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6 Keys to Empowering Store Associates During the Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

While the NRF has yet to release its total sales projections for the season, its early consumer research reveals that consumers plan to spend an average of $875 this holiday season, in line with the five-year average — and most of that money will be spent online. Put managers front and center. Create digital synergy.

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Forget productivity. How resilient is your team?

Inside Retail

To avoid the productivity pitfall, managers need to be planning for resilience. How happy are your employees, and how likely are they to stay with you in the long term? How far in advance are you creating hiring plans, in the event key employees leave your organisation? Plan for every situation.

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Bringing Sustainability and Innovation to the Grocery Store Supply Chain

Retail TouchPoints

This year we’ve also enhanced our demand planning capabilities through Manhattan’s DFIO software. Advanced tools along with dedicated supply chain experts help forecast accurately with demand planning and prevent food waste in the first place. The system assists in spoils mitigation, reducing our waste.

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Guest Post: 4 Ways to Transform Customer Experience While Growing Rapidly

Hyken

Through a variety of surveys and feedback forums, XGS realized that we had some work to do to create an internal culture that drove employee engagement and satisfaction. Every employee pledged by signing a commitment letter promising to own and apply the rules throughout their day. . Closing the Operational Gap.

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The evolution of Aussie fashion: A chat with retail veteran David Briskin

Inside Retail

Then you’ve got the other aspect, which is Thread Together’s employee engagement programs. We need more focus on education, so designers coming through the system have a good understanding of business basics, cashflow, stock management, managing an open-to-buy, merchandise planning and basic accounting.

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Why are your store workers leaving?

365 Retail

Of the total retail job vacancies, store vacancies accounted for a huge 87 per cent. A more holistic understanding of why your people are leaving means you can put together a targeted plan to reduce costly turnover and attract more talent, as well as increase employee engagement. The average turnover rate was 50.8

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How to rebuild trust with your team, customers and more

Inside Retail

It is this trust between leadership and their employees that sets the tone for employee engagement and performance. Trust and employee engagement Research has established a strong link between trust and employee engagement.