Monday February 26, 2024
2pm – 5pm
Inspiring a New Generation to Pursue a Career in Retail
2:00 pm Chair’s Opening Remarks
2:10 pm Discover: How To Be An Employer Of Choice To Attract & Retain The Top Retail Talent & Inspire A New Generation
Synopsis
- How can we position ourselves as an employer of choice and attract the top talent that will commit to a career in retail?
- What more can we do to get creative with our talent acquisition strategy and stand out in a competitive candidate market?
- How can we build and grow our workforce and business organically whilst also navigating economic headwinds and the morale of our customer facing employees?
- What more can we do to inspire a new generation and reduce turnover in our retail organizations?
2:30 pm Discover: How ThredUp Is Doing More With Less; Driving Efficiencies In Recruiting and Onboarding
Synopsis
- What more can we do to get creative with our resources and TA strategy to support the business and onboard new talent without investing more than you need
- Attracting a new generation of talent with company values and mission such as Sustainability, to represent your brand as an employer of choice
- The story from ThrepUp for building fresh talent pipelines and inspiring the next-gen retail workforce
2:50 pm Develop: What ore Can We Learn From The HR Leaders Doing The Most To Reinvent Their TA Strategy and Onboard A New Generation of Retail Talent?
3:10 pm Action: How Can You Elevate Your TA Strategy In Order To Recruit The Next-Gen Retail Workforce?
3:30 pm Comfort Break
3:50 pm Panel Discussion: Inspiring The Next-Gen Retail Worforce
Synopsis
- How can we challenge the perception and redefine the value of a career in retail to entice a new generation?
- What more can we do to understand the motivations of a younger generation to onboard and communicate with them effectively?
- What are the non-traditional strategies that can help us attract and inspire our next-gen retail workforce?
- What does the future of retail look like with our current talent pipelines and what can we do to revolutionise this?