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Why top industry leaders are using gamification in training

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High turnover and absenteeism are making it harder for employers to engage employees in learning experiences—at a time when learner engagement is more critical than ever. So how do you get your employees to prioritize skill development when they’re already tired and overloaded? One way to do it is through gamification.

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How food retail will—and won’t change—post-pandemic

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This year has been quite a roller coaster for the food retail industry. And while the pandemic is far from over, the dust has settled enough for many in the food retail industry to be asking: What’s next? Pandemic-related disruptions have packed several years worth of change into a few months. We sat down with … Continued.

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What to watch at NRF Converge if you support a retail frontline

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All your favorite retail leaders and industry commentators get together to talk about what’s worked for them in the past year and how they’re preparing to take on next year’s challenges. In some ways, the annual NRF conference feels like a big reunion. Needless to say, this year there’s a lot to talk about. Retailers … Continued.

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3 key elements of a frontline employee retention strategy

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across workers in all industries. In grocery, estimates put the annual associate turnover between 40% and 50%. In retail, it’s higher at 81%. Both figures dwarf the US’s average annual turnover rate of 23.4% Even still, these numbers probably don’t shock you. For a long time, high … Continued. Copyright © 2021 Axonify Inc. -

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Faster, better, safer: Adapting frontline onboarding for today’s challenges

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Frontline hiring in the last several months has been feast or famine, with massive hiring surges in grocery and delivery, and hiring freezes in many other industries. Frontline roles continue to top the list of open job postings, albeit with more modest growth.

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Can you answer YES to these 5 critical retail performance questions?

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COVID-19 has disrupted every business, every industry, every workplace. But no one has had quite the same experience as retail over the past five months. Retailers have faced opposing realities. Essential operators, like grocers and hardware stores, broke record sales as consumers shifted spending towards necessities.

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4 tips for reskilling your frontline workforce

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In January, we were discussing future-focused possibilities like “by 2030, demand for human skills—social and emotional soft skills—will grow across all industries by 26% in the U.S. Reskilling has gone from a vague human resources concept to frank operational reality in six months. and by 22% in Europe.” Copyright © 2020 Axonify Inc. -

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