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Siman Group streamlines stock management with RFID
A leading Central American department store retailer using RFID technology to perform item-level inventory tracking.

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Study: Total e-commerce fraud in 2023 will exceed $200 billion
E-commerce fraud is on the rise, and so are its economic costs to retailers.
OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN
Walmart to raise minimum wage
Walmart is raising wages for its U.S. employees as companies continue to compete for frontline workers.
OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN
Amazon ‘significantly’ expanding use of Stripe payments platform
Amazon is deepening its longstanding partnership with Stripe.
OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN
Amazon Air takes flight in India
Amazon continues to expand its dedicated air cargo fleet across the globe.
OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN
Urban Outfitters’ parent opening fulfillment center — for its rental brand
Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN) is expanding its fulfillment network as it doubles down on clothing rental and resale.
OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN
Walmart expands pilot for employees to become truck drivers
Walmart is expanding an initiative to attract new drivers for its private fleet — using its existing workforce.
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New study finds most retailers still short on frontline staff
Retailers continue to be challenged by a frontline labor shortage.
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Three key factors to retaining frontline workers
A new survey reveals what frontline employees are looking for in their work experience.
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NRF partners to enhance cybersecurity in retail industry
The National Retail Federation is partnering with the Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC).
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Starbucks tells corporate employees to return to the office
Starbucks Corp. wants its corporate workers to start coming back to the office.
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Challenger hiring recap: Retailers added lowest number of jobs in Q4 since 2009
Retailers took a conservative approach to adding jobs in the fourth quarter of 2022 as the holidays approached even as the economy added a solid number of jobs to end the year.
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Container ports get a break as pandemic surge ends
Import patterns appear to be returning to normal pre-pandemic levels amid a slowdown in cargo.

News and analysis on brick-and-mortar retail store and online retail operations, including inventory, supply chain, security, payment systems and workforce issues.