leaders should spend their budgets

    For all the talk of AI, experts urge businesses to invest in CX basics with an eye on strategic objectives — not technology.

    By Aug. 14, 2024
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    Ace Hardware’s new store model to be ‘immersive shopping experience that you can’t find anywhere else’

    The retailer's vice president of merchandising spoke about how the company is prioritizing innovation and community.

    By Nate Delesline III • Aug. 13, 2024
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    Where CX teams are investing their budgets

    Optimistic about growing budgets in the year ahead, CX leaders are prioritizing technological investments and team-led initiatives, according to Forrester.

    By Aug. 12, 2024
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    Why CX leaders struggle to demonstrate ROI and what to do about it

    CX leaders too often fail to connect their metrics and initiatives to business objectives. But investments in data analytics, generative AI and CX basics are beginning to pay off.

    By Aug. 9, 2024
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    How to navigate the overlap of CX and marketing responsibilities

    As CX grows beyond its marketing roots, the two functions are tasked with figuring out how they can work side by side.

    By S.L. Fuller • Aug. 8, 2024
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    Shake Shack’s drive-thru times are way too long, CEO says

    Customers have to wait twice as long as they should in the key service area, CEO Rob Lynch said. To speed things up, the company is taking steps like combining menu items.

    By Julie Littman • Aug. 8, 2024