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National Retail Federation Provides Consumer Spending Forecast

National Retail Federation Provides Consumer Spending Forecast

by Jacob Musselman | Nov 7, 2023 | Industry News

$966.6 billion. That amount is how much the National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasts will be spent on gifts and decorations from November 1 to December 31, a 3-4% increase from 2022.  NRF’s holiday forecast is based on economic modeling that considers...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers

Supreme Court Strikes Down Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers

by Lindsey Thompson | Jan 14, 2022 | Industry News, Operational Insights

The Supreme Court has blocked the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large employers, but is allowing the separate rule applying only to health care workers employed at facilities receiving federal funding.  In November 2021, President Joe Biden released two new rules...
SHRM Finds Most Employers Believe They Can Endure Omicron

SHRM Finds Most Employers Believe They Can Endure Omicron

by Lindsey Thompson | Jan 7, 2022 | Industry News, Operational Insights

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) hosted a pulse survey of U.S. executives and found that 87 percent believe their organization will be able to endure the omicron variant of COVID-19. Despite the confidence in enduring the newest variant, 67 percent...
New Federal Vaccination Rules Blocked by Appeals Court

New Federal Vaccination Rules Blocked by Appeals Court

by Lindsey Thompson | Nov 8, 2021 | Industry News

Last Thursday, the Biden administration released two new rules regarding vaccination mandates for employers.  The first rule was issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and covers companies with 100 or more employees. The rule requires employees of...
Best Practices for Safely Hosting Store Events

Best Practices for Safely Hosting Store Events

by Lindsey Thompson | Nov 3, 2021 | Industry News, Operational Insights

From private parties to public gatherings, in-person events took a major hit during the pandemic. Most likely, the blanket cancellation of events impacted your operation as well, preventing you from hosting events that connect you with your customers and community....
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