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Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,251 posts going back to 2014.
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Nearly one-third of employers chose to expand their employee benefits over the past 16 months to remain competitive in a heated recruiting environment, according to a Society for Human Resource Management study. “Recruiting difficulty has continued to…
While Muslims make up only 1% of the population in the United States, they now represent one-quarter of religious discrimination complaints filed with the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission. At the top of the list of these complaints are employers…
Although it is true that retail sales for this year are up over last year, the National Retail Federation looks like it may be reading too much into recent research showing more stores being built than are being closed. NRF says an IHL Group report “offers a…
Net absorption of industrial space could increase slightly more than was forecast six months ago, and rise to 66,000 square feet per quarter for the second half of 2017, says NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. The commercial real…
A recent survey finds that 99% of adults buy some or all of their groceries in-person. Conducted by the International Council of Shopping Centers, the poll further reveals that consumers visit physical stores personally because they seek immediate access to…
Evolving customer attitudes, demographics and shopping behavior are forcing grocers and suppliers to change how they manage their supply chains – and to do it sooner rather than later. The more that is learned about what different customer segments want, the…
Although some economic analysts say we are overdue for another – hopefully milder – recession, all of the indicators for the chemical industry show it is strong and will only grow stronger in the future. However, research shows that the industry needs help…
A federal court has ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to go back to the drawing board and revamp its wellness regulations that the commission adopted last year. However, the Washington, DC Circuit Court did not vacate the rules, but ordered…
The U.S. Department of Transportation is studying how to allow some truck accidents to be reported officially as having been non-preventable. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is conducting a two-year study of how fleets go about listing…
Ecommerce cointinues to reshape the way Americans shop for the Christmas holidays, with more of us shopping earlier, eroding the previous prominence of Black Friday. CPC Strategy, an ecommerce research and consulting firm for the retail industry, asked 1,500…
The Trump administration has reversed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s decision to expand reporting requirements for the EEO-1 Form. Already facing a court challenge, the rules had created a dilemma for employers. If the courts had let them…
A federal court has overturned the Obama-era overtime pay rules that drew strong opposition from employer groups when they were announced. The court ruled that the Department of Labor lacked statutory authority to change the definitions of which kind of…
Blog
Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,251 posts going back to 2014.
Showing 989 posts in Warehouse and Logistics Newsletter.
Nearly one-third of employers chose to expand their employee benefits over the past 16 months to remain competitive in a heated recruiting environment, according to a Society for Human Resource Management study. “Recruiting difficulty has continued to…
While Muslims make up only 1% of the population in the United States, they now represent one-quarter of religious discrimination complaints filed with the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission. At the top of the list of these complaints are employers…
Although it is true that retail sales for this year are up over last year, the National Retail Federation looks like it may be reading too much into recent research showing more stores being built than are being closed. NRF says an IHL Group report “offers a…
Net absorption of industrial space could increase slightly more than was forecast six months ago, and rise to 66,000 square feet per quarter for the second half of 2017, says NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. The commercial real…
A recent survey finds that 99% of adults buy some or all of their groceries in-person. Conducted by the International Council of Shopping Centers, the poll further reveals that consumers visit physical stores personally because they seek immediate access to…
Evolving customer attitudes, demographics and shopping behavior are forcing grocers and suppliers to change how they manage their supply chains – and to do it sooner rather than later. The more that is learned about what different customer segments want, the…
Although some economic analysts say we are overdue for another – hopefully milder – recession, all of the indicators for the chemical industry show it is strong and will only grow stronger in the future. However, research shows that the industry needs help…
A federal court has ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to go back to the drawing board and revamp its wellness regulations that the commission adopted last year. However, the Washington, DC Circuit Court did not vacate the rules, but ordered…
The U.S. Department of Transportation is studying how to allow some truck accidents to be reported officially as having been non-preventable. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is conducting a two-year study of how fleets go about listing…
Ecommerce cointinues to reshape the way Americans shop for the Christmas holidays, with more of us shopping earlier, eroding the previous prominence of Black Friday. CPC Strategy, an ecommerce research and consulting firm for the retail industry, asked 1,500…
The Trump administration has reversed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s decision to expand reporting requirements for the EEO-1 Form. Already facing a court challenge, the rules had created a dilemma for employers. If the courts had let them…
A federal court has overturned the Obama-era overtime pay rules that drew strong opposition from employer groups when they were announced. The court ruled that the Department of Labor lacked statutory authority to change the definitions of which kind of…