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Retailer REI launches programs to invest in startup founders of color selling outdoor gear

GeekWire

In an effort to sell more goods from companies run by people of color, outdoor retailer REI is launching a program to support diverse entrepreneurs producing gear for camping, hiking, biking, skiing and related activities. According to REI, only 1% of retail brands are owned by people of color. This effort will launch next year.

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How to Make Interactive Training Program for Retail Employees

Kitaboo

And what about training program for retail employees? Retail employees are constantly needed on the floor, and therefore they require training content that can be accessed and read anywhere and anytime while on the move. And that is why one needs interactive training programs. Keep them focused on the course module.

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The shift to contactless physical retail and promise of haptics for online retail

Trends in the Living Networks

Yesterday the Sunrise national breakfast TV program featured brief excerpts from an interview with me highlighting two related key trends: Physical retail is going contactless, avoiding touch where possible, and online retail is using haptics to enable touch and feel at a distance.

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The shift to contactless physical retail and promise of haptics for online retail

Trends in the Living Networks

Yesterday the Sunrise national breakfast TV program featured brief excerpts from an interview with me highlighting two related key trends: Physical retail is going contactless, avoiding touch where possible, and online retail is using haptics to enable touch and feel at a distance.

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10 Ways to Make Retail Training More Impactful

Kitaboo

The importance of retail stores can be seen with the emergence of new stores every year. NRF forecasts that retail sales in 2019 will increase between 3.8% How do you ensure that your retail staff provides a good shopping experience? Through retail training of course. Instant access to courses.

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How to Deliver Retail Sales Training to Remote Employees

Kitaboo

But with a team that is dispersed far and wide, sometimes in different cities and even countries, how is a manager supposed to execute a retail sales training program? Thanks to all the modern innovations, today it is quite easy and convenient to deliver retail sales training to a remote workforce. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE.

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10 Ways to Make Retail Training More Impactful

Kitaboo

The importance of retail stores can be seen with the emergence of new stores every year. NRF forecasts that retail sales in 2019 will increase between 3.8% Through training of course. Your retail staff interact with them and help them make purchases, assisting them in their buying journey. Instant access to courses.

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