Great Place to Work

JUNE 24, 2024

At Sephora , digging into the results of its “Racial Bias in Retail” study revealed the need for broader action. retailer brands to reduce racially biased interactions from the customer experience. To make real change, HPE’s employees play a crucial role in educating customers and solving problems creatively.

Retail 64

Retail Flexibility Flexibility Sales 64

Office Vibe

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A retail giant using the Balanced scorecard framework tracks financial metrics like revenue growth, customer metrics through satisfaction scores, internal process efficiency like inventory management, and learning and growth through employee training results. So, what goes wrong? Adoption is one thing — results take time.

Administrative Staff 96

Administrative Staff Problem-Solving Sales Software 96

Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 12, 2020

He offers visions of what the world’s largest online retailer would become and how it could be delivered. It is also about creative thinking and problem-solving skills. Rightly engaged employees can bring practical solutions to a given problem. Bezos is the founder and executive chairman of Amazon. Risk Takers.

Leadership 98

Leadership Creativity Influencing Problem-Solving 98

Workplace Insight

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This can increase agility, better problem-solving capabilities, and improve strategic planning. A well-known retail conglomerate adopted embedded BI to upgrade its operations. A well-known retail conglomerate adopted embedded BI to upgrade its operations.

Problem-Solving 59

Problem-Solving Customer Service Decision Making Retail 59

Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

We are a niche online retailer. We do the vast majority of our sales through a popular online marketplace, but also have a company webstore where customers can order our products. The problem with that is obviously the optics are terrible, if a screenshot of such a message were to make it onto social media.

Customer Service 67

Customer Service Problem-Solving Small Business Retail 67

Work Life

JUNE 30, 2024

One of the great things that we have going for us is our business is in a growth position right now, both in growing customers and sales in our existing stores—but we’re also growing a lot more stores. We also have a really large store pipeline, especially when you compare the rest of visible retail right now.

Food 98

Food Supplies Technology Problem-Solving 98

Ruby

JULY 7, 2022

Because data analysis usually focuses on purchase trends, point-of-sale transactions, and consumer habits, campaigns can be designed and delivered in a manner most appealing to your customers. A study on retailers has shown that brand recognition can increase annually by up to 2.7% with data analytics.

Small Business 52

Small Business Cleaning Problem-Solving Sales 52

Ruby

AUGUST 16, 2021

Nordstrom Nordstrom is well-known in the retail world for its generous return policy and world-class customer service. Whether you offer a product for sale or are service-oriented, make sure doing business with you is an enjoyable experience. It may not be profitable in the moment to accept a return or work through a complex problem.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Purchasing Problem-Solving Small Business 52

Launch Work Places

JANUARY 10, 2024

This is a powerful way to tap into many of its various applications, including: Problem-solving or answering questions. Draft an email marketing campaign for a holiday sale. Sales and Customer Relations ChatGPT Business Prompts: Develop a sales funnel for a high-end service business.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Legal Sales Leadership 52

Ruby

JANUARY 24, 2022

For example: ⦁ A restaurant or retailer may source directly from local and organic producers or choose sustainable custom packaging for their products to advocate for the environment ⦁ A professional service provider, such as an attorney or financial advisor, can offer their services for free to under-served members of their local community. ⦁

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Sales Problem-Solving Manufacturing 52

Ask a Manager

MAY 11, 2015

What is the best way to solve this? For most people, it doesn’t cause any problems. I am a new manager for a retail company. What are your thoughts on me checking in on my day off to see if everything is running smoothly and what the sales are for the day? It’s pretty common to post staff listings online.

Banking 35

Banking Food Sales Problem-Solving 35

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 23, 2016

While we are a distribution subsidiary of a much larger retail company, there are around 300 employees on this site under our CEO, and he has swapped people in and out of jobs before when he was on a reorganization kick. There are about 50 people up front in the offices handling purchasing, sales, accounting, etc.

Delegation 20

Delegation Retail Problem-Solving Sales 20

Ask a Manager

JULY 6, 2017

But there are two easy ways to solve this: First, what were people wearing when they interviewed you ? I work as a sales associate and team lead at a chain of high-end department stores known for customer service. We have a massive sale, and our busiest time of year, coming up very soon. I’m sweating off my makeup at work.

Sales 21

Sales Creativity Problem-Solving Interviewing 21

Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 17, 2017

I was recently hired into a small retail company, and after two weeks I resigned. Tell us in 140 characters or less why you’re perfect for the job” After many years of gainful employment in software sales, I have been laid off … and boy has the job application process gotten interesting! It’s five answers to five questions.

Salary 21

Salary Problem-Solving Coaching Delegation 21

Success

JUNE 13, 2024

For example, Beth Cooper, KNB Communications’ VP of marketing and sales shared on LinkedIn her team’s goat yoga outing , with the caption “The team that plays together, shines brighter at every endeavor.” Especially when it comes to solving problems or creative work, our minds need time to stew and process our problems.

