{"id":15844,"date":"2024-05-24T14:01:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T13:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/?p=15844"},"modified":"2024-10-30T14:59:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T14:59:03","slug":"retail-strategies-defining-a-customer-focused-retail-proposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/retail-strategies-defining-a-customer-focused-retail-proposition\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail Strategies: Defining a \u2018Customer Focused Retail Proposition\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-160306ccd742c7ebddb775f42a829eef\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">What we can learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-197632f584cd96b678bd50e49af69e44\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">\u201cThe beauty of a new business is that the vision is everything. The horror of old businesses is that everything is visible!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d89aad35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1da03c2a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter is-light has-parallax wp-duotone-unset-1\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-12877 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/proposition-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-0cc130b39b05d45fc6de6e2ab81fda4d\">&#8220;The beauty of a new business is that the vision is everything. The horror of old businesses is that everything is visible!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-653c9eaa8ba0c596116bfc481e7472ee\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Defining a &#8216;Customer Focused Retail Proposition&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The proposition is the \u2018complete package\u2019 that the customer experiences with a retailer. It is a combination of products and services, and is delivered as a physical retail shop, a pureplay digital site or any combination of channels, touchpoints and media. It is more emotional that just a product. But more functional than just a brand image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The proposition is important for everyone involved in a retail business. It helps them to understand the fundamental parameters that they can work within. It clearly defines the boundaries of what they can produce. Best practice businesses keep their shape, they keep their balance and their proportions. They keep the beauty of a simple proposition, no matter how large they become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/contact-us\/\">ask us more about &#8216;customer focused propositions&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What we can learn: \u201cThe beauty of a new business is that the vision is everything. 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