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

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers are tasked with tackling these challenges while navigating other issues disrupting their business, from rising theft rates to heightened customer demands for more seamless and transparent shopping experiences. retail and dining foot traffic has been trending up — and this is likely to continue through the holiday shopping season.

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GMG’s senior HR director on strengthening the company’s retail workforce

Inside Retail

Its all about finding that balance between achieving organisational goals and ensuring the well-being of our employees. Managing large teams and navigating the complexities of the people department has its hurdles, but its incredibly rewarding. What initiatives has GMG introduced to improve employee experience and motivation?

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How to lead from the front this Christmas

A1 Retail

By Charlie Sampson, Director of Leadership Development at employee engagement consultancy scarlettabbott Theres nothing like Christmas in retail. Manic, magical, and mince pie-fuelled, its a challenging period for employees and team leaders in the industry that makes Christmas happen. Well, nows your chance.

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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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Business Success Begins with Employee Training and Empowerment

Retail TouchPoints

Leaders need to pay particular attention to managers, who play an outsized role in frontline retail: McKinsey data shows that managers are significantly more likely to leave their position (63%) than non-managers (36%). It takes time and effort to communicate and build those lasting relationships between employees and employers.

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Long-term employee and customer relationships key to retail growth

Inside Retail

Manage compliance for streamlined employee experience. One of the most important touchpoints an employee has with their employer is when and how they get paid. Ensuring they are paid accurately, on time, every time is key to employee engagement. Focus on learning and development.

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The power of Invisible PR in retail

Inside Retail

Tools such as mystery shopping, analysis of social media feedback, and customer journey mapping are indispensable in capturing the more subtle aspects of brand perception. This retailer, once celebrated, found itself mired in controversy over issues like dishonesty and poor customer service and staff management.