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Restaurants Call on Voice Commerce to Fill Labor Gap
Restaurants Call on Voice Commerce to Fill Labor Gap
July 05, 2022  |  ResTech

As restaurants continue to come up against front-of-house labor challenges, many are turning towards voice commerce technologies to fill the roles once served by humans...

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Restaurants Seeking Fresh Ideas in Automation to Combat Inflation’s Bite
Restaurants Seeking Fresh Ideas in Automation to Combat Inflation’s Bite
June 13, 2022  |  ResTech

When inflation runs rampant, when input costs spiral out of control, no matter the business vertical, margins suffer. And for restaurants, there is an inflationary...

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Online Car Seller Cazoo to Cut 15% of Staff
Online Car Seller Cazoo to Cut 15% of Staff
June 07, 2022  |  Europe

Online car retailer Cazoo said it will reduce about 15% of its workforce and slow new hiring in an effort to cut costs. According to...

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Travel Tech Company Swvl Plans to Cut 32% of Staff
Travel Tech Company Swvl Plans to Cut 32% of Staff
May 31, 2022  |  Transportation

Dubai-based mass transit solutions platform Swvl said it will cut its workforce by 32% in an effort to get on the path to profitability. “Such...

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Labor Dept: Commercial Banking Jobs Decline Following COVID
Labor Dept: Commercial Banking Jobs Decline Following COVID
May 27, 2022  |  Economy

Employment in America rose by 6.7 million last year, the largest calendar-year gain since the federal government began its Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey. That’s...

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Today in Data: Business Slows for Ultrafast Grocery Delivery Services
Today in Data: Business Slows for Ultrafast Grocery Delivery Services
May 27, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, a number of ultrafast delivery services have begun cutting jobs as the industry struggles with inflation and a gloomy economic outlook. Data...

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Retail, Hospitality Hiring Drive US Job Growth
Retail, Hospitality Hiring Drive US Job Growth
May 06, 2022  |  Retail

The U.S. economy added 428,000 jobs last month thanks in part to hiring in the hospitality and retail sectors, the Department of Labor said Friday...

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Fast, Fair Background Checks Help Companies Compete for Talent
Fast, Fair Background Checks Help Companies Compete for Talent
May 06, 2022  |  B2B Payments

In the war for talent, background checks are fast becoming yet another hurdle companies have to leap over as they race to find great candidates...

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Leading QSRs Are Unable to Meet Dining Demand
Leading QSRs Are Unable to Meet Dining Demand
May 05, 2022  |  ResTech

As restaurants’ labor difficulties continue with no end in sight, many brands are having trouble meeting consumer demand. In a time when restaurants could be...

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