Creativity 112

Creativity Office Layout Problem-Solving Consulting 112

Success

AUGUST 25, 2021

As the founder, I get to be the chief creative officer of a global company with a range of apparel, handbags, footwear, jewelry and accessories that are all available online and through more than 900 retailers around the world. In the past 15 years, my company achieved over $100 million in sales. So here are some of my new rules.

Problem-Solving 98

Problem-Solving Advertising Customer Service Retail 98

Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In 2021 their local team of over 30 real estate agents sold over 550 homes for over $160,000,000 in sales volume, making them one of the top producing real estate teams in Canada, and the #1 eXp Realty team in Alberta. . The team has sold over $1 billion in 2021 in real estate sales. Gogo Bethke. Tom and Lisa Bilyeu. Andrea Callanan.

Real Estate 125

Real Estate Coaching Mentoring Sales 125

Ruby

DECEMBER 10, 2019

In fact, live chat might be the most important sales and customer service channel today. Overcome sales objections. Retailers use live chat to resolve customer service issues and answer questions about orders and products. Sales and marketing teams use live chat to generate interest and turn prospects into customers.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Sales Banking Communication 52

SnackNation

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Unseating Amazon: What Will the Next Great Retail Company Look Like? But at one point, they were the little guys, with a radically customer-centric approach that would disrupt retail as we know it. To paraphrase Warby Parker’s David Gilboa, retail isn’t dead, mediocre retail experiences are dead. Amazon will go bankrupt.

Retail 28

Retail Purchasing Food Sales 28

Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

No — that’s too short-term to strengthen your candidacy in any meaningful way, and you’ll just end up having to answer questions about what happened there (which isn’t necessarily a problem in itself, but in this case there’s no payoff in exchange for doing that, so there’s no point). Should I talk to her about the problems?

Interviewing 38

Interviewing Salary Problem-Solving Sales 38

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 2, 2018

I have a sneaking suspicion that once I leave, they’re going to let this project fall through the cracks, but that will not be my problem. And if that doesn’t solve it, then go back to your boss and just loop her in — as in, “I wanted to let you know that I’m having trouble getting from people. Is there another way to deal with this?

Problem-Solving 28

Problem-Solving Retail Office Management Sales 28

Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

There are myriad other problems here — a lack of strategy and vision, inconsistent expectations and systems, and so much more — but the undercurrent of cruelty in the way the management talks to staff feels the hardest to problem-solve. You’re not going to be able to solve that. Any suggestions?

Interviewing 24

Interviewing Problem-Solving Salary Payroll 24

BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

For example, many companies had to engage in rightsizing during the pandemic to shift their staffing resources to areas like e-commerce and home delivery that were thriving while areas like in-person retail dwindled. Still, it should be different for your company’s everyday Instagram posts or smaller sales transactions.

Retail 130

Retail Reporting Communication Sales 130

Work Life

MARCH 17, 2025

Consider a retail chain that failed to clearly define the responsibilities of its regional managers versus its store managers. When sales declined in multiple locations, no one was certain who was responsible for addressing the issue. For instance, if collaboration is a priority, design team processes that reward joint problem-solving.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Teamwork Leadership Decision Making 98

Work Life

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Say goodbye to mindless tasks Working in customer service or sales typically entails a lot of answering the same questions endlessly, and only helping customers truly in need or interested in doing business infrequently. The calls that make it to your phone will be customers in need of creative problem-solving and innovative thinking.

Problem-Solving 76

Problem-Solving Supplies Supervising Software 76

Work Life

MARCH 18, 2025

As the cannabis industry continues to boom, LeafLink introduced a first-of-its-kind platform that guarantees payments to brands based on retailer sell-through, improving cash flow for companies that are often operating on challenging margins. Products grow when they are actually good and they solve customer pain points, Yona says.

Retail 67

Retail Networking Sales Banking 67

Work Life

MARCH 18, 2025

Notion is solving that with the launch of Notion Calendar, which is available either as a standalone service or an integration if youre a Notion customer. They can give it a persona, choose which tools or documents it should rely on, select the tasks it can solve, and share the agent with the others on their team.

Problem-Solving 75

Problem-Solving Software Coaching Prioritization 75

Success

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

They are tackling complex challenges, solving real-world problems and, in the process, creating jobs and driving innovation. billion in sales in 2023. She rose from a marketing assistant to sales and e-commerce director of Dealer Groups, where she championed change and consumer advocacy.

Influencing 105

Influencing Automotive Real Estate Leadership 105

Success

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Carroll is the CEO of Power X3 Property Maintenance and the director of sales and development for Oxygen Powered. Couch grew up in a family retail lumber yard in Georgia, where she worked for over 15 years. Beth is passionate about being the light in the dark to others and bringing hope and encouragement in the direst of circumstances.

Construction 105

Construction Consulting Coaching Cleaning 105