User experience should be at the core of your shop
Last week there was an assignment for the Crash
Course in Creativity (Stanford) to generally observe six stores (before
entering, environment, personnel, products, customers, other).
This was fun to do, but also very useful. I
was quite shocked by the findings. Here you can see my full report - http://www.slideshare.net/beekes/assignment-2-observation-lab
The conclusion is that it can be extremely
helpful to be a detached observer and to check out your stores, your
operations, your customer service, your garage, your gallery etc. In this way
you can see and feel and thus experience what your customer is experiencing.
Clearly there are (user-experience) opportunities in these three areas:
- Signs (they should be at eyes-height, readable, providing useful info, and less is best)
- Displays (they should be easy to see and reach the products, show the products from a distance)
- Employees (they should also be available on the shop floor and assist customers)
- Check-outs and counters should be designed facing the customer
How did you design your store, with the
user at the heart of your facility?
Enthusiasm drives Excellence!