Store Operations

Reports: Walmart Eliminating Hundreds of Jobs at Five Fulfillment Centers

Walmart is reportedly eliminating hundreds of jobs at five ecommerce fulfillment centers, according to Reuters and CNBC. Affected employees have been asked…

4 Ways an Effective Customer Flow Management Strategy Can Improve Your Business

COVID-19 changed the way businesses function. As a result, customer flow management is more important than ever as leaders seek to empower…

Gamestop Shares Soar on First Reported Profit in Two Years

Gamestop reported its first quarterly profit in two years for Q4 2022, which ended Jan. 28, 2023. The retailer reached net income…

7-Eleven Powers up Proprietary Electric Vehicle Charging Network

7-Eleven has launched 7Charge, a proprietary EV (electric vehicle) charging network and app, at select U.S. store locations in Florida, Texas, Colorado…

Amazon Plans to Cut Another 9,000 Jobs to Prepare for ‘Uncertainty’

Amazon is planning to eliminate 9,000 jobs over the coming weeks, mostly in its AWS, People Experience and Technology (PXT), Advertising and…

Dollar General Commits $100M to Increasing Employee Hours as Labor Competition Continues

Dollar General will invest nearly $100 million to increase labor hours for its more than 170,000 store employees in 2023 to enable…

Bed Bath & Beyond Shares Drop Following Announcement of Reverse Stock Split Plan

Bed Bath & Beyond is seeking shareholder approval for a reverse stock split in order to bolster its share price and “enable…

REI Names New Chief People Officer, Promotes Merchandising and Private Label Execs

REI has hired Apple Musni as its new Chief People Officer, effective March 20, and promoted two executives to leadership positions: Chris…

Lawsuit Claims Amazon Failed to Alert NYC Store Customers About Biometric Tracking

Amazon is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that the retailer failed to alert Amazon Go customers in New York City that…

BJ’s Wholesale Club to Power Up Shelf-Scanning Robots at All Locations

BJ’s Wholesale Club has entered a partnership with Simbe to roll out the solution provider’s automated business intelligence robot, Tally, to all…

Facebook Parent Meta to Lay Off 10,000 Employees, Close 5,000 Open Job Postings

Following layoffs of 11,000 workers in November 2022, Facebook parent company Meta announced on March 14 that it would let go of…

Surprise! Party City Launches DoorDash Delivery Partnership

Party City has teamed up with DoorDash to offer on-demand delivery of party supplies from the retailer’s 700+ stores. Products including costumes,…

Neiman Marcus Shares Insider Tips on Retiring Monolithic Tech and Embracing Modern, Composable Architecture

How Design Teams are Maximizing the Impact of New Store Experiences

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