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You can almost smell the eggnog (or non-dairy alternative) being poured as we’re rounding out the month and year. Enjoy our last #FridayFive of 2024! 👋 1. Were you helped by an AI assistant while shopping this season? Salesforce reports that the tech is set to influence over $200B in holiday sales with a focus on personalization, order support and product recommendations helping businesses earn more of the holiday pie. Retail Dive has more details: https://lnkd.in/gDibxPCD    2. As Starbucks makes ambitious plans to be the best retail place to work, the coffee giant is putting a renewed focus on employee wellbeing, competitive compensation and staffing up to deliver a consistent customer experience. Hospitality Technology has a closer look at the new CEO’s plans for long-term success: https://lnkd.in/gSiZzmzW 3. Offering a glimpse of the year at work, Glassdoor shared the word of 2024 is “divisive." Whereas last year’s word was “anxiety," the shift signals conflicting positions on typical hot-button issues like current events, workplace culture and hiring practices. HR Dive unpacks what else was on workers’ minds this year: https://lnkd.in/gJW2zRxF 4. It looks like Americans are feeling optimistic about the year ahead, and the disconnect between the health of the economy and personal financial standing—the so-called “vibecession”—is receding. CNBC has the story:https://lnkd.in/ekrdZRQk 5. We couldn’t end the year without at least one post about 2025 predictions. Find out why Placer.ai sees legacy brands like Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and Anthropologie continuing to experience steady growth and how one-stop shop formats and smaller outposts will pop up to better serve a wide variety of customers. Chain Store Age digs in deeper: https://lnkd.in/gM6E6Pgr

It's time to stop talking *at* your frontline and start talking *with* them. Find out why there’s still a major communication gap between leadership and frontline employees and how you can close it for good: https://ow.ly/vUoj50UsY3i #InternalCommunication #CommunicationBreakdown #EmployeeEngagement #EmployeeFeedback #EmployeeVoice

Ready to ace your next product launch? Sleep Country Canada shares how it effectively used Axonify to prepare its frontline for THREE successful releases! Get ready to take notes and check out our conversation recap with Jory Solomon, Director of Sales Training 📝: https://ow.ly/GM0P50UsYGH #SalesEnablement #ProductLaunch #Retail #FrontlineTraining

The team at Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe was hungry for a learning solution with real impact—one that could engage its frontline for the long term and influence employee behaviour. Axonify delivered! 🌯 Unwrap the full success story: https://ow.ly/wXqj50UrKGