workforce productivity

February 21, 2017

RETAIL & HOSPITALITY

The Worst Problem in the Retail Industry? Turnover.

3 min read

Retail has one of the highest turnover rates in any industry. The Hay Group reports a median turnover rate of 67 percent for part-time retail employees.[1] I doubt any of us would be too challenged to list the problems driving this high turnover: Retail jobs are considered boring and repetitive, with little training and low […]

February 13, 2017

RETAIL & HOSPITALITY

How to Better Manage Store Staff with Real-Time Analytics

2 min read

A few weeks ago at NRF 2017, we spoke with a number of retailers looking to improve the customer experience in their stores. Challenged by today’s online competitors, brick-and-mortar retailers are doing their best to reimagine their stores with new services and technology. However, we also found that many of the same retailers were overlooking […]