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Starbucks’ Employee Investments Reach $1 Billion as Company Warns That Unionized Stores May Not Benefit

Starbucks will invest more in its associates and stores to increase pay, modernize training and collaboration and advance…

News May 4
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Reports: Another Amazon Warehouse Rejects Unionization, NLRB to Hold Hearing on JFK8 Election

Workers at a second Staten Island Amazon warehouse, LDJ5, reportedly rejected unionization in a 380 to 618 vote,…

News May 3
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Will Unionization Seeds Sprout at Apple NYC Flagship?

Apple associates at the retailer’s flagship Grand Central Terminal location in Manhattan have begun to formally collect signatures…

News April 18
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Report: 1,800 FreshDirect Workers Join the UFCW as Retail Unionization Efforts Heat Up

FreshDirect employees have reportedly become the latest retail workers to unionize after they ratified a collective bargaining agreement…

News April 15
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WSJ: Starbucks Working on Better Benefits for Workers — but Unionized Stores Won’t Be Eligible

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz reportedly has announced that new benefits are being developed for associates but that they…

News April 14
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Employee Empowerment Plus Flexibility and Tech Help Neiman Marcus Decrease Turnover 20%

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the culture of work for all employees, from white collar office workers going…

Features March 21
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Attention Retail Brands: Employee Experience Design can Change the Great Resignation into the Great Retention

On the NBC sitcom Superstore, set inside a fictional Midwest big-box store, the manager, Glenn, is portrayed as…

Executive Viewpoints March 14
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Why Retailers Need to Supercharge Employee Experience to Accelerate Customer and Brand Experiences in 2022

From labor shortages to supply chain disruptions, retailers are up against significant challenges that are disrupting the industry…

Executive Viewpoints March 11
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As Meta Flounders, Amazon and Google Prove it’s All About the Advertising

Amazon shares were up approximately 14% in after-hours trading on Thursday, Feb. 3 after the company reported some…

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