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The Gen Alpha Workplace: How To Adapt Office Environments For A New Generation

All Work

Just as retail brands have embraced experience centers to engage customers, offices will need to evolve into engaging, multi-functional spaces that cater to both productivity and employee well-being. At the same time, Gen Alpha has a strong desire for learning.

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5 Things Your Company Should Celebrate to Strengthen Your Culture

Great Place to Work

At Visa , ERGs partnered with the return-to-office team to host ice cream socials where employees could connect and learn about the different ERGs at the company. Events that focus on innovation reinforce company values around learning and growth, and allow team members from across the organization to connect and deepen relationships.

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The reason why most employees quit (and what leaders can do about it)

Work Life

What the head office can learn from the shop floor I truly believe that leaders everywhere can learn a lot about people management from taking a step away from the traditional corporate environment and spending more time with their “on the ground” teams.

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How to Improve Employee Engagement in Retail: Importance, Ideas & Solutions

Vantage Circle

A McKinsey study discovered that the turnover rate in the retail industry is 70% higher than in other industries. This alarming figure raises questions about the working conditions in retail sectors. Are retail employees truly motivated and committed to their workplace? Has this always been the case in the retail industry?

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From blueprint to breakthrough: How AI and automation can transform the consumer enterprise

McKensey

Let’s say a retail merchandiser starts the process of analyzing scores of sales data and making recommendations for stock adjustments. In fact, consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) and retail companies that lead in digital and AI are already showing three times greater total shareholder returns compared with their peers in the sector.

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Unionized REI workers allege racial discrimination

Work Life

As a consumer cooperative, the outdoor retailer has also eschewed a typical corporate structure. of its retail workforce was Black, while 9.6% “We remain committed to learning, improving, and driving meaningful progress. In its 2023 Impact Report, the company said 3.3% identified as Hispanic and 6% as multiracial.

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Rethinking Mobile Usage Policies at Work

Attendance Bot

Limited-Use Policy Best for: Retail, hospitality, administrative support, customer-facing roles This approach allows mobile phone use during breaks or in designated non-customer areas, but restricts it during active work periods. Emergency use is allowed only with manager approval.