Where will U.S. retailers find middle class growth?
"The American Middle Class is No Longer the World's Richest." This recent New York Times front-page headline played to both sides of the political spectrum as e...
Some Retailers Cut Hours and Benefits, Others See Opportunity With Obamacare
While much of the publicity regarding Obamacare has centered around companies cutting back hours and reducing health care benefits for employees, there has been...
The Container Store: The Employee as an ‘Extension of the Brand’
In the retail industry, a 100 percent plus annual employee turnover is not uncommon. However, The Container Store experiences just 10-to-15 percent annual turn...