The Retail Warzone

Tonight “Blank Stares” joins us to discuss the hell of working for Dollar Tree

Tonight’s Headlines: 

https://www.retaildive.com/news/dollar-tree-names-former-dollar-general-exec-rick-dreiling-ceo/641059/ 

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/family-and-friends-honor-dollar-tree-employee-killed-in-machete-attack/530-bfc9299c-c6f8-4383-a365-312e2fc3bc0b 

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/dollar-tree-noise-machine-homeless-san-antonio/273-4273133f-9a7c-49a8-b351-8e0cfbdc9df7 

https://www.wesh.com/article/dollar-tree-armed-robbery-daytona-beach/42595403 

https://thetandd.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/report-1-700-taken-following-card-game-at-orangeburg-dollar-tree/article_587e982d-6be2-563d-9d15-7889a49150d1.html 

https://weartv.com/news/local/santa-rosa-county-sheriffs-office-responds-to-gulf-breeze-dollar-tree-incident 

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2022/04/17/el-paso-robbery-punches-dollar-tree-store-crime-week/7351022001/ 

https://www.nbc29.com/2022/12/08/police-4-shot-dollar-tree-new-orleans/ 

https://douglasnow.com/index.php/news/item/10901-former-dollar-tree-manager-arrested-for-allegedly-stealing-over-31-000 

https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region5/12012022 

https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region5/08012022

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Tonight we discuss how customer behavior has seemingly gotten worse since the pandemic.

Tonight’s topic material:  

https://hbr.org/2022/11/the-emotional... 

https://www.nhbr.com/facing-incivilit... 

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/...

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Tonight we discuss Gen Z, Millennials and the Boomer rage against both.

Tonight’s topic material: 

 https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-... 

https://fisher.osu.edu/blogs/leadread... 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/onemind/... 

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-... 

https://ripplematch.com/insights/fict... 

https://www.21ninety.com/9-things-we-... 

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Tis the season to cut hours and employees, let's discuss.  

Tonight’s topic material:  https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-comp... 

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/06/jim-c... 

https://wwd.com/business-news/financi...

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Tonight we discuss bonuses and some of the pitfalls that accompany them.  

Tonight’s topic material: 

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/disadvantages-manager-bonuses-companies-64960.html 

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/disadvantages-employee-bonuses-37723.html 

https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/the-dark-side-of-performance-bonuses https://thenextweb.com/news/bonus-plans-can-incite-mutiny-instead-motivate-employees

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Tonight we discuss the travesty that is training in the retail industry.

Topic Articles: 

https://www.retaildive.com/news/most-... 

https://retailwire.com/discussion/ret...

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“Please Don’t Be a Karen This Year” – https://youtu.be/n4QrKqw9mGU

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Tonight comic creator Steven Petrivelli joins us to discuss his excellent comic book series “RETAIL”  

Link to Steven Petrivelli’s website: https://retail.aweb.page/i-love-comics 

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#walmart #amazon #bankofamerica   

Tonight we discuss different companies and their numerous violations and fines.

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Tonight we discuss Thanksgiving and Black Friday stories submitted by the community.  

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Tonight we discuss the customers that feel they have some importance or “say so” in the store you work in due to them being a long term customer. Are they lonely? Are they insane? Are they both? Let’s find out…..

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Tonight’s Headlines:

https://fortune.com/2022/11/15/walmart-raising-starting-wage-book-excerpt-still-broke-rick-wartzman/

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/16/target-will-report-earnings-before-the-bell-heres-what-to-expect.html

https://retailwire.com/discussion/retailers-have-scaled-way-back-on-seasonal-help-for-christmas/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-work-worth-unions-profit-value-life-balance-human-capital-labor-foce-economy-manufacturing-11668268509

https://elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk/analysis/item/retailers-must-prioritise-their-employees-financial-security-ahead-of-a-crucial-quarter

https://www.furnituretoday.com/retailers/how-ikea-plans-to-help-employees-in-crisis/

https://www.dailydot.com/irl/liquorland-quiet-quitting-nap/

https://capitalandmain.com/why-walmart-workers-are-still-broke

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/amazon-plans-to-lay-off-10-000-employees-soon-report-3520028

https://fortune.com/2022/11/10/incivility-bad-behavior-on-the-rise-frontline-workers-survey/

https://hbr.org/2022/11/frontline-work-when-everyone-is-angry

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