Cabela’s Customer Experience
| Brick & Mortar Competing in Experience Wars
“I think it’s incumbent upon the responsibility of retailers
~Howard Schultz
A few weeks ago a friend of mine, Tony Goins, EVP at Cabela’s, invited me to attend Cabela’s grand opening in Avon, Ohio. The grand opening didn’t start until 10 a.m., however, Tony suggested I get there by 8 a.m. As I got close to the address, I assumed there was some sort of accident ahead. There was a long line of bumper-to-bumper traffic and several police cars. After barely moving for several minutes, I realized it wasn’t due to an accident. All the traffic was from several thousands of people waiting in the Cleveland August heat for the new Cabela’s to open. I later found out people had literally been camped out for days to be one of the first 500 to enter the new store.
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however, the Experience they put on at their grand opening was nothing like I have ever seen before. They had entertainment for all their Customers who were patiently waiting for the store to open, including a concert by Luke Bryan. The ribbon cutting ceremony had to be done Cabela’s style, with a man cutting the ribbon by shooting it from 
mortar. The chain of upscale salons & spas in Cleveland, Ohio, which has repeatedly been named one of the top 20 salons in America, have turned their reception/waiting areas into a true Experience area. There are no front desks or receptionists sitting waiting for Customers to come to them; no more computers, cash registers, lines of people waiting to check in and check out, not even comfortable seating. The Guest Care personnel come to you, meet you where you are. The concierge is also able to visit guests while they are getting a hair service, manicure or pedicure and get them their products, check them out, and schedule their next appointment, saving the 
guest a few minutes after their services are done. While the guests seem to enjoy this unique experience and conveniences, this particular location has the highest retail sales per client, $3.00 more per client than any of the other John Robert’s Spa locations.
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