Sneaker culture might be global, spanning national boundaries and economic strata. But it also is distinctly local, in that sneakerheads …
Global Sneaker Culture, in Local Form, at Foot Locker Power Stores
29 Thursday Oct 2020
Category Archives: Chapter 16: Human Resources and Managing the Store
Which Retailers Are Rebounding, and Which Are Still Struggling, as the Pandemic Persists? An Analysis Based on Retail Employment Numbers
21 Wednesday Oct 2020
In the United States, government stimulus efforts aimed, among other things, to encourage consumers to spend more, to keep the …
Retail Tidbit: Does Adding Alcohol Enhance the In-Store Experience?
30 Thursday Apr 2020
A known side effect of alcohol consumption is diminished inhibitions. If retailers want to overcome shoppers’ inhibitions about shopping and …
Retail Tidbit: Putting a Face to Robotic Technology
16 Thursday Apr 2020
As retail stores increasingly integrate robotic technologies to perform various mundane tasks—such as restocking shelves, unloading deliveries, and mopping up …
Target’s Latest Target: Store-Based Fulfillment
14 Tuesday Apr 2020
One of the key resources that Target has at its disposal is its vast network of physical stores. Yet some …
Managing the Sales Force and the Merchandise at Old Navy
12 Thursday Mar 2020
As Old Navy works to make it easier for consumers to buy, the jobs performed by the employees tasked with …
Avoiding Labor Laws by Using Technology to Replace Human Cashiers
10 Tuesday Mar 2020
Through decades of effort by labor unions and activists, retail workers in France earned the right to a day of …
Retailers Revamp Staffing as Fewer Shoppers Visit Stores
27 Thursday Feb 2020
To serve online or mobile shoppers, some retailers build bigger distribution centers or add more regional hubs. Others beef up …
Walmart Is Rolling Out the Robots
26 Wednesday Jun 2019
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The expanded introduction of robots to perform in-store and logistics operations suggests both opportunities and threats to the workers who …
How Robots and Drones Will Change Retail Forever
08 Tuesday Jan 2019
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Grasping and placing. Those are two rather basic tasks for humans, who constantly and unthinkingly pick up items and move …
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