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Strategies to build loyalty and retention so customers keep returning to your stores

7 min read

Customer Loyalty and Retention Strategy: 7 Steps for Long-Term Success

Yes, winning customers is important. But it's just as important to hold on to the ones you won. How? By continuing to give them your unique offering alongside an exceptional customer experience (CX). The best customer retention and loyalty...

Wawa customer experience video case study highlighting its partnership with Intouch Insight.

4 min read

How 20+ Years With Intouch Insight Helped Wawa Refine the CX Across 1,200+ Stores

Curious how Wawa’s long-standing partnership with Intouch Insight helped bring multiple CX programs into one ecosystem, sharpen decisions, and...

Is the Drive-Thru Customer Behavior Changing? Data Explored in the latest Drive-Thru Study

8 min read

QSR Drive Thru Design: What Customers Expect in 2026

Even after the pandemic-era growth, U.S. QSR traffic fell 3.5% year over year in August 2026. At the same time, the average drive-thru visit in our...

Annual Drive-Thru Study by Intouch Insight in Partnership with QSR

9 min read

2026 Drive-Thru Study: Key Drive-Thru Trends from our Annual Report

For 26 years, our Drive-Thru Study has set the standard for how QSR brands measure performance. Each edition is built from months of fieldwork, data...

moments that affect customer satisfaction in restaurants

8 min read

How to Improve Customer Satisfaction in Restaurants at 7 Key Moments

Imagine this: Peter is hungry after a long day and wants something quick, satisfying, and easy. He checks a restaurant’s menu on his phone, places a...

A video case study on Concept Hotels using Intouch Insight's proprietary inspection software and mystery shopping services.

4 min read

The Suite Spot: How Concept Hotels Modernized its Operations and Saved More Than 1,000 Hours Per Year

Want to learn how pairing IntouchCheck® with mystery shopping gave Concept Hotels a complete view of operations while cutting its manual workload in...

employee reviewing shelves at retail store

6 min read

Retail Stocking Procedures: 5 Steps to Faster, Fuller Shelves

Just because a product is somewhere in your store doesn’t mean a customer can buy it easily. It could still be in the stockroom, sitting on an...

The grocery retail trends from an industry-first Grocery Value Study by Intouch Insight

8 min read

7 Grocery Retail Trends from the Grocery Value Study 2026

“Do I get good value if I shop here?” – That’s the question on today’s grocery shopper’s mind. And the grocery retail trends we have uncovered look...

Must-have CX software features

9 min read

7 Must-Have CX Software Features for Multi-Location Brands

A strong customer experience can unravel in the space between headquarters and the frontline. A survey flags a problem, an audit confirms it, a...

Mystery shopping research for market research

6 min read

Mystery Shopping in Market Research

Customer preferences have certainly evolved over the last decade. From technological advancements to economic shifts, many factors influence what...