The Business of Retail
Canadian discussions - a global retail perspective. As the world entered lockdown in March 2020, a small, diverse group of Canadian thought leaders gathered virtually to speculate, collaborate and share their insights on the waves of disruption facing retailers. "The Business of Retail” podcast emerged as an unflinching strategic alternative to the conventional discourse. Listen or watch as root causes are revealed and new paths forward for the wider retail ecosystem are explored.
The Business of Retail
Retail Careers in Flux in 2022
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Christine Cowan, David Ian Gray, George Minakakis, Gary Newbury, Craig Patterson
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Episode 31
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Arguably the top buzzword of 2021 is “The Great Resignation”. Catchy as it sounds, it's an incomplete story. Many are leaving, but others are staying and new will come - for the right opportunities.
A recent Fast Company piece suggests it is actually “The Great Reprioritization”. It focused on the worker perspective, but reprioritizing and redesigning the way retail works should be a high priority for CEOs. We turn to the changes in play around head office retail employment, professional careers, and how we organize talent in this exceptionally human industry.