The Ultimate Guide to Customer Experience
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Customer Experience (CX).
What to know about Customer Experience
Customer Experience (CX) encompasses every interaction a customer has with a brand, shaping perceptions, loyalty, and business success. This tag explores the latest trends, technologies, and strategies companies are adopting to enhance the customer journey in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Readers will find insights into how businesses worldwide are leveraging AI, automation, real-time data, and omnichannel engagement to meet rising customer expectations. Stories highlight practical applications—from retail and financial services to telecommunications and public sectors—showcasing how CX innovations drive efficiency, personalization, and trust.
Dive into expert analyses, case studies, and reports that reveal common challenges like integrating legacy systems, managing data privacy, and overcoming regulatory hurdles. Learn why blending technology with human empathy is crucial and how emerging tools like chatbots and AI agents are reshaping service paradigms.
Whether you're a business leader looking to boost loyalty and revenue or a professional passionate about the evolving consumer landscape, this collection offers valuable perspectives on delivering meaningful, seamless, and engaging customer experiences today and in the future.
UK Customer Experience News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Eskimo adds stablecoin payments for eSIM travellers
Travellers buying mobile data abroad can now check out with stablecoins, as Eskimo widens payment choices for its eSIM plans.
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Iceland cuts retail losses 80% with AI theft system
The frozen food chain says fewer false alarms and faster staff alerts are helping protect customers, after theft losses fell 80% in pilot stores.
Ampito partners with Highlight on service observability
More than 5,000 customer connections will gain a single service view as Ampito replaces multiple monitoring tools with Highlight across its teams.
UK shoppers demand personalised rewards in loyalty schemes
Retailers face pressure to make rewards more relevant, after a survey found 79% of UK shoppers want personalised loyalty offers and many feel no different.
AnywhereNow's Tendfor wins Microsoft Teams certification
Customers using Microsoft Teams may find contact centre integration simpler after Tendfor was certified under Microsoft's Unify Integration Model.
Netcall adds AI tools to speed process to app delivery
Businesses could cut weeks from app projects as Netcall's new AI tools automate process mapping, search and specification drafting.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Customer Experience
Daon wins Frost & Sullivan recognition for biometric model
Remote makes its AI training course free to workers
Infios named a leader in IDC MarketScape assessments
8x8 revenue hits record as AI adoption more than doubles
Algolia adds guardrails for fashion AI shopping tools
Expert Columns
6 Pillars of data quality and strategies for improving your data
For sensitive health categories, eCommerce can remove more than just the checkout queue
Why the physical dealership Is the next frontier of digital transformation
Why AI fails without a strong data foundation and how to get it right
The invisible trust layer: Why payments are becoming a systems problem
Why You Need Phone Validation in Your Customer Data Toolkit
The new architecture of money: Stablecoins, AI and Europe's payments future
Translation over technology: The channel's most undervalued skill
Fintech opened more doors for women, now we must keep them open
What Role Does Data Quality Play in Data Governance?
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Customer Experience News
Ecommpay warns failed subscriptions can cost SMEs 9%
Failed card charges are putting subscription revenue at risk, with Ecommpay saying SMEs can lose 9% as customers cancel over payment friction.
Why the physical dealership Is the next frontier of digital transformation
Dealerships risk stale pricing and wasted staff hours unless digital systems reach the forecourt, where paper labels still lag behind live data.
AutoTalker launches digital vehicle pricing for dealers
Dealers could cut pricing errors and save staff time as live vehicle data replaces paper cards across showrooms and forecourts.
Napier AI & Delta Capita join forces on compliance
The tie-up could cut onboarding delays and duplicate checks for banks by linking customer due diligence with AML monitoring in one workflow.
Dell study finds UK SME AI front-runners save more time
A small group of UK SMEs are reporting far bigger productivity gains from AI, with front-runners saving more than 280 hours a year per employee.
UK firms face GBP £525m revenue risk from old content
Outdated web pages and poor product data could erode customer trust and leave large UK businesses exposed to GBP £525 million in lost revenue.
Currys rolls out NiCE software to unify customer service
The overhaul is lifting satisfaction and cutting complaints as Currys handles nearly 6 million support contacts a year across its retail network.
Merkle expands ASDA partnership for George digital growth
ASDA is betting on George's online sales growth as Merkle takes a broader role in a five-year plan to improve the brand's digital offer.
The new architecture of money: Stablecoins, AI and Europe's payments future
Faster transfers are exposing a gap in Europe's payments systems, where firms still struggle to link money movement with data, controls and accountability.
Fintech opened more doors for women, now we must keep them open
Women gained senior roles as fintech grew, but fair hiring and inclusive cultures are needed to stop the sector sliding backwards.
Brickflow & Together launch instant broker loan tool
Brokers using Brickflow can now secure decisions in seconds on selected Together loans, cutting delays at the start of commercial finance cases.
UK shoppers embrace AI, but trust remains a hurdle
Trust gaps are slowing AI shopping adoption, with only 41% of UK users willing to let tools complete a full purchase journey.
IKEA teams with Urban Jungle for UK home insurance
Retailer moves into regulated services as the tie-up offers UK shoppers home cover from GBP £60 a year with no cancellation fee.
Why trust should be the number one priority for AI customer experience
Fewer than half of people globally trust AI, putting customer adoption and revenue at risk unless firms explain how systems make decisions.
Data Energy adopts recurring Pay by Bank for billing
The switch should cut missed payments and manual billing work for heat network customers, while reducing service interruptions from failed top-ups.
AI adoption boosts UK accountants' profits, Xero says
Firms embedding AI in daily workflows are saving hours each week and posting more than double the profit margins of rivals, Xero says.
UK consumers say 75% of marketing feels irrelevant
Irrelevant messages are pushing UK shoppers to tune out, with 35% more likely to unsubscribe after poor or repetitive marketing.
B&M completes checkout system rollout across 790 stores
The upgrade should cut faults and speed up checkouts for shoppers and staff across one of the UK's largest discount store networks.
DBL Capital buys into Home Space Direct with funding
Working capital from a six-figure debt package will support the Stockport retailer's ownership change and online expansion.
Sapiens names Paul Wheeler Chief Executive Officer
The insurance software group is pushing ahead with its AI reshaping as Paul Wheeler takes over as Chief Executive Officer from Mike Ettling.
Job Moves
Sapiens names Paul Wheeler Chief Executive Officer
Paylink appoints new Senior Leaders as business evolves platform
Crescendo appoints Andy Lee as Chief Executive Officer
One.site appoints Mitchell Smith as Managing Director
Rithum appoints Kim Miller as Chief Marketing Officer
LightSpeed Networks appoints Matthew Partridge as MD
3PL appoints Ryan Walker as Head of Customer Experience
ArvatoConnect appoints new leaders as AI reshapes service
Sapiens names new delivery & customer success chiefs
