Labor

A customer is presented with a tablet with a tip screen.
Stores

More than 3 in 5 Americans won’t tip if they order standing up

Even the vast majority of tipped employees won’t tip while prone: Paylocity study.

Andrew Adam Newman
A man holds a tablet with tipping options from 15% to 30%.
Stores

Retail stores that collect tips rose 70% over the last five years

In the tipflation era, tipping at ice cream shops, bakeries, and coffee shops surged too, per Gusto.

Andrew Adam Newman
A grocery store worker wearing an apron pushes a cart filled with cardboard boxes.
Stores

Half of hourly employees plan to leave within the next year: survey

Managers say the biggest challenge in retaining employees is low wages, according to Legion.

Andrew Adam Newman
A worker sews American Giant T-shirts that will sell exclusively at Walmart in a Los Angeles sewing facility.
Stores

How American Giant managed to make a US-made $12.98 T-shirt for Walmart

It’s part of Walmart’s vow to spend $350 billion on products made or assembled in the US.

Andrew Adam Newman
NEW YORK - NEW YORK - MARCH 23: GameStop sign on GameStop at 6th Avenue ...
Operations

April’s notable retail C-suite hires and departures

GameStop, Ganni, and Crocs saw executive changes.

Erin Cabrey
Workers spoke in favor of ew York State’s Retail Worker Safety Act at a Zoom event organized by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).
Stores

Why these workers are pushing for passage of New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act

A Tops supermarket employee who survived the Buffalo shooting in 2022 is among the employees who want safeguards.

Andrew Adam Newman

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