Retail’s Other Problem: Too Few Clerks in the Store - News Summed Up

Retail’s Other Problem: Too Few Clerks in the Store


Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. DKS -2.92% wants to increase store labor by about 10%, said Chief Executive Edward Stack, reversing a decadelong trend. Photo: Associated PressJessica Tokarski recently stopped by a Target store in Orchard Park, N.Y., to buy a phone case. But the 23-year-old couldn’t find anyone to unlock it from the rack, so she left the store without making a purchase. A Target spokeswoman said the retailer has added workers to its stores over the past year and is providing them with more training. “We added two more salespeople during those hours, and sales have been up since then.”—Theo Francis contributed to this article.


Source: Wall Street Journal April 30, 2018 09:33 UTC



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