Staffing and Training News & Media
Gap honors frontline workers with bonus effort
June 3, 2021
Retailer Gap is doling out $300 bonuses to 70,000 hourly employees as a way to thank workers for their performance and serving as the "lifeblood" of the…
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Under Armour hikes hourly minimum pay
May 27, 2021
Under Armour is boosting its minimum pay rate for hourly store associates by 50% in the U.S. and Canada starting June 6.
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Skykit offers 3 months free access to workplace platform
May 20, 2021
In an effort to help businesses get back to business in the office environment now that COVID-19 is no longer the same threat as a year ago, Skykit is offering…
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Dollar General advances training to boost employee, customer experience
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
The retail segment, while slowly climbing out from the effects of the pandemic, is now facing another critical issue: hiring and retaining staff. Dollar…
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Lowe's embarks on huge hiring push: 50K associates
April 30, 2021
Lowe's is hoping to hire more than 50,000 store associates and hopes to meet the goal by hosting a national hiring day on May 4.
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Target doubles Apple product footprint, deploying special training for team members
February 26, 2021
Target Corp. is going big with its in-store Apple product footprint, doubling space allocation and offering team members special training on the product line.
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5 seasonal hiring tips for 2021 based on 2020 lessons
by Jane Sloan
Jane Sloan, manager, customer success at CareerBuilder, explains why when it comes to seasonal hiring strategies retailers should plan for resilience. The…
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Target handing out $200M in bonus money, extending benefits
January 26, 2021
Retailer Target, which had a robust holiday sales season, is handing out $200 million in employee bonuses and expanding COVID-19 benefits.
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Self-service enters new era; employees take on new importance
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Consumers want self-service, but they also want to speak to an employee when necessary, according to the keynote presentation during the recent Self-Service…
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Frontline retail preparedness will go a long way in 2021
by JD Dillon — Chief Learning Architect, Axonify
JD Dillon, chief learning architect, atAxonify, explains why retailers need to make sure the frontline workforce is equipped with the right mix of tools and…
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HotSchedules launches global brand Fourth
December 2, 2020
HotSchedules, a technology and services provider for the hospitality and restaurant industries, is now operating under a unified global brand called Fourth and…
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Lowe's hiring on 20K staffers for holiday season
November 5, 2020
Home improvement retailer Lowe's Companies, Inc. is gearing up to hire on 20,000 associates to support customer demand this holiday season and is dedicating an…
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Reality Interactive launches thermal scanner hub
November 5, 2020
Reality Interactive, a retail technology design firm and digital agency, has launched its Axsis thermal enabled digital hub, according to a press release. A…
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Walmart hiring on seasonal help
October 5, 2020
For the first time since 2015 Walmart is hiring on a massive force, 20,000 seasonal workers, for its fulfillment centers in order to handle the upcoming…
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Kohls cutting corporate workforce due to pandemic impact
September 21, 2020
Retailer Kohl's is cutting 15% of its corporate jobs in its quest to reduce costs in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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A grocer’s mobility guide in the age of social distancing
by Dipesh Hinduja — Director, Mobile Solution Architecture, Stratix Corp
Dipesh Hinduja, mobile solutions architect at Stratix, explains how COVID-19 has ushered ina new normal for the grocery sector and that one thing is certain…
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Amazon hiring 33K workers and it's not holiday season related
September 10, 2020
Amazon plans to hire on 33,000 employees within the next few months and the hiring surge isn't about fulfilling holiday workforce needs or seasonal roles.
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The psychology of shopping in stores
by Audwin Cash — SVP, Atrius Enterprise Solutions
Audwin Cash, SVP, Enterprise Solutions, Atrius, Acuity Brands, offers insight on four psychological reasons consumers prefer the store experience and how…
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Amazon is on a hiring spree
August 20, 2020
The pandemic isn't stemming hiring at Amazon as the e-tailer aims to add 3,500 jobs in six cities.
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Australia convenience retailer taps Reflexis tech to simplify store operations
August 17, 2020
EG Group, a fuel and convenience retailer, is deploying Reflexis technology in 540 sites in Australia to boost task execution on the staff level and simplify…
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