Gap slashing corp workforce in expense reduction strategy

September 26, 2022

Gap Inc. is reportedly cutting 500 corporate roles in a quest to reduce expenses.

Target hiring on 100K workers for holiday season

September 23, 2022

Target plans to hire 100,000 seasonal employees for the holiday sales season, the same number it hired on in 2021.

Walmart not hiring big for holiday season

September 23, 2022

Walmart will hire on about 40,000 seasonal employees this year, compared to 150,000 it hired for last year's big retail sales time.

1-800-Flowers.com hiring on staff for seasonal needs

September 15, 2022

Floral and gift retailer 1-800-Flowers.com plans to hire more than 8,000 seasonal as well as year-round store associates nationwide to meet the upcoming…

UPS aims to hire 100K workers for holiday season

September 12, 2022

United Parcel Service aims to hire on more than 100,000 additional workers to handle packages and delivery during the upcoming holiday season.

Amazon pulls back on hiring

September 9, 2022

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is pulling back on hiring after years of massive growth to keep up with pandemic demands.

Target CEO commits to 3 more years at helm

September 7, 2022

Target CEO Brian Cornell will continue in his role for the next three years while Arthur Valdez, EVP and chief supply chain and logistics leader, has retired…

Bonobos taps store associates as chat support

September 1, 2022

Menswear retailer Bonobos is adding a to-do task to store associates: serve as online chat support.

7-Eleven reduces corporate head count

August 2, 2022

Convenience chain 7-Eleven has cut about 880 U.S. corporate jobs.

Labor, skills shortage biggest business disruptors

July 13, 2022

Labor and skill shortages are viewed by most employers, 71%, as the top potential disruptors to business the year — more than inflation, supply chain hiccups…

CVS creates top leadership role to drive tech strategy

July 8, 2022

Tilak Mandadi has been hired for a newly-created executive leadership role at CVS Health Corp. that aims to integrate the company's technology strategy.

Working women dealing with high burnout level, claims report

June 13, 2022

Working women are facing a high level of burnout and a lack of flexibility in the job, according to a Deloitte report, "Women @ Work 2022: A Global Outlook."

Francesca’s deploys Yoobic One tech to boost employee experience

June 13, 2022

Francesca's, a women's boutique retailer, is deploying the Yoobic One workplace solution to streamline operations, boost employee experience and gain…

Talkdesk Introduces New Industry-Specific Solution: Talkdesk Retail Experience Cloud

Talkdesk, a global cloud contact center leader for customer-obsessed companies, introduced Talkdesk Retail Experience Cloud™, the AI-powered customer service…

Retail workers are in the driver's seat so that requires hyper-flexible hiring practices

by Aakash Kumar — CEO and Founder, Shiftsmart

It’s a long road ahead for retailers in this tight labor market, but there are actionable strategies to help make it a smoother ride for employers and workers.

Apple raising hourly retail pay by $2

May 27, 2022

Apple is increasing hourly retail worker pay to $22, up from $20, later this year and also plans to increase corporate pay.

Walgreens taps ex Calvin Klein chief as CMO

May 20, 2022

Walgreens has named Linh Peters as chief marking officer and appointed two senior leaders to drive its expanding healthcare effort.

How digital kiosks are helping to relieve US labor shortage

Businesses, especially retail, are turning to kiosks to attract customers, rely less on employees during a nationwide labor shortage, and hopefully return…

NYC Apple store workers looking to unionize

April 22, 2022

Staff at Apple's Grand Central Apple store in New York City are looking to form a union and are collecting signatures to file a petition.

Verizon pumps up minimum wage

April 20, 2022

Verizon Communications Inc. will increase the minimum wage for new and existing retail, customer service and internal sales staff to $20 an hour.