Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Many companies are becoming more flexible and inclusive to all identities to increase staff retention and increase the value proposition they offer employees. Building retail careers Long-term employment and career advancement has been a priority for Ikea Australia when creating company policy.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 24, 2023

From fostering a supportive culture to celebrating successes, here are some powerful strategies to encourage top-notch productivity from your employees. Fostering a Supportive Work Environment: Empowerment and Recognition In order to stimulate top-notch performance from your team, you need to create an environment that enables their success.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2024

Today, it is hard to imagine any sector where AI has yet to be deployed in some capacity, including, increasingly, retail, which has turned to AI for everything from streamlining the supply chain to personalizing shopping experiences. The potential utility of biometric data to retailers is wide-ranging.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2022

Apple retail store workers at the Cumberland Mall location in Atlanta filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on April 20, 2022, with 70% of the group of more than 100 eligible employees signing union authorization cards. This store’s employees become the first within the company’s U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic brought more changes to the retail and related service sectors than any other event in recent memory. These situations continue to impact the retail environment and especially its employees. Retail managers now face employee management and safety challenges that require additional tools and oversight.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 12, 2024

The annual list recognises companies with the highest employee engagement and wellbeing levels. The frozen food retailer , alongside its sister brand The Food Warehouse was the only UK supermarket to feature in the ‘very big’ organisation category. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2022

A former Illinois-based employee of PetSmart has filed a putative class action against the pet goods retailer, accusing the company of violating the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting employees’ voiceprints in ways that could leave them open to identity theft. The case of Steven Stegmann v.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 6, 2021

According to people management platform Employment Hero’s The Employee Movement and Retention Report , 48 per cent of the 1000 workers surveyed plan to look for a new role in the next year, with 40 per cent planning to look in the next six months. The post Employers warned of impending resignation wave appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2023

The news broke three months after the retailer announced that it would close eight other locations across the U.S. Closing some Amazon Go stores may help the retail giant focus on its full-size grocery operations, which CEO Andy Jassy said was an area Amazon was prepared to “go big” on in February.

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Retail Wire

JANUARY 25, 2022

Workers at an REI in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood have filed a request with the National Labor Relations Board to oversee an election to determine if the store’s 115 employees will be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

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Wiser

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Leveraging the potential of store associates to become product advocates opens up a new dimension for retailers to connect with their customers organically. However, the journey toward effective employee advocacy demands a thoughtful strategy. The importance of building employee advocacy within the retail sector cannot be overstated.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2023

It’s hard to believe that in the same year cutting edge technologies like augmented reality and autonomous shopping have exploded in retail, shoplifting is still aching the minds of executives. By the numbers, retailers experienced a startling 26.5% By the numbers, retailers experienced a startling 26.5%

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2023

Alongside pricing strategy and value-adds, there is another, vital way for retailers to provide more for their customers. It’s not a surprise that the happier your employees are, the better the experience they deliver to your customers. How do you currently communicate your CX to your employees? And it starts with your people.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This is Part 2 of The Holiday Readiness Series, which will feature tactical tips and takeaways from experts that retailers can still apply to rev up their sales results. over 2021, according to the National Retail Federation. Looking for even more data and insights to power your approach? Last year, holiday sales grew a modest 5.3%

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2023

The founder of Amplify HR, Karen Kirton, believes it’s all about finding, recruiting and retaining great employees. Research consistently shows that if you develop a workplace culture that engages your teams, you will enjoy higher customer satisfaction, loyalty, productivity and profitability, and lower employee turnover.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 22, 2024

The Central Arbitration Committee (CAC), the independent statutory body that adjudicates on collective bargaining rights, has ruled that a ballot should be held at the distribution centre to test support for union recognition, The Guardian reported. This is not the first time GMB has sought statutory union recognition.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Organized retail crime (ORC) is a growing concern for retailers of all sizes. Groups of professional thieves are systematically targeting retail establishments to steal easily resold merchandise such as pharmaceuticals, groceries, diapers and beauty supplies. Another helpful tool is automatic license plate recognition (ALPR).

