Education

Ikea announced earlier this month that it will be providing 3,000 staff and 500 leaders artificial intelligence (AI) literacy training in an effort to embed the technology across its organization and embrace the "future of technology and humanity," the company said in a news release. The courses offered include AI Fundamentals, Responsible AI, and Mastering…

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Marie Albiges and Joe Keenan discuss the key themes and trends being discussed during the Shoptalk 2023 conference in Las Vegas this week. They also touch upon highlights from sessions held at the Women in Retail Pavilion, hosted by Women in Retail Leadership Circle, sister brand of Total Retail.

Macy's said Monday it will raise its minimum wage for new and current workers to $15 per hour by next May, reports CNBC. The retailer has already phased in the $15 hour rate "across several markets" and plans to achieve a national rollout by May 2022, according to a press release. Over the summer Macy's…

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Melissa Campanelli and Kristina Stidham discuss an article recently published by Total Retail, “Using Workforce Education to Attract and Keep Retail Employees in Today’s Labor Crisis,” authored by Sean Flynn, chief customer officer of InStride. The workforce challenges for employers in the retail space are real…

“Today at Apple,” Apple’s initiative announced last month that offers an expanded set of educational sessions and more at its brick-and-mortar stores, launched its dedicated website this week. The site enables customers to view the available courses and sign up for classes. Currently, consumers can sign up for more than 4,000 education sessions per day…

Over the last couple of months, we’ve been reporting on insights gleaned from our first ever Salary Benchmark Report. The report features salary data from Total Retail’s audience of retail executives representing organizations of all sizes and product verticals. This week, we feature a chart that shows how education levels impact financial benefits retail professionals…