Retail service or customer service, refers to variety of
adds- ons to a core product or service purchase that can improve the customer’s experience during transaction. Retail services can refer to the interaction between retail sales personnel and the customer – giving advice, information and help prior purchase and reassurance and advice Importance of Retail service : • Customer Experience and Cost Efficiency: • Good service and word of mouth:
• Consistent high –quality service and Develop sustainable
competitive advantage. Types Of Retail Services:
1. Product – related Services:
Product-related services can be 2 types services provided at the time of installation and setup like, home security systems or other kind products require professional installation before use and other type is training and education. Software products and other product which require online tutorial and other professional basis for user proficiency. 2 . Convenience – Related Services:
Convenience service are those which the customer
usually purchase frequently, immediately and with the minimum of efforts such as restaurants, gas stations hotels accommodations which provide additional employment as well as income to the government. It usually saves customers time and efforts. This service convenience includes with facilitates selling goods and services or combination of the two. 3 . Payment Services: It includes services provided to users and transaction related to fund transfer realized with or without payment accounts with in another payment service provider , companies offer various range of services and benefits to use their payment services. 4. Product- Availability Services:
It is the core of retail business having the right product
in the right place at the right time gets the satisfied customer and business growth, on the other hand stock out can have significant negative impact on the sales and profitability and customer satisfaction. 5. Information Services : It is the one which have the essential objective of identifying the users need and assisting the user in finding and using so many goods and services. These include library's computer services and information support services. There are so many information services are provided for goods and services through business process outstanding as given example: 6 . Customer Sales Services: It is the support offer to the customer both before and after they buy and use the product or services which helps them to have an easy and enjoyable experience with them. Offering amazing customer services is important if we want to retain customer and to have us sustainable growth of business. Retail Service Management Approaches: The two common approaches to managing Retail service: 1. Personalize Approach :
Suggesting the product to the
customer
Sending the offer to the customer
Providing customer service Showing the relevant content 2. Standardization Approach:
Layout and design
Product display
Uniform and dress code
Online shopping Promotion material Strategies For Managing Retail Services: 1. Recruit and train the right people :
2. Happy staff = happy customers:
3 . Building infrastructure:
4. Welcome : complaint :
5. Listen to what your customer and staff are saying: