Calgary manager Barry Yuan says convenience is at the forefront of the store’s shopping experience
Barry Yuan is store manager at Nordstrom Rack Deerfoot Meadows in Calgary. What is Nordstrom Rack's presence in Canada? Yuan: There are currently six Nordstrom Rack stores in Canada including: Nordstrom Rack Vaughan Mills – opened March 22, 2018 Nordstrom Rack Deerfoot Meadows, Calgary – opened April 26, 2018 Nordstrom Rack One Bloor, Toronto –…
Shawn Freeman talks about how slowing economies are a catalyst for innovation and how TWT Group can help
Shawn Freeman is founder and CEO of TWT Group Inc. What is TWT and what do you do? Freeman: TWT Group is one of the fastest growing managed IT service companies in Calgary. We work with small to medium-sized businesses of all types, focusing our efforts on strategic planning of their business technology needs. We…
Serve customers with people who like people. Keep your employees accountable. And exceed your clients’ expectations
Unfortunately, really great customer service is hard to find. North American consumers say we want a wonderful customer service experience. But in fact, we’ve come to expect something much less. Sometimes we get exceedingly bad customer service and we rant and rage. We believe that when we’re doing business with a company, that company should…
Blair Stevens talks about vision behind The Chopped Leaf and why the quick-service restaurant brand is quickly gaining followers
Blair Stevens is founder and brand president for The Chopped Leaf. What is The Chopped Leaf and how is it different in the market? Stevens: The Chopped Leaf is a national quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand that serves a premium product dedicated to quality, freshness, and originality! We do our mighty best to deliver a full-service…
Elanna Halisky of Rejuve! Health and Wellness talks about how innovative techniques, cutting-edge technology, and passionate, knowledgeable staff drive her business forward
Elanna Halisky is owner and operator at Rejuve! Health & Wellness. Tell me about Rejuve Health & Wellness. When you started it and what it does? Halisky: I started Rejuve back in 2003 in the heart of Kensington. Here at Rejuve, we offer a unique treatment for weight loss and detoxification called the Rejuve! system,…
Seven days a week with same-day or next-day delivery for consumers in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver
Purolator is launching a new service to take advantage of the boom in e-commerce throughout Canada. On Thursday, it introducted Purolator QuickShip, the country's first service that gives businesses the opportunity to deliver products to consumers seven days a week with same-day or next-day delivery. “In the next five years, we anticipate that 50 per…
Susan Johnston of Accenture Canada talks about delivering hyper-personalized, on-demand services
Susan Johnston is managing director of financial services at Accenture Canada. What were the key findings of the recent report Technology Vision for Insurance 2019? Johnston: Our latest Technology Vision for Insurance 2019 report found that insurance companies are now focused on how they can shape the world around people and select the right moments…
Tom Super of J.D. Power talks about the company's surprising findings about the insurance industry
Tom Super is vice-president of property and casualty insurance intelligence at J.D. Power. Are insurance companies meeting customer expectations for digital self-service tools, customer service channels and omni-channel integration? Super: Insurance companies are fairly strong when it comes to customer service channels. Insurance has always been a very service heavy business and the lessons learned…
Adrian Chung of J.D. Power talks about the results of the company’s latest wireless survey and why trust is such a huge component
Adrian Chung, director of the technology, media and telecom practice at J.D. Power in Canada. What are the key results and findings you can take from a recent wireless experience survey you did? Chung: In this year’s edition of the J.D. Power Wireless Purchase Experience study, we saw a decline in overall satisfaction of six…
Among traditional North American carriers, Alaska Airlines ranks highest for the 12th consecutive year
The J.D. Power 2019 North America Airline Satisfaction Study ranks Air Canada as fourth overall in the traditional carrier category and Calgary-based WestJet as third overall in the low-cost carrier category. “Among Canada-based airlines, Air Canada (729) saw its customer satisfaction score decline five points from 2018. WestJet (758) saw its score increase 11 points…