Meet the needs of your most demanding customers - i.e., women - and you can be assured that you will also delight the rest of your customer base. In other words, win-win retail experience, right?That's what Best Buy discovered as detailed in Best Buy, Minneapolis, Equal Opportunity from VMSD 11/2008.
Per the article, "Best Buy research found that the female audience influences 89% of all technology purchases." The company started to pay attention to what women customers and employees shared about the retail experience and the result was a complete store redesign.
Best Buy Retail Store Experience Insights:
+ Add carpet.+ Make the color scheme more reminiscent of a home setting [i.e., warmer tones]
+ Improve the bathrooms [yes!]
+ Improve the lighting [i.e., make it more home-like]
+ Make it less noisy [another area where carpet helps]
+ Improve the navigation
+ Make sure lines of sight aren't obstructed
+ Educate through demonstration [i.e,. create experience zones]
Best Buy discovered a total win-win retail experience. Yes, that's electronics. But, it's just as relevant to flooring and other categories.
So, how might you transform your retail experience into win-win?
Image Credit:
The Mind's Eye - Virtual Visual Merchandise Planning - Best Buy
2 comments:
This is a great example that demonstrates the importance of organizations soliciting feedback from their customers. There are simple tools that can help capture customer perspectives. This is a
Customer Satisfaction Template that can be customized to any organization. I thought I noticed a change in Best Buy! Good article.
Kathy,
You are right! Feedback and doing something about the feedback makes a big difference. Thanks for sharing a link to your template. Have you noticed any common patterns that other retailers should pay attention to so they can also improve their retail experience?
Best,
CB
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