About 25% of store associates say they haven’t been given the right technology tools to do their jobs, according to the 2017 Retail Associate Technology Study from Salesfloor, a company whose ...

Walmart has started using Spark City, a simulation-style training game in the form of a mobile app, to assist in training its store associates and prepare them for a variety of potential in-store ...

As retail evolves to support a complex omnichannel experience, the store associate’s role is changing. But what can retailers do to maximise their value? While retailers generally offer ...

“The role of retail sales associates has remained relatively stagnant over the years, despite new technology and tools created to revive the retail industry overall,” said Oscar Sachs, CEO and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 14, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Retailers are struggling to live up to shoppers’ expectations when it comes to having the right data and insights to facilitate great customer service ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nikki Baird is a top global retail innovation and technology advisor. One of the most challenging pieces of the puzzle is the role ...

As part of their enterprise partnership, IBM and Apple unveiled the IBM MobileFirst suite of apps for iOS. The apps bring IBM Big Data and analytics capabilities to iPhone and iPad users and are ...

Remember when the store sales associate was the center of the shopping experience? Whether it was taking a shopper’s clothes to the dressing room, rummaging for different sizes, offering ...

Walmart (WMT), which recently gave many of its workers a raise, said on Wednesday that two-thirds of its hourly associates will be full-time with consistent schedules by the end of the current fiscal ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Manhattan Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) today announced significant enhancements to its Manhattan Active® Point of Sale (POS) application designed to meet the dynamic ...

Discount retail giant Walmart is testing a new last-mile delivery program that aims to cut shipping costs and improve delivery times in an effort to better compete against Amazon. The program utilizes ...