How to diffuse an angry customer
Angry customers need to be heard and you need to keep your cool.
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Frank Epton
- Mar 21, 2019
- 1 min
Building a new kind of workplace
If you haven't heard of Gimlet media and their podcast; well crawl out from under that rock and allow me to enlighten you. The Gimlet...
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Frank Epton
- Feb 8, 2019
- 4 min
How to handle wardrobing, serial returns, and stolen item returns
The return of used, non-defective merchandise known as wardrobing, is a hard issue to solve. In fact you can't. You can only mitigate the...
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Frank Epton
- Feb 8, 2019
- 4 min
Return fraud : to catch a thief
5% of returns are fraud. The remaining 95 out of 100 are valued customers who believe in your product but feel let down by the experience....
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Frank Epton
- Jan 11, 2019
- 4 min
Many Happy Returns!
A primary goal of any retail operation is return customers. So why do so many retailers view returns with such disdain? Roughly 10% of...
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Frank Epton
- Jan 5, 2019
- 6 min
Ask Frank: becoming an entrepreneur.
Frank, I’m an aspiring entrepreneur and would love your insights on how to get some ideas off the ground and transition to this lifestyle...
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Frank Epton
- Dec 21, 2018
- 2 min
Examples of great customer service
In a downtown Ottawa parking garage you can find this simple bucket of washer fluid and a squeegee next to the payment kiosk. It's a...
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Frank Epton
- Dec 13, 2018
- 3 min
Motivate your staff to sell more by being human
Connecting with your customer is a massively important aspect of retail. Hitting the right tone is critical to conveying a welcome...
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Frank Epton
- Dec 11, 2018
- 3 min
Use the force for good
Experienced retail staff know how to influence customers. Sometimes for the good of both customers and product, but not always. She...
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Frank Epton
- Dec 2, 2018
- 2 min
Improve your reputation.
Don't fake your actions. Be sincere. Two feet over the threshold and I’m welcomed with an enthusiastic “Hey, Boss, come on in!” ...
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