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The Big Ideas at NRF 2023
While 2023 is only a couple of weeks old, we have already attended the retail event of the year. NRF’s Retail Big Show is one of those events I always look forward to. For Axsium, it’s always a great opportunity to meet retail customers and industry experts and...
Three Predictions for 2023
If 2023 will be anything like recent years, it will be anything but predictable. However, 2022 saw three trends that will have an impact on WFM in 2023.
What is Enablement? Making Your Change a Success Today and Tomorrow
Getting any project, big or small, over the finish line can be difficult. And it’s heartbreaking to see everything going right on a project only for it to falter at roll-out. Change Management is the best way to make sure the projects you’re working on achieve...
Six Steps to Seasonal Staff Planning for the Holidays
It’s now the second half of 2019 and you’ll soon be in the thick of hiring and training the extra workers you’ll need to service your customers during the annual holiday rush. But if you’re hoping Santa will be bringing you a stocking full of seasonal...
Calibrating Your WFM Solution to Work Within the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage Regulations
The UK, like most other developed parts of the world, has legislation in place to protect the interests of minimum wage workers. Employers with a significant number of these workers must be particularly focused on complying with these laws, as the penalties for not...
Labor Budgeting and Labor Forecasting
Many retailers experience a mismatch between the number of labor hours they forecast and the actual number of labor hours they need to properly serve customers. Labor minimums are often a large part of the problem. In a perfect world, if you had 23 hours of...
