Lowe's announced this week its plans to hire approximately 45,000 seasonal employees at its stores in the U.S. during spring — the busiest time of year in the home improvement industry. The …
NEW YORK — At this morning's keynote at the NRF show, Walmart CEO Bill Simon announced that beginning Memorial Day, Walmart will offer a job to any honorably discharged U.S. military veteran …
The National Retail Federation today announced that Saks Inc. Chairman and CEO Stephen I. Sadove has been elected chairman of the NRF Board of Directors and chairman of its Executive Committee …
The British Retail Consortium announced today that retail employment rose by 2.9 percent in the third quarter of 2012 compared with the year prior, marking the fastest growth in two years for the U.K …
Although the economy is starting to bounce back, wages and benefits are still low when it comes to many low-skill service jobs, such as employees of retail outlets. Some experts, however, think …
Walgreen Co. is piloting a program to hire cognitively and physically disabled employees in its stores across the country, according to a story on ChicagoBusiness.com. About 50 percent of the staff …
According to a new study from Temple University, retailers can significantly increase their revenue and profitability by better mirroring the "racioethnic representation" between their employees and …
Following the announcement that U.S. employers added 103,000 jobs in September and that the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.1 percent, National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew …
Following the announcement that U.S. employers added 103,000 jobs in September and that the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.1 percent, National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew …
With the 2012 election season around the corner, the National Retail Federation has launched a first-of-its-kind major year-long advocacy campaign to advance a Jobs, Innovation, and Consumer Value …
According to the New York Times, J.C. Penney Co. today announced that its chief executive, Myron E. Ullman III, will be replaced by Ron Johnson, the top retail executive for Apple. Johnson will begin …
FurstPerson Inc., a provider of on-demand, pre-employment assessments and talent management solutions for customer contact organizations, today introduced an online retail hiring solution to help …
Digby, a mobile commerce developer, announced it raised $8 million in Series C funding led by Battery Ventures with RIM's BlackBerry Partners Fund and including S3 Ventures and Daylight Partners. The …
Meijer, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer with supercenters in five Midwestern states, will invest more than $75 million in a major remodel project for stores in Michigan and Ohio, with eight …
Merkle, an independent customer relationship-marketing agency, announced the release of its new retail database-marketing suite. Merkle's Retail Marketing Suite (RMS) includes both off-the-shelf and …
According to BusinessWire.com, PeopleAnswers has announced a software licensing agreement with RadioShack Corp. The agreement will expand RadioShack's use of PeopleAnswers' talent assessment software …
The Sears Holdings board of directors has elected Lou D'Ambrosio as the chief executive officer and president of the company. D'Ambrosio was chief executive of Avaya Inc. from 2006 to 2008 and served …
Good help is harder than ever to find, and equally hard to keep. Managing your staff, keeping them trained and happy, and keeping them on the payroll — all of these are crucial to providing a great customer experience.
Local sourcing and a guarantee of jobs for veterans are at the core of the retail giant's 2013 strategy.1 comment- James Bickers
Getting a job at Zappos.com today is more than a dream for many; it is a one in a 100-person opportunity.
Retailers are hiring c-level executives whose sole focus is the customer experience.4 comments
