Content about Productivity

July 2, 2012
U.K.’s New Look taps Kronos for workforce management

British fashion retailer New Look has selected workforce management solutions from Kronos Inc. to maximize labor productivity and increase sales conversion rates in its 670 stores in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, and Belgium.

Chelmsford, Mass. -- British fashion retailer New Look has selected workforce management solutions from Kronos Inc. to maximize labor productivity and increase sales conversion rates in its 670 stores in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, and Belgium. Kronos will optimize the scheduling and manage the time and attendance of 16,000 full- and part-time staff and align labor to demand in each store.

June 5, 2012
Procurement Innovation Can Drive Productivity Gains

By William Gindlesperger, e-LYNXX Corp.

By William Gindlesperger, william.gindlesperger@e-lynxx.com

Innovation is required if the United States is to regain the level of productivity that it enjoyed toward the end of the 19th Century through the mid-20th Century. However, innovation by itself is not enough. Just as our parents and grandparents adopted electricity, the automobile, credit cards and airplanes in the period from 1870-1950, businesses and organizations of the 21st Century must embrace change.

January 16, 2012
Family Dollar implements Kronos workforce management solution

Kronos Inc. said that Family Dollar is using its suite of workforce management solutions to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve productivity of more than 55,000 Family Dollar employees across 7,000 stores.

New York City -- Kronos Inc. said Monday that Family Dollar is using its suite of workforce management solutions to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve productivity of more than 55,000 Family Dollar employees across 7,000 stores.

December 1, 2010
Putting Workforce 
Management to Work

Senior editor Katherine Field talked with Liz Moughan, senior manager of retail marketing for Kronos Inc., about workforce management trends and solutions and how retailers can shore up this key area of their business.


As retailers continue to work to cut costs without sacrificing customer service, workforce management systems have come under new scrutiny. Chains across all categories are analyzing existing solutions, and many have found opportunities for improvement in terms of managing labor, maximizing compliance and improving workforce productivity.


March 1, 2010
Post-recession strategies for retailers

By Frank Schools, www.tatumllc.com

For many retailers nationwide, 2009 will be remembered as one of the worst in recent history. In fact, the recession shattered consumer confidence and subsequently retail sales at nearly every level.

Shuttered storefronts and liquidation sales have also become extremely familiar sights with many retailers responding with even more cost cutting. But at this point, is there really any more cost cutting to be done?

October 20, 2009
Wal-Mart CEO outlines priorities at annual investors meeting

In opening remarks at the company’s 16th annual investors meeting today, Wal-Mart Stores president and...

September 13, 2009
Smart & Final teams with Kronos for workforce management solution

Kronos said Tuesday that Smart & Final Stores LLC, operator of approximately 293 retail stores...

October 8, 2007
Talbots in Strategic Review

Hingham, Mass., Talbots...

June 30, 2007
Profitable Productivity

Measurements of retailer management effectiveness have included widely applicable metrics such as Return on Invested...

March 6, 2005
Europe Gains on U.S. in Productivity

New York City, ...