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2025 SLD Trends Report
The road to 2025 is marked by shifting priorities and expectations. As consumers redefine their values in response to economic pressures and cultural changes, brands...
Read MoreDigital Signage Study: Impact And Insights
THINK Digital signage in bank branches has become essential in transforming customer experiences and communication methods. However, there remains a debate in many institutions on...
Read MoreWin The Race Of Branch Transformation: 5 Strategies For Banks
A massive investment swing from digital transformation to retail networks is happening among financial institutions. Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and PNC Bank recently made...
Read More2024 SLD Trends Report
The world appears to have drastically changed in 2023. With conflicts erupting all over the world, inflation taking hold, and the unprecedented growth of commercially...
Read MoreUsing Gamification For CPG Brands
In an age of information overload, the CPG industry is constantly looking for innovative strategies to capture consumer attention. One viable approach is the integration...
Read MoreHow Branch-Focused Customer Experiences Can Increase Advice-Driven Services
Why should we invest more in providing trustworthy financial advice? We projected that financial institutions, empowered by digital transformation initiatives, would need to catch up...
Read MoreInclusivity In Retail Banking
Why study inclusion now? It’s been a hot topic for the past ten years, with chief diversity officers and DEI training becoming more commonplace. However,...
Read MoreInclusivity In Retail
Inclusion has grown in importance and is being recognized in a variety of areas, including retail store design. In retail store design, inclusiveness entails making...
Read MoreThe State Of Banking: Achieving The Ideal Customer Experience
Building on our 2017 North American Retail Banking Stealth Attrition study and the follow-up, Measuring what Matters, in this paper we explore the state of...
Read MoreSLD’s 2023 Trends Report
As the calendar turns to the new year, brands have faced numerous challenges throughout the year. From growing digital workforces to the latest NFT craze,...
Read MoreHow the Circular Economy Builds Customer and Brand Loyalty
Circular retail services are gaining popularity among businesses looking to limit their environmental impact and remain relevant in a changing landscape. With society in the...
Read MoreWhat Is The Ideal Future Of A Seamless Banking Experience?
Major Banking Disruption Bank closures reached an all-time high in 2021, up 38% from the previous year. Banks, under pressure to demonstrate earnings, are supporting...
Read MoreThe Supermarket of the Future
What does the future of the supermarket look like? In our latest design exploration, we examine what the grocery sector can do to bring excitement...
Read MoreTaking Rewards and Recognition to the Next Level
With financial institutions offering rewards programs for both employees and customers a standard practice, the question remains – just how effective are they? This question...
Read MoreThe Future of Sustainable Packaging
Understanding the sustainable packaging context Brands, retailers, and consumers increasingly want to reduce their use of unsustainable products and packaging. However, visiting a supermarket anywhere...
Read MoreMeasuring what matters
How do you measure experience? This is the question SLD’s recent study aims to answer. Justifying the business case for transformation through return-on-investment metrics has...
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