"Inspired by pandemic lessons that kept customers in cars, chains are adding more lanes and curbside pickup, improving apps and testing menu boards that use artificial intelligence.

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"The staggering rate of store closures that has rocked the retail industry over the past couple of years is expected to continue in 2019, with roughly the same level of closures expected this year.

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"Customer service isn’t simply an expensive, time-consuming obligation.

"But the struggle doesn't end with finding available warehouse space.

"Buy online, pick-up in store is often heralded as the future of retail: Customers shopping on their own terms, as efficiently as possible.

"Losing clients can be a nightmare.

"Every small business owner wants repeat business.

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"The customer service mistake that nearly every business makes, over and over again, is to treat every customer the same.

"The businesses that are best loved by customers tend to be ones that make them feel smart, competent, in control.

"I’m starting to think we’ve hit "peak subscription box," declares Sarah Halzack (photo, left).

"Niceness wasn’t part of the equation.

"Artificial intelligence (AI) is already becoming entrenched in many facets of everyday life, and is being tapped for a growing array of core business applications, including predicting market and customer behavior, automating repetitive tasks and providing alerts when things go awry.

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"Best Buy, Home Depot, Victoria's Secret, and a host of other retailers are discreetly tracking how often shoppers return purchases and, in some cases, punishing people who are suspected of abusing their return policies.