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Study: How Retailers are Managing the Tug-of-War Between Employee Satisfaction and Profitability

Retail TouchPoints

As a result, the 74% of merchants that saw their store operations budgets increase between 2023 and 2024 had to figure out the best way to allocate this money toward a wide-ranging set of needs, from new in-store technology and inventory management solutions to employee training and engagement initiatives.

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5 Ways to Achieve Employee and Customer Retention

Retail TouchPoints

To make a comeback, retailers must understand the value of employee retention and the role it plays in performance, output and ability to scale. Here are five workplace management strategies you can integrate into your operations to boost employee retention and increase customer loyalty. Let’s start at the beginning, shall we?

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Why it’s up to leaders to re-engage their teams

Inside Retail

Employee engagement is the holy grail that almost all employers are searching for in order to have a more productive workforce, deliver meaningful outcomes, create a happier workplace and, as a result, deliver a better bottom line. Take any change management framework, such as Kotter, ADKAR or Kübler-Ross.

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6 Keys to Empowering Store Associates During the Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

Put managers front and center. To keep employee engagement and performance at their peak, retailers should ensure that management is always present on the sales floor, according to Michael Brown, Partner and Americas Retail Leader at Kearney in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Create digital synergy.

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Retail Workforce Management Solutions That Accelerate Execution and Communication

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

But modern store employees need real-time solutions to adapt to ever-changing environments. Retail employees are increasingly stretched, whether it’s customer data at their fingertips to personalize the experience or tools to manage new forms of payment such as curbside pickup. What is retail workforce management?

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Bringing Sustainability and Innovation to the Grocery Store Supply Chain

Retail TouchPoints

When’s the last time you took an inventory of your supply chain management technologies? Laura McCord is Executive Director of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility at KeHE , driving environmental stewardship, employee engagement, and community involvement within the company. Consider new technologies.

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How Retailers Can Build ‘Forgivability’ to Survive a Cyberattack

Retail TouchPoints

Although retailers can and should take all possible preventative measures, there is always an inherent risk to customers’ accounts. Every employee should understand the importance of protecting customers’ data and the steps needed to enable strong enterprise security.