Jeff Palmer

Jeff Palmer

Jeff Palmer is chief revenue officer at Upstream Works, an omnichannel contact center solutions company. With more than 20 years of experience, he helps organizations drive predictable results through customer-centric technology and is known for translating evolving customer behavior into practical strategies that deliver measurable business value.

How AI is Supporting Humans to Solve Retail’s Most Persistent Pain Points
February 9, 2026 at 7:32 pm

Retailers are operating in an increasingly unforgiving environment. Shoppers expect fast, personalized, and consistent service, while retail organizations are stretched thin by staffing shortages, rising costs, and ongoing supply chain volatility. In an on-demand culture, even minor service breakdowns — an unanswered question, a long wait, an out-of-stock item — can cause today’s transactional shopper…