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How retailers are overcoming labor shortages

August 9, 2021 by Lindsey Allen Lindsey Allen is senior manager of retail and hospitality vertical marketing at Zebra Technologies, Zebra Technologies Corp. August 9, 2021, Technology

Each day labor shortages in America worsen, challenging retailers in the recovering U.S. economy to employ staff who will manage storefronts, stock shelves and check inventory. With the number of administered vaccines rising and COVID-19 restrictions decreasing, many American shoppers will be returning to stores with fewer associates to meet their needs. With unfilled job

Significant changes by retailers need not end in 2021

April 26, 2021 by Lindsey Allen Lindsey Allen is senior manager of retail and hospitality vertical marketing at Zebra Technologies April 26, 2021, Technology

It would be an understatement to say that COVID-19 launched the retail industry into challenging times. What began as additional safety and cleaning procedures including social distancing measures in-store quickly spiraled into large-scale changes that required retailers to add an online presence, if they didn’t have one already, and cater to consumers in new (often