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Are Deskless Retail Workers in a Tech Drought?

Retail TouchPoints

The retail sector is investing heavily in technology applications for customers — from virtual dressing rooms to paying by palm — but is the same attention being given to underserved employee groups? Managers and upper-level leaders are not the only ones who can benefit from access to information.

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Morrisons joins Sainsbury’s in slashing hundreds of jobs to trim costs

Retail Gazette

Morrisons is set to cut over 200 jobs from its retail people team as part of a significant cost-saving initiative, becoming the latest supermarket to announce such measures as it navigates the challenging economic landscape of 2025. Before any final decisions are taken, we will undertake a minimum 45-day consultation process.

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Data dynamism: Three ways embedded analytics are transforming retailers’ data into competitive retail insights

Retail Focus

Andrew Dunbar, General Manager EMEA of global digital consultancy Appnovation. Improved employee wellbeing and retention: As well as understanding the needs and wants of customers, integrated data software can optimise internal processes.

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Iceland throws 600-jobs lifeline to Sainsbury’s and Morrisons workers

Retail Gazette

The frozen food specialist has amixture of full- and part-time positions available, spanning retail staff, home delivery drivers, and management roles at the companys Head Office in Deeside, North Wales. We invite experienced retail staff and talented managers to come and join our team.

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How to solve employee attrition in retail

Retail Focus

Supermarkets have led the way in cutting costs with Tesco announcing plans to reduce its headcount by 2,000 in a restructure. Thanks to the use of digital tools, such as open-shift management and two-way communication module, businesses can improve employee engagement and ensure that information always gets to the right place when needed.

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One in five retail workers plan to quit the retail industry

365 Retail

More than eight out of 10 (83%) said they have experienced a decline in their mental health in the last year, with retail workers aged between aged 16 and 29, those working in distribution and warehouses, and employees of larger retailers found to be struggling the most. Rising abuse.

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Trader Joe’s: 10 Ways it Attracts & Retains Great Employees

Indigo 9 Digital

This year Trader Joe’s was named the third best large employer in the retail and wholesale category by Forbes and Trader Joe’s was ranked as having the highest customer satisfaction rating among supermarkets in 2021 by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Captains (store managers) make around $100,000 per year.