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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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Bealls Deploys Workforce Management Solution Chainwide

Retail TouchPoints

Bealls has adopted a workforce management (WFM) platform from Legion Technologies for demand forecasting, automated scheduling, time and attendance tracking and frontline communications across its 650 stores.

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Automation: The Driving Force Behind Warehouse Management Growth

Retail TouchPoints

A growing retail and ecommerce business can turn an efficient process into a multi-step nightmare with inaccurate purchasing, order fulfillment and returns processes. Hence the undeniable need for robust warehouse management technologies that are future-focused and effortlessly scalable. Sophisticated Automation. System Automation.

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Efficiency and Engagement: The Great Balancing Act of Workforce Tech

Retail TouchPoints

However, employee shortages are forcing many organizations to prioritize capabilities that support operating efficiency and store performance over employee engagement and loyalty. A lot of companies are looking to do more with less via productivity tools like task management, communication tools, etc.

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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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Personalization that Consumers Expect Post-Pandemic

Retail TouchPoints

According to McKinsey , it yields 20% higher customer-satisfaction rates, boosts sales-conversion rates by 10% to 15%, and enables an increase of 20% to 30% in employee engagement. This can include priority access and previews into new launches or latest arrivals, reward points and faster fulfillment. Advanced customer support.

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Your guide to working out your workforce

Inside Retail

At a tactical level, leave and shifts will need to be actively managed for maximum coverage but also to allow time for personal restoration. This all makes a strong case for focusing on retaining employees and keeping turnover as low as possible. For those organisations looking to recruit, competition is fierce.