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Hiring ex-offenders could help to ease staffing crisis

Retail Insider

Back in 2002 when shoe-repairing and key-cutting retailer Timpson employed its first ex-offender, it was deemed a somewhat risky move and certainly deeply unfashionable, which is precisely why the rest of the industry was reluctant to follow suit. They typically now account for around 10% of the company’s total workforce.

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Cross-Channel Home Décor Retailing: 5 Take Away Lessons from The Game Changers

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Formerly known as CSN Stores, the company was founded in 2002. Integrate your accounting with your POS – This means integrating your accounting department with all points of sale. Your accounting department needs to be fully integrated with all points of sale.