Spirit Halloween plans record hiring ahead of seasonIt's never too early to start planning for Halloween — at least if you're Spirit Halloween. Starbucks launching new employee rewards programStarbucks Coffee Company wants to incentivize store associates to help its corporate transformation efforts. Walgreens introduces 'hybrid pharmacist' role in six states Walgreens is rolling out a new hybrid pharmacist role in an effort to combat burnout and workforce gaps among its employees. Rally House automates hiring in midst of expansion A sports apparel and merchandise retailer is ensuring it has enough employees during a period of rapid growth. Amazon cutting 14,000 corporate roles Amazon is significantly downsizing its corporate workforce. Amazon reportedly to lay off up to 30,000 corporate employees Media reports indicate Amazon will downsize its corporate workforce starting as early as Tuesday, Oct. 28. Wonder supports expansion plans with labor planning tech deployment Wonder will deploy Logile’s labor planning platform to support its planned national expansion from more than 50 current locations to a projected 1,000 locations by 2029. Square: Sales up, labor costs down at QSR, fast-casual chains Quick-serve and fast-casual restaurants are continuing to thrive amid consumers’ hunt for value. Survey: 82% of retail employees feel 'regularly overwhelmed' at work Retail workers say that understaffing and poor schedule management is having an impact on their productivity. Rack Room Shoes automates mobile-enabled task management A specialty footwear retailer is upgrading communication with store employees using integrated automation software and mobile hardware. 1
