Hiring

Gearing Up for a Great Holiday Season
October 4, 2023 at 10:57 am

As the thermometer drops and the holiday season draws closer, that signals the beginning of a slew of opportunities for retailers in the coming months. However, despite the promise of the holiday shopping rush to help retailers’ bottom lines and set businesses on course for a successful new year, it's imperative for them to consider…

Leveraging the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to Bolster Holiday Season Hiring
September 21, 2023 at 11:51 am

If you've spent any time at a major retailer recently you know the holiday season is rapidly approaching. Retailers all over the United States are preparing for what's typically their busiest time of the year. However, this year, retailers are finding it difficult to find qualified employees to fill their seasonal hiring needs due to…

US Retailer Holiday Hiring to Drop to Lowest Level Since 2008
September 18, 2023 at 12:45 pm

U.S. retailers will hire the lowest number of seasonal workers for this holiday season since 2008, due to increased labor costs and shaky consumer confidence, according to a report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas provided exclusively to Reuters. Retailers are expected to add just 410,000 seasonal jobs this season, according to an analysis of non-seasonally…

Tapping Into Gen Z's 'Gig Economy' Labor Pool
September 6, 2023 at 8:15 pm

As the overall quit rate continues to rise and the labor market further tightens, retailers across the country find it extremely difficult to hire enough well-trained workers to deliver a good customer experience. But while many generations are shrinking in the workforce, Gen Z is a rapidly growing generation eager to work and ready to…

How Green Jobs Can Create Lasting Change
May 16, 2023 at 7:16 pm

Over 90 percent of the impact most consumer goods companies have on the environment can be attributed to their supply chains. Emissions from supply chains are 11.4 times higher than a company’s own operational emissions, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). That is more than double previous estimates. And since the past eight years…

How to Snag Top Talent and Gain a Competitive Edge
February 15, 2023 at 5:11 pm

After the past few difficult years it seemed the tough times might be coming to an end, yet I believe too many are beginning 2023 with more trepidation than hope. They have fears of a recession and see headlines filled with news of various organizations laying people off. While there are businesses that are struggling…

How Retailers Can Combat Staffing Shortages
February 7, 2023 at 11:49 am

In recent years successful brands have been able to meet and exceed customer expectations at a period when demand skyrocketed and in-store shopping was limited. The reason? Investments in technology. By applying the same digital ingenuity that brands used to enhance the customer experience, retailers can combat staffing issues. Retailers are facing staffing shortages and…

The Home Depot Launches Job Network to Empower Skilled Tradespeople
November 21, 2022 at 6:49 pm

In episode 376 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Jenna Arca, director of workforce development at The Home Depot, the largest home improvement retailer in the United States. Arca discusses the launch of The Home Depot's Path to Pro job-seeker marketplace for skilled tradespeople and hiring trade professionals (0:47), the origin of the…

How Retailers Can Improve Their Hiring Strategy for the Fall and Beyond
October 19, 2022 at 11:25 am

Since the onset of the pandemic, the future of the retail industry has been marked with uncertainty. Currently, retailers are trying to prepare for a looming threat of recession and inevitable changes to consumer spending in the face of continued high inflation. With so much unpredictability ahead, labor planning can be a particularly daunting task.…

Tips to Help Retailers Hire for the Holidays
October 17, 2022 at 11:03 am

Retailers should be preparing for peak season hiring as the holidays are just two months away. Since many retailers have struggled to fill open positions over the past year and a half, the thought of hiring enough seasonal help could be frightful, rather than delightful. Amid the Great Resignation, seasonal retail jobs dropped 7 percent from…