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08.27.2009 -- Staff Your Stores For The Holidays

August 27, 2009

Staff Your Stores For The Holiday Edition

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Editor's Notebook
No Shortage Of Candidates For Holiday Store Staffing
By Matt Pillar, Editor, Retail Solutions Online and Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
As close to 10% of our work-eligible population heads into the fall season unemployed (that's about 15 million people), the approximately one million seasonal jobs opening up very soon in the retail sector will be hard-won. But while a hiring spree for temporary holiday employees might offer little consolation for the jobless, it creates a great opportunity for retailers like you to hone your hiring processes and improve the quality of your workforces.  Read the article.

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The Bottom Line Benefits Of Workforce Management In Retail Distribution

By RedPrairie
Retailing is one of the world's most challenging and competitive industries. Regardless of the segment, "brick and mortar" retailers, catalogers, and online retailers face an environment characterized by intense competition - too many outlets or sites chasing too few consumers - and the need to invest heavily in information technology to reduce operating costs and improve margins and the customer experience. 

Save Mart Centralizes Scheduling

By Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
When Modesto, CA-based grocer Save Mart acquired the Northern California division of Albertsons back in February 2007, it more than doubled in size by both number of stores and employee base. The acquisition would have also doubled the size of its legacy labor-scheduling platform, had Steve Gaines and his team not been prepared.

Consignment Sales: Suppliers And Manufacturers Advantage?

By Jesta I.S., Inc.
Consignment, like layaway, is an old retail service that is seeing new life in these down economic times, a re-emerging option offered by wholesalers and manufacturers. Usually, retailers will expect a higher margin for suppliers who want the money for their goods up front. A lower margin is accepted from those vendors who are willing to wait until the products are actually sold. In either case, the retailer typically takes a greater portion of the profits, albeit not nearly as much as selling paid for items. 

Case Study: Coast Fashion In-Store Kiosk Technology

By DigiPoS Store Solutions
Following installation of nearly 1000 DigiPoS PoS systems throughout the full estate of Aurora Group (previously Mosaic Group) stores since 2000, the Group was keen to trial the latest addition to the DigiPoS range of in-store solutions — the DigiPoS MultiPoint Kiosk. 

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Wren Names LP Expert Eric White Director Of Retail Strategy
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Personal Recommendations Help Increase AOVs This Holiday Season
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