Human Capital

Why shoppers will want drone delivery Like the advent of barcodes and scanning in the 70’s, retail historians will look back at this decade as the one when drones entered the mainstream as an integral component of the supply chain.

Gen Zers differ from previous generations—and we can learn a thing or two from them.

In a culture of equality, everyone rises

​​​​​​​Sprouts Farmers Market stores are in for some merchandising, marketing and supply chain changes following the appointment of Jack Sinclair as CEO.

AI leader and Revionics CEO Marc Hafner on what retailers need to know about transformative technologies and how to realize ROI.

Female CEOs and board members continue to rise, but at a glacial pace.

Women account for 85 percent of all consumer purchases, but not even 30 percent of today’s retail industry leaders are women.  Hand in hand with retail’s struggle to retain female employees, is the industry’s challenge to respond to its evolving shopper demands.

​​​​​​​As industry disruption continues to bite, big changes are underway at the top of consumer goods companies.

​​​​​​​Anheuser-Busch InBev may not be a classic technology company, but it is innovating at the pace of a digital start-up and bringing surprising disruption to the beer and beverage industry.

Walmart is investing in retail workforce education with a new $1.8 million grant to the National Immigration Forum.

Just days after starting his new job, newly appointed CEO Marvin Ellison is making drastic cuts to the executive leadership of Lowe's Companies.

Retailers have embraced the gig economy by investing in technology, automating tasks and relying on crowdsourced labor. The result is a new labor dynamic and productivity imperative for retailers coping with increased wages.