Optimize in-store conversion rate to sell better
In a physical store, managers often have one goal in mind: driving more sales. However, the revenue is only a single performance indicator among others. An important lever that needs to be considered for example is the conversion rate, a KPI that can optimize the sales strategy, personalize the customer experience and adapt the organization to the customer expectations.
The conversion rate: the true measure of the commercial performance
The conversion rate is a ratio that measures the performance of an action. A widely used indicator in web marketing and e-commerce, it is also fundamental in physical stores to make the right decisions and drive business strategies. With an omnichannel vision, conversion rates are fed with in-store data. From inventory management to shoppers' behavior to personalization of the customer experience, understanding, analyzing and optimizing conversion rates is an important marketing lever to consider, in order to better sell.
Factors impacting the in-store conversion rate
How can you measure the performance of your merchandising? How can you analyze your ROI based on your online advertising actions? Collecting raw data is one thing but making sense of it is another.
This is precisely where the conversion rates are relevant. With data captured by smart in-store analytics solutions, you are able to create your own metrics and compare them across multiple time-scale within smart dashboards.
Take for example the measure of attendance: when a customer enters the store, it is a conversion (window conversion rate). We can measure the ratio between the number of passers-by and the number of people entering a store. If they spend time around the shelves, it's a second conversion. If they interact with a seller, it is another one. And so on until checkout.
Step by step, it is possible to identify sales accelerators or brakes affecting your business performance.
In-store conversion rate: best practices
By controlling data and their reconciliation between physical and digital, retailers can activate some levers to
optimize and boost sales. Imagine if the conversion rate is three times higher when customers interact with a
salesperson rather than when they are left alone. With real-time traffic data you can manage the staff according to store traffic
Or the fact that customer can influence others: shoppers coming to pickup their product through Click-and-collect influence other in-store shoppers that are then more likely to make a purchase. Optimizing the overall store experience can impact sales.
The conversion rate is a fundamental KPI for any retailer wanting to sell better. Monitoring and optimizing it is essential to create a smooth and efficient conversion tunnel for shoppers.
Measure traffic in-store to enrich consumer experience, increase loyalty and sales
