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Ikea Creates Training Ecosystem to Support AI Literacy for 3,500 Employees

Retail TouchPoints

Ingka Group , parent company of Ikea Retail , has set ambitious targets for boosting the AI literacy of its organization, including AI training for approximately 3,000 employees and 500 executives. Additionally, Ikea is developing various proprietary AI tools in-house or jointly with suppliers.

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Planning to Prevent Workplace Violence in Retail

Retail TouchPoints

In addition to the safety risk to employees and customers alike, workplace violence incidents are costly to retailers. If they do have a plan, it’s likely that it hasn’t been recently updated, and many employees may not know it exists. A potential inciting incident can be due to retribution from a former employee. A 2022 U.S.

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The Digital Edge: Exploring the Benefits of Digital Coaching in the Retail Industry

Retail Focus

Digital coaching is an innovative force transforming how businesses connect with customers and employees. Benefits The importance of digital employee coaching can’t be overlooked in today’s world, so let’s break down some benefits of coaching. Let’s dive in. This feedback helps find areas that need some improvement.

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VR for Retail Training: How to Leverage the Tech to Land Stronger Outcomes

Retail TouchPoints

As we fast approach Q4 2023, there is one topic at the forefront of every retailer’s mind: holiday shopping. They’re likely also emphasizing continual training of new employees, as the retail industry can be quite fickle and turnover is often high. Which means now is the time for retailers to reset and reevaluate.

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5 Ways AR and VR Are Transforming Retail Training

Retail TouchPoints

In today’s tight labor market, training has become more critical than ever. Nowhere is that truer than in the retail space, where it is particularly important to train your employees quickly and engage them effectively to create long-term organizational loyalty. Customer service training. Retail onboarding.

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The Top 5 Retail Remix Episodes of 2023

Retail TouchPoints

With every conversation, my goal is simple: to have candid and at times challenging conversations around some of the industry’s hottest topics and trends. Why it Matters: In 2023, we saw employee turnover reach record highs. As a result, associate training and engagement came to the forefront.

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Here’s how Cartier started on its journey towards diversity and inclusion

Inside Retail

According to Abramo, as part of the business’ journey to diversity and inclusion, they conducted listening sessions with their employees and gathered data on how they can identify what they need to focus first. “We