Retail Employees Doing More, Nike’s Production Woes, Rise of Voice-Activated Machines

By  |  September 27, 2021
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COVID-19 is hampering production for Nike in some parts of the world. Plus, retailers are asking their employees to work more, while the national labor shortage continues. Plus, all the latest news from Amazon and Walmart.

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    Data:

    31%: Share of Americans with voice-activated speakers in their homes.

    10: Weeks of production Nike lost since mid-July due to factory closures in Vietnam and Indonesia.

    19%: Portion of consumers who haven’t used voice-activated devices to make purchases, but might later.

    21%: Share of Nike sales that come through D2C digital means.

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    5M: Number of work hours to go to current Target store associates rather than seasonal workers.


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