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Tensator Blog
14
Jul
5 Tips To Manage People Queuing Outdoors
Why is preparing for people queuing outdoors important? Managing people queuing outdoors can be a challenge for any business. Especially when there are large crowds. If visitors are queuing for an event in busy venues, or waiting in line to go on a ride at a crowded theme park, managing your queue is crucial to […]
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20
Dec
5 Ways to Improve Retail Holiday Shopping Experiences
Holiday shopping is in full swing, and there’s less than a month left of Q4. The busiest time of the year for retail is upon us and this period can really make or break a year. A good sales performance here can potentially rescue a poor beginning to the year. Alternatively, not meeting sales expectations […]
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15
Nov
How To Improve An In-Store Customer Experience
Post-pandemic, the customer experience underwent a seismic transformation. From regular in-store shopping to online ordering, consumers entered a more digital world. Now the restrictions are lifted, the retail, hospitality, and event industries can expect their first proper holiday season in years. Customers and visitors are returning to brick-and-mortar shops and venues. Luckily, the world has […]
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26
Oct
How To Boost Impulse Buying In Your Business
According to a survey made by The Integer Group, 9 out of 10 shoppers will impulse buy something which isn’t on their list going into a store. This number may seem unusually high at first, but upon inspection it makes a lot of sense. After all, which shopper among us hasn’t given in to temptation […]
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11
Oct
The Value of a Positive Customer Journey in Q4
Between January 1st and September 30th, crowds and are normally manageable by your store staff. Customer journey management is easy even with the occasional peak, like Valentine’s Day or the weekend after a national holiday. These spikes in visitor traffic are normally expected and usually there are measures in place to handle the temporary increase. […]
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30
Aug
Ultimate Guide to queuing barriers 2022
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Welcome to our ultimate guide on queuing barriers, designed to help you find the right barrier for your company or organisation. Inventors of the original retractable queue barriers At Tensator, we are the inventors of the original retractable barrier. Our barrier systems allow you to enhance your space with one […]
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12
Jul
Signage and Wayfinding Solutions – A Queuevolution
Signage and Wayfinding Solutions – A Queuevolution Promotional and wayfinding signage is essential to any business. From stadium signage designed to improve visitor wayfinding, to totem signage which can highlight information at the beginning, middle, and end of queues. By utilising wayfinding and business signage, you can display clear messages to pedestrians to speed up […]
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04
Jul
7 COSTLY PROBLEMS YOU’LL FACE AFTER PURCHASING CHEAP QUEUE BARRIERS
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes Buying cheap queue barriers always seems like a good idea at the time. After all, it’s just a queuing barrier, why would you want to spend any more money than you have to? Well… The snags you hit after you buy cheap queue barrier systems or retractable queue barriers lead […]
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05
Oct
How to increase foot traffic in retail and boost sales this Black Friday
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes This year’s Black Friday, which falls on 26 November, is likely to be the first major test of the recovery in the Retail sector since the pandemic. Despite being a mainly American notion, it has become a firmly established event in the retail calendar in many countries around the world […]
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21
Sep
Are self‐checkouts a win for the customer or the retailer?
Self‐checkouts are clearly all about giving customers more choice, speed and convenience while reducing queuing times and staff hours. Additionally, they reduce the potential for human error by calculating change automatically. Some studies show not all shoppers like them, either because they find automated tills confusing, or because they prefer interacting with a real person. […]
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15
Jan
5 benefits of queue management systems
Having good queue management procedures in place can make a real difference to any customer-facing environment. Whilst the world is aims to exit global pandemic, it highlighted the need for effective queue management. As well as continuing to ensure your customers feel safe and remain socially distanced where necessary there are other benefits of queue […]
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14
Dec
7 COVID-19 QUEUE SOLUTIONS THAT WILL KEEP YOUR CUSTOMERS SAFE
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc with your customers’ confidence. A PWC UK survey conducted in November 2020 showed that consumer confidence had fallen to -10 on their index – a huge fall of 13 points, compared to December 2019’s +3 index score. In this post, we’re going to run through 7 top COVID-19 queue solutions/social distancing […]
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29
Nov
How to use custom printed safety barriers and branded queue management systems
One of the questions we’re often asked about safety solutions and queue management products is “can we customise them?” The answer is yes, you can! Well-designed, high-quality equipment is worth the investment, but the right products can do more for you than you think. Customising the look of barriers or banners not only gives you […]
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15
Nov
3 Ways That Wayfinding Signage Benefits the Customer Experience
For many customers, a lack of clear signage can make for a frustrating customer experience – leading to lost purchases and harmful reviews. How can you help customers find their way around whilst improving safety and efficiency? Whether you’re in the transport, events, or leisure and tourism sector, providing an organised layout with wayfinding signage […]
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28
Oct
5 Surprising Ways to Protect Profits this Black Friday
The ‘Black Friday’ sales period is almost upon us, with TV advertising, internet browser pop-ups, and reviews to tell us which products are worth waiting for. Although largely thought of as an online phenomenon, 2016 figures from the US show that 101.7 million people braved the crowds to shop in physical retail stores over the […]
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22
May
3 Top tips for queue management best practice
Having a good queue management system in place can not only improve customer satisfaction levels but also reduce wait times. How do you handle long lines of customers? Here are our top tips for queue management best practices. 1. Plan according to your needs The right system for you will depend on your particular requirements […]
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08
May
Why is effective queue management important?
No one likes waiting in line. A poorly managed queue could lose you business, make the visitor journey less efficient or create a health hazard. However, effective queue management has become quite a science, with increasingly high-tech methods of taking care of people, space and revenue simultaneously. From stores to airports, find out why queue […]
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24
Apr
Queue management in action: which industries can benefit the most?
Physical queues will spring up anywhere that users come in person to buy a product or take advantage of a service, whether that’s a retail store or a transit hub. For managers, this raises a number of issues, from customer safety to efficient use of space. A queue doesn’t have to be long for you […]
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28
Nov
What is Access Control Management and How do I use it?
What is access control management? Access control management is an important component of effectively managing the flow of people and restricting access where there is a need. Gone are the days when locking a door or putting up a temporary barrier are sufficient forms of access control. Now, businesses require better crowd control options to […]
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21
Nov
How to utilise a Virtual Assistant over Christmas time in Retail
‘How many weeks until Christmas?!’ With just over 4 weeks to go, high street retailers and shoppers alike will be gearing up for their busiest period in the shopping calendar – Christmas! With online shopping becoming increasingly more popular, many shoppers are swapping the hustle and bustle of in-store to the comforts of their own […]
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