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(When) Is it Worth Investing in the Personal Service Encounter?

In: The Future of Consumption

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  • Carys Egan-Wyer

    (Lund University)

  • Sofia Valentin

    (JOY
    Customer Experience First)

  • Åsa Parsmo

    (JOY
    Customer Experience First)

Abstract

Many retail chains believe that the personal service encounter is the solution to declining sales figures. Via a large-scale study of Swedish fashion consumers, we demonstrate, that this may not necessarily be the case. We argue that retailers can potentially save money and convert more customers by providing a more automated journey, which includes self-service technologies, for some customers, and reserving personal service encounters for those that need it to be converted. The retail industry has a lot to gain (financially) from facilitating a more automated customer acquisition while streamlining and prioritising store employees’ time where it will generate most returns. Based on our findings, we suggest that the successful retail stores of the future will be the ones that can answer the following question: When is it worth investing in the personal service encounter and when are self-service technologies more appropriate? This chapter will help them to do so.

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  • Carys Egan-Wyer & Sofia Valentin & Åsa Parsmo, 2024. "(When) Is it Worth Investing in the Personal Service Encounter?," Springer Books, in: Kristina Bäckström & Carys Egan-Wyer & Emma Samsioe (ed.), The Future of Consumption, chapter 22, pages 345-358, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-33246-3_22
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-33246-3_22
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