Retail Requires a New Approach to Managing Talent
The retail world is shifting under brands’ feet. Retail has dependably been an industry driven by change — changes in fashion trends and the changing of the seasons, changes in the market and changes in technology. Today, those rhythms are accelerating or disappearing. Previously reliable sales channels like department stores are no longer dependable. Just […]
How to Create Loyal Retail Employees
Retaining your top employees is always important and now more than ever in an ever-changed retail environment. If someone is your top seller, the last thing you want is to have them pack up and head to another store and, even worse, a potential competitor. Your employees are truly the face of your brand and […]
The Contingent Workforce Will Increase by 179% in Ten Years
According to the 2018 Future Workforce HR Report released this month by Upwork, we’re in for some fast and furious growth among the contingent workforce. More than 1,000 U.S. hiring managers, including over 200 HR managers were surveyed and 91% report that in order to combat skills and worker shortages, they have begun adopting more agile talent strategies. […]
Flexibility Is The New Full-Time
The gig economy may seem like it’s still among the latest financial trends, but in fact, it’s already starting to evolve into its next form: on-demand labor. And that doesn’t stop at ridesharing services like Lyft and Uber, delivery services like Grubhub and Postmates or odd job services like TaskRabbit. On-demand labor could change the […]
These 8 Retailers are OPENING stores in the US
While news about the retail industry has had the spotlight on the demise of the larger chain stores, smaller, previously e-commerce focused brands are prime for a takeover of brick-and-mortar locations. These brands know the value of having in-person interactions with their customers and, instead of sticking to online only, are actually expanding into retail offerings around […]
The Workforce of the Future Is Agile
The nature of business has evolved, so the nature of staffing must evolve with it. It’s 2018. The digital age is here, and with it comes an incomparable rate of change. Companies can’t plan ahead using five-year strategies anymore. Even planning a year in advance can be risky. Any modern company at all susceptible to fluctuating business must […]
67% of E-Commerce Brands Have Opened Physical Stores
While you may only be hearing about the doom and gloom of the retail industry lately, there is actually an interesting phenomenon happening behind the scenes. Dozens of popular e-commerce brands are actually opening brick-and-mortar stores and making the move into an interactive, omnichannel experience for their consumers. All in an effort to create a […]
Top Tips for Managing & Financing a High-Growth Staffing Company
By Scott Winicour, President of Gibraltar Business Capital Staffing companies, particularly those with a strategic niche such as IT, medical, industrial or warehouse staffing, are positioned to thrive in the current business environment, which supports outsourcing employees rather than bringing full-time employees on board. A common question that is often asked by small and mid-market businesses including […]
How Technology Can (and Will) Solve Outsourcing-Related Issues
The gig economy, though continuously evolving, is not going away. Each day it becomes more obvious that things need to change because the inefficiencies of business hold us back. A top priority for all companies in the next few years needs to be to adjust to the realities of the business world. Those companies that […]
The Real Story of American Retail: Luxury is Thriving
In a new study conducted over the course of a year, Deloitte set out to find out what’s really going on in the retail industry. While we’ve all heard of the dreaded “retail apocalypse”, but Deloitte has found that it’s not an apocalypse but rather a renaissance. And we agree.
