Personnel

How Do Retailers Solve the Labor Shortage Crisis?
December 21, 2022 at 7:18 pm

The events of the last few years โ€” Brexit, the pandemic, The Great Resignation, a cost-of-living crisis โ€” have caused evolving challenges that continue to ripple through the retail industry. One of the biggest causes for concern for businesses today is a mass shortage of workers as people switch to remote or at-home working, decideโ€ฆ

How to Combat Quiet Quitting Among Hourly Workers
December 14, 2022 at 4:42 pm

Quiet quitting is a trending topic across corporate America. And the retail sector is experiencing its own wave of workers eager to set boundaries with employers. Whether you call it quiet quitting, coasting, or plain old checking out, unmotivated employees arenโ€™t new. Workers who lack support, resources, and work-life balance also lack incentive to goโ€ฆ

SHEIN to Spend $15M on 'Improving Standards' at Factories Following Labor Abuse Claims
December 7, 2022 at 12:18 pm

SHEIN, the global fast-fashion e-commerce company, said it would commit $15 billion to "improving standards" at suppliers' factories in the wake of allegations of labor exploitation among its factory workers in China. The Chinese company, which was founded in 2008 by entrepreneur Chris Xu, was recently the subject of a U.K. documentary that claimed employeesโ€ฆ

Why Workforce Education is Critical to Recession-Proofing Your Retail Business
November 29, 2022 at 9:37 pm

The Great Resignation. The rise of e-commerce. The supply chain squeeze. These are just the latest in a string of challenging issues facing the retail industry, with a possible recession looming on the horizon. Retailers have rebounded from economic downturns before, however, relying on an economic recovery will not be sufficient without a workforce readyโ€ฆ

What Retail Leaders Can Learn From Taco Bell's DEI Initiatives
November 14, 2022 at 8:46 am

Employers across every industry should be creating equal opportunities for their frontline employees. One of the ways this can be accomplished is by adopting the concept of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). But what does DEI truly mean? It can look different for each company, but essentially, as BuiltIn put it, "DEI is any policyโ€ฆ

One Big Happy Workforce: Prioritizing Employee Experience to Ensure CX Success
November 7, 2022 at 8:52 am

With national labor challenges lingering, the retail industry is among those hit the hardest by โ€œThe Great Reshuffleโ€ ยญโ€” formerly known as the Great Resignation. In fact, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that the quit rate in the retail industry was hovering close to 4 percent over the summer, just behind the leading leisureโ€ฆ

Retailers Donโ€™t Need to Look Far for Employee Engagement Tech Solutions
October 10, 2022 at 4:34 pm

Perpetual and increasing competition, economic fluctuations, and constantly changing consumer expectations strain the retail sector harder than most industries. To combat these challenges, retailers have turned to technology โ€” from analyzing big data to better connect with consumers to launching omnichannel strategies to reach customers at every point of their respective purchase journeys. More recently,โ€ฆ

3 Ways to Upskill Talent and Enable Retail Success Now
September 26, 2022 at 12:51 pm

Retailers navigating hybrid work environments and rapid shifts in the way people shop in the wake of the pandemic now find themselves facing a potential economic slowdown and increasingly volatile swings in consumer demand. However, the path to retail success doesnโ€™t rest solely on creating the perfect post-COVID plan or developing a long-range strategy forโ€ฆ

Gap Eliminating About 500 Corporate Jobs
September 20, 2022 at 4:27 pm

Gap Inc. is cutting about 500 corporate jobs as the apparel retailer struggles with declining sales. The job cuts, which include open positions, will be primarily at Gapโ€™s offices in San Francisco, New York and Asia, and hit various departments, a representative for the retailer confirmed Tuesday. The moves were first reported by The Wall Streetโ€ฆ

Retail Leaders Are Prioritizing Automation and Future-Proofing Their Workforce
September 20, 2022 at 11:28 am

Facing a new era of retail in a volatile market, many businesses have had to rapidly expand or strengthen their online presence. Retailers that are thriving are doing so with the help of intelligent automation (IA). In fact, in a recent Deloitte report, 82 percent of sector leaders said โ€œautomation wherever possible will be a high priority,โ€ and 67โ€ฆ