WORKFORCE

Lowe's is making another round of job cuts.  

Digital retailing is intensifying, yet retail associates still don’t have the technology they need to serve customers when they visit in-store.  

The unemployment rate has hit a new, but welcomed milestone.   The U.S. unemployment rate is now 4.3%. This is the lowest it's been since 2001.   

Walmart is no stranger to innovation. However, when defining the secret to the company’s success, Walmart’s chief executive Doug McMillon said he just has to look within the company’s proverbial four walls.  

Amazon is preparing to expand its fulfillment capabilities in Georgia.  

While the industry continues to explore how to leverage virtual reality, Walmart is embracing the technology in a big way.  

Starbucks is keeping good on its latest national initiative.   

Walmart  is stepping up its commitment to its workers who serve in the military by covering the difference when an employee's military salary is less than what the person makes working at the store.  

Automation may be mission-critical to operational longevity in the retail industry, but it could be creating a significant pool of “stranded workers.”  

Walmart is the subject of a federal lawsuit involving its alleged treatment of pregnant workers.   

A home improvement chain is taking a page from science fiction to keep employees safe.  

A specialty retailer’s new point-of-sale upgrade is helping to meet — and surpass — its customers’ expectations.