Philadelphia Reimagine Retail

There is growing conviction that new ways of developing skills, expanding access to jobs, and encouraging the creation of quality jobs are crucial to an economy that works for everyone, including businesses, workers, and communities. Keep Reading > Source: The Aspen Institute

Carrie Gleason, Director of Fair Workweek Initiative with Center for Popular Democracy, talks about Fair Workweek Initiative and Retail Action Project. Keep Reading > Source: The Aspen Institute

In America, we believe that work is the pathway out of poverty. Today, however, it is all too possible to work hard and remain poor. Keep Reading > Source: The Aspen Institute

A lmost one-fifth of American workers have bad jobs. They endure low wages, poor benefits, schedules that change with little—if any—notice, and few opportunities for advancement. Keep reading> Source: Harvard Business Review

In 2016, the U.S. retail industry lost approximately $9 billion dollars to voluntary, entry-level turnover. Keep reading> Source: FSG

As the nation’s largest private employer, retail is a significant driver of both national and regional economies and employs 10 percent of the private sector workforce... Keep reading>