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Retail Focus

JUNE 28, 2022

To reward, engage, and retain these vital frontline employees, the survey shows, retail and hospitality businesses need to find creative ways to provide meaningful engagement and growth opportunities. Recognition. Today’s frontline workers crave fulfilling careers with employers that give them: Efficient workload management.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 10, 2023

At the retailer’s 13th Avenue location in Columbus, OSHA also found boxes of merchandise, shopping carts and other items blocking walkways, exposing employees to trip hazards , for which the company was cited with one repeat violation and $98,219 in proposed penalties. “As 1, 2022 through Jan 31, 2023, with a total of nearly $7.5

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A new “zero-tolerance” plan is set to be agreed between ministers, police and retailers in a bid to crack down on the current shoplifting epidemic. It comes as the police have been accused by retail bosses of not taking the crime seriously enough and not responding to their reports.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2023

The exponential growth of e-commerce on a global scale has been revolutionising retail since the pandemic, meeting consumers’ demands for convenience, personalisation and diverse buying opportunities. While we’re growing our retailer and customer base, we’re feeling pretty confident,” says Marsh. “As

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365 Retail

MAY 8, 2024

Think about an office where employees eagerly expect their timetables. Typically, a work rota entails details of days and times of day when employees must report at duty stations. Flexibility Flexibility is a key factor in employee satisfaction, especially in industries with variable schedules.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2020

More than two-thirds ( 69% ) of retail executives also expect enthusiasm for contactless options will continue. “In For retailers, leveraging shoppers’ mobile devices for functions like self-checkout offers advantages that go beyond creating a smoother, safer experience for customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2021

These concerns are fueling consumer expectations for more contactless experiences everywhere they go, including the retail environment. To mitigate health and safety concerns and deliver on these expectations, retailers are designing touchless shopping experiences with the help of voice and speech recognition technology.

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Retail Times

APRIL 3, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Online grocery retailer Ocado is taking a local first approach to its employee reward and recognition initiatives in Sunderland.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2024

But will it lead to widespread industry change, or dissuade other retailers from speaking out about January 26? Dr Abas Mirzaei, a marketing lecturer at Macquarie University, told Inside Retail that “Woolworths is a household name, where consumers are exposed to the brand cues on a daily basis.”

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 26, 2024

.” Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning She continued: “It’s desperate measures and goes someway to show why Amazon workers as so determined to win the union recognition they deserve.”

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Factoring the recruitment into the initial business plan, making an employee manual, and ensuring adequate training is provided will help you remain compliant with the NHS regulations. By following human resource policies and paperwork, you would ensure that the dental practice is protected and all employees are treated fairly.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Few areas of the economy have been as affected by Covid-19 as the retail sector. Non-food retailers have been forced to close, switch to online or click-and-collect, and switch back again. Food retailers became essential frontline workers and dealt with a time of booming sales and insatiable demand.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 22, 2023

In the past three years, retail workers have been at the forefront of our challenging times. And, with the cost-to-hire increasing to an average of $23,000 per candidate, it is unsurprising that 39 per cent of retailers name retention as their top priority for 2023. To attract the right people and keep them.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A nationwide study of more 1,500 employees, commissioned by leading promotional products company 4imprint.co.uk , explored what it is that British workers enjoy most about their job. . The promotional retailer’s study revealed the most sought-after corporate merchandise are staff recognition gifts that have been personalised. .

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Inside Retail

MARCH 1, 2022

Gone are the days of rigid employee management and the ongoing assumption that a bevy of hourly applicants will be there to cover any workforce churn and turnover. Further, employees want to work for something worthwhile as well. The absence of a real strategy for employee attraction and retention is no longer an option.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 9, 2024

It comes as daily incidents of violence and abuse towards staff employees skyrocketed 50% last year amid the cost-of-living crisis. It has also pledged £55m in facial recognition technology over the next four years to “help catch perpetrators and prevent shoplifting”.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Retail businesses have faced myriad challenges in 2020. Even so, online sales aren’t always enough to keep brick-and-mortar retailers out of bankruptcy. In fact, AR’s potential for the retail environment is one reason why the AR market is projected to grow to $100.2 2: AR for Employee Training.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Key staff of The Daily Edited will join some 700 Colette by Colette Hayman employees, according to a statement issued by BJM, Colette’s parent company. The Daily Edit has strong local and international brand recognition with a flagship store at the QVB, Sydney. Tran withdrew from the business last year. .

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365 Retail

JULY 13, 2022

is one in which all aspects of the retail experience – both on the front end and the back end – are in communication for the most efficient and optimal outcome. In the retail sector, IoT is already starting to have a huge impact. Here are 5 trends that will dominate the retail industry in 2022, as a result of IoT. Industry 4.0

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Top Australian companies that backed constitutional recognition of Indigenous people said they respected voters’ rejection of the change but would now take their own steps to try to improve opportunities for the country’s first inhabitants.

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