Retail Workers news and trends

Could Retail Job Growth Actually Save Companies Money?
Retail // April 06, 2016

With the latest U.S. employment statistics showing an increase in retail jobs, it could be reasonably presumed that some companies in the space are spending more by paying more workers. However, the additional fact that a particular retail-adjacent industry happens to be losing jobs could...

California Dreamin’ (Of A Higher Minimum Wage)
Retail // March 30, 2016

California’s landmark proposed legislation to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour stands to affect the retail industry in a major way, perhaps even nationally, but not all are in agreement as to whether it will be positive or negative. Will the benefit...

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Walmart Store Employees Might Start Delivering Online Orders

June 02, 2017
Walmart is testing a program that would let its employees deliver packages ordered on the store’s website after they finish their shifts. Reuters reports that the program could be a way for the retailer to compete with rival Amazon.com, as it will cut shipping costs, speed the delivery of packages and allow workers to earn additional […]