ARTICLES FROM TO INNOVATIVE RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES

• Dollar General Set To Purchase Former Family Dollar Stores

  Some 2,700 jobs are at stake as 323 Dollar Express locations come under Dollar General’s control.

• Creating Interactive, Digitally-Focused In-Store Experiences To Keep Customers Happy

  Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the US, has recently deployed advanced technology in response to consumer demand for more digitally interactive in-store experiences. The technology will up their in-store experiences and provide real-time store analysis and highly personalized offerings at brick-and-mortar locations.

• Amazon Unveils New Cashier-less Grocery Store

  Amazon Go stores have no cashiers, no annoying lines, but also no Prime benefits.

• Dollar General Set To Open 900 New Stores In 2016

  Strong fourth quarter sales provide impetus to growth for the dollar-store retailer.

• WalmartLabs Acquires PunchTab To Bolster Sam’s Club Customer Experience
• Kroger Plans To Expand ClickList
• Kroger Wins For Food Temperature Innovation
• Meijer Tests Curbside Grocery Pickup
• Kroger Acquires Most Of Customer Science Firm
• IDC’s Worldwide Top 10 IT Spenders Report Sees Walmart As Clear Spending Leader

FEATURED ARTICLES

• Why Employee Engagement Still Matters In The Retail Sector

  People are migrating away from the traditional brick and mortar retail stores in the 21st century, preferring to shop online and using their mobile devices rather than visit physical storefronts. This is most prevalent in the specialty hard goods.  However, shoppers still enjoy the social and entertainment aspects that retail provides, as well as with soft goods shoppers tend to still want to touch and size in person. As the percentage of online purchases continues to grow beyond recent 10% figures, in the stores we are seeing a shift in labor.

• 5 Key Trends Currently Afoot In Employee Recognition

  Continued employee engagement is one of the keys to human capital management for HR leaders at large corporations. When people work for big businesses, they sometimes find themselves too caught up in the rigmarole of their daily operations, and they lose sight of their employers’ vision and their own individual career goals.

• The Retail Paradox: Save Money, Or Spend It On Customer Service?

  It’s commonplace for companies to look to improve their workforce management strategies in an effort to strengthen their customer service initiatives – especially in the retail sector. Good service is the primary reason that successful merchants complete sales, and in a competitive sales environment, businesses seek to differentiate themselves from their competitors by providing superior consumer care.

• 4 Ways HR Is Becoming Data-Conscious In Managing Human Capital

  Employers everywhere, large and small, are looking to do more with business intelligence to measure the performance of their workers. Doing so can make them more efficient about who they hire, how they put people to work and what strategies they use for employee retention.

• What Does The Future Hold For HR Technology?

  As technology rapidly improves across the world, more business are looking to upgrade the solutions they use on a daily basis. Among other developments, this means they want to use more cloud computing solutions for storing their data, mobile devices for accessing it on the go and data analysis tools for improving their outlook on business intelligence.

• Pricing And Efficiency — Key To This Grocer’s Bottom Line

  Consistent pricing is key to customer satisfaction and sales, and controlling this efficiently can be a real challenge for grocers like Geissler’s, who stock thousands of SKUs.

• Obamacare And HCM — 5 Steps To Compliance
• What Retailers Need To Know About The ACA
• 5 Recommendations For Retailers Using Workforce Management Tools
• Retailers Take a New Approach to Addressing Out-of-Stocks - Part 2
• Retailers: Compliance With the Affordable Care Act And Engagement With Employees Both Benefit From Straightforward HCM Technology