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Reskilling: What is it and why is it important?

Insperity

For example, a retailer might reskill its in-store salespeople to work as remote customer service agents to support a change in focus from brick-and-mortar to e-commerce sales. Recruiting, interviewing, vetting and hiring new employees is expensive and time-consuming, even before you get to onboarding.

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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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What is job ghosting? 4 ways to prevent it

Insperity

As you determine if they’re a good fit for an interview, try to discover where they are in the job searching process. Be agile when interviewing. The interviews may be over, but the hiring process isn’t a success until the new employee shows signs of settling in to your company. Focus on the candidate’s career goals.

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The SUCCESS Interview: Puneet Nanda on Disrupting Industries and Making Wellness Products Accessible for All

Success

So I decided, OK, if I can establish a supply chain that can help me get a very high-quality product at retail costs that are 10 times lower than what these guys at Young Living are selling, but still give the customer the same product, I hope that the customer would recognize it and give me some love. Photos courtesy of Puneet Nanda.

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UK commercial property market shows signs of recovery, but not for offices

Workplace Insight

In an interview with the Financial Times, Ben Sanderson, managing director of real estate at Aviva cautioned that the recovery is likely to be “k-shaped,” meaning that while some properties will see their values rebound, others may continue to decline. billion worth of transactions recorded.

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How To Discover Your Organization’s Next Big Growth Opportunities

Tanveer Naseer

As he put it in an interview in 2014, “I always thought it was kind of stupid if you have this big company, and you can only do, like, five things.” Many other companies have followed a similar growth strategy, including ESPN, Disney, Tesco (the UK-based retail titan), P&G, Nestle, and the list goes on.

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Now that ‘clean’ is commonplace, can the Honest Company still stand out?

Work Life

Dozens of clean startups now compete with Honest for space on retail shelves and in social media feeds. Eight weeks into her tenure, she announced an initiative focused on making Honest profitable through foundational steps such as improving margins and leaning into new retail partnerships, like with Walmart.

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