The Retail Warzone

By Where Employees are MORE than a Controllable Expense

The Retail Warzone is a community of Retail vets that discuss the different experiences we have had in the business.

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How many episodes does The Retail Warzone have?

The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.

The Retail Warzone episodes:

January 26, 2023 Tales from Dollar Tree Hell | A Manager speaks
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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1h 4min
January 19, 2023 Is customer behavior getting WORSE?
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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58min
January 12, 2023 Gen Z in the workplace
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-...

Our Sponsor: The Serving Times https://theservingtimes.wordpress.com/ ️

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

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53min
December 29, 2022 After Christmas Layoffs, Terminations and Hour reductions
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...

Articles in Video Description Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ_AvslxSwA

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42min
December 22, 2022 Work Bonuses and the problems they create
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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57min
December 15, 2022 Training AKA the "Ghosting" of Front Line Employees
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...

Our Sponsor:

The Serving Times https://theservingtimes.wordpress.com/

Latest Article: https://theservingtimes.wordpress.com... ️

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

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53min
December 08, 2022 Steven Petrivelli | Retail Comic Creator
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

Our Sponsor: The Serving Times https://theservingtimes.wordpress.com/

Reddit Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/EssentiallyF...

Merch Store: Use promo code “HOHOHO” for FREE SHIPPING! https://my-store-11348311.creator-spr...

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1h 7min
December 01, 2022 Workplace Violations | Let's discuss
#walmart #amazon #bankofamerica

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

Link to the violation tracker: https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirs...

Our Sponsor: The Serving Times: https://theservingtimes.wordpress.com/

Reddit Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/EssentiallyF...

Merch Store: Use promo code “HOHOHO” for FREE SHIPPING! https://my-store-11348311.creator-spr...

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56min
November 24, 2022 Let's Talk Turkey | Thanksgiving & Black Friday Nonsense
Tonight we discuss Thanksgiving and Black Friday stories submitted by the community.

Our Sponsor: The Serving Times: https://theservingtimes.wordpress.com/

Reddit Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/EssentiallyF...

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Link to video and article links: https://youtu.be/A4e_gk9HRXU

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1h 10min
November 17, 2022 When Customers are TOO comfortable in your stores
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…..

Our Sponsor:

The Serving Times: https://theservingtimes.wordpress.com/

Reddit Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/EssentiallyF...

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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54min

FAQs about The Retail Warzone:

How many episodes does The Retail Warzone have?

The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.