Here are the results of last week’s SN News Quiz!
Which retailer just announced that it would be laying off 5,000 non-customer facing workers?
- Walmart
- CVS (yes)
- Amazon
David Letterman recently stopped in at this grocery store to clean floors, and stock shelves. Where was he?
- Jewel-Osco
- Fresh Thyme
- Hy-Vee (yay!)
Which grocer just experimented with converting one of its stores to an all-self-checkout experience?
- Kroger (you got it!)
- Whole Foods
- Food Lion
Bonus question: Recent research indicates that global retail losses have reached $1.77 trillion, with many of those losses within the U.S. attributed to empty shelves (not enough labor to keep the shelves stocked)
Are labor issues starting to hurt your sales?
- Yes, labor issues are hurting sales (71.2%)
- No, labor issues are not hurting sales (23.7%)
- Other (5.1%)
Looks like the majority of you say that labor issues are hurting sales.
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