People count
In 2019 research showed… (now I know many will wince at an article that starts like this but bear with it, it’s pretty interesting…) that shoppers were actively avoiding the wave of self-serve checkouts and online automation that appeared in favour of staffed stores. The report noted that consumers actually value the tactile experience and human interaction over the distance that self-serve puts between them and the product. The drive for a traditional customer service
A Sense of Place
As you stroll to your local cafe or perhaps simply take an amble in your park you’ll likely take your surroundings for granted. What you don’t realise is that by you simply being there, part of that micro-climate and community, interacting in your own unique way, you are adding to its ‘sense of place’.