Study: Online buyers still faithful to brick and mortar retailers

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Study: Online buyers still faithful to brick and mortar retailers
According to a recent study conducted on behalf of e-matters, the future is not looking as gloomy for brick and mortar retail as is
always predicted. Nearly all of the online internet users questioned in the representative survey stated that they still make a
conscious decision to also make purchases offline. The majority of those asked deliberately choose to make purchases from specific
retail stores: Namely stores in which they can count on receiving advice and services tailored to suit them.
High expectations of specialist retailers
However, retailers must do their homework, and must not just lie back and relax. Future success depends predominantly on certain
specific factors, which our retailers have been promoting for years already, namely good advice and straightforward, competent
after-sales service. More than 80% of those surveyed ranked after-sales service as an important quality indicator. This covers
straightforward and competent processing of returns, exchanges, garantees and repairs.

Expert advice is the decisive factor
Hard facts prevail when it comes to advice as well: Customers want targetted, efficient and expert advice. They also expect their
personal requirements to be taken into account. At the end of the day, customers want to be left feeling that their needs and interests
have been taken into consideration. As many as 57 percent value good advice, while 48 percent appreciate straightforward exchange
options. Good service for guarantees and repairs play a significant role for 44 percent. This is followed by special offers and
discount promotions (43 percent), friendly, approachable staff (41 percent), a pleasant atmosphere and shopping experience (38
percent) as well as personal discounts or great events.

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Actively exploit advantages
Kevin Besthorn, CEO of e-matters: ?In my opinion, brick and mortar retailers should reach out and embrace those internet users who
are determined to use retail stores. As well as the traditional advantage of being able to try out products directly in store and take
them away immediately, retailers should in particular take care to meet the customers' wish for expert advice before making a
purchase followed up by efficient problem solving after the purchase has been made. For this to happen, brick and mortar retail has
to be prepared to embrace change. In order to live up to the customers' high expectations and requirements, sales staff have to always
be up to speed on their products and immediately able to take action when it comes to offering service.?

The study reveals that advice will continue to play a significant role in the purchasing process in the future as well, remaining
closely tied to brick and mortar retail. Even in the generation of the digital natives, the under 30 year olds, most share the opinion
that when it comes to good product information and advice, brick and mortar retail is much superior to the internet.

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Standing out from the competition thanks to service and advice
When it comes to service and advice, our retailers can score thanks to the service cards we have especially designed for them. At the
PoS they are not only able to shine with personal service and advice such as repairing mobile phones or transferring data, but can
also draw this to the customer's attention with our service cards, helping customers apprecitate the added value offered by the retailer
even more.

If they are to be used successfully it is crucial that services and advice are actively offered, and that a conscious effort is made to
mention them to customers. Physical service cards itemise services individually, showing the price for each specific service. The
service cards can easily be positioned where they will catch the customer's eye, for example on a revolving stand directly at the

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Image: There are already 100's of service cards in use.
Huge selection at the PoS thanks to brodos.net Kiosk
As the study shows, retailers can benefit above all by offering the entire product range and live availability at the PoS. This is not a
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advantages of brick-and-mortar retail stores with the advantages of the internet by ensuring retailers can offer the largest possible
product portfolio.

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