Talent

Supermarket chain Kroger is holding its first-ever hybrid hiring event, with virtual and in-store interviews.

Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer and the world’s largest retailer, is doling out 740,000 Samsung phones to its associates.

Amazon is dropping marijuana from its drug screening for employees.

Welcome to Movers & Shakers, a roundup of the most recent executive hirings across retail.

Grocery store workers are squarely in the middle of an ongoing national debate around mask-wearing rules as pandemic lockdown measures continue to ease.

Imports are a major job supporter for the retail industry, and workers in the sector actually depend on imports, according to a new study sponsored by the National Retail Federation and other industry groups.

Welcome to Movers & Shakers, a weekly roundup of the latest retail talent moves.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a number of ongoing retail trends, but it also upended many business norms. Facing a surge in eCommerce sales across the industry, retailers required more workers skilled in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Amazon is on a hiring spree with the goal to add another 75,000 employees to its workforce. And the e-commerce giant is using the COVID-19 vaccine as an incentive bonus.

Welcome to Movers & Shakers, a roundup of recent retail industry appointments.

Convenience store chain Circle K is recruiting for 20,000 new employees ahead of the summer season.

Welcome to Movers & Shakers, a roundup of recent executive appointments from across the retail industry.