Silver Apron Retail: Recent Episodes

Andrew Maguire

Andrew Maguire brings his 20 years of retail insights and tips to you in quick bite sized episodes.

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Operations are important to Customer Service

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Andrew Discusses the Retail Smile. You know you have one

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Are you empowering your employees? No? Are you open to them Passing the buck? Andrew explores how these are the only two options, saying no to both doesn't work.

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Are you setting your employees up for success with proper training, or are you neglecting this most basic step? Andrew explores how Disney gets Every Employee on the same page.

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As Andrew deals with a time crunch he’s reminded of wait it takes to serve multiple customers at once

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What does your cleanliness tell your customer?

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Andrew talks about a news story where poor communication lead to a month long ordeal that ended with lots of ad publicity and lost revenue

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Andrew recalls a time he stumbled in Customer Service but recovered so well, the customer thought he was someone else.

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Language is important and having a vocabulary for customer service is good, as long as you don't lose authenticity.

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Andrew Muses on how merchandising can help differentiate a store from its retail competitors

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Andrew explores one of his most embarrassing customer service fails, and the importance of taking a moment to think things through.

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Andrew relays a time he treated someone the way he would want to be treated and failed to provide the est service

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Andrew explains an odd return situation which required a bit of understanding and how to avoid the frustration of Miscommunication.

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An incident with a CD makes Andrew question whether or not employees are empowered to serve the customers as they would like to be in retail environments.

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In this first episode of Silver Apron Retail Andrew explores how Customer Experience and Engagement aren't just about profits and bottom lines.