Amazon’s mission ‘to be Earth’s most customer-centric company where people can find and discover anything they want to buy online’ is ultimately what makes the company capable of brushing aside its competitors' attempts to outmatch its superior customer service. Making it easy to find the product you are looking for, the infamous ‘one-click’ checkout option and a horde of customer service specialists are just some of the characteristics that helped to secure Amazon the top spot on the 2016 best retail customer experience list.
The Seattle-based retailer bases its business on four key principles:
• Customer obsession rather than competitor focus
• Passion for invention
• Commitment to operational excellence
• Long-term thinking
These principles have positioned Amazon as one of the biggest retailers in the world with 2 million retail brands, small businesses and individual sellers currently using Amazon's e-commerce platform. All this while maintaining and constantly developing a world-class customer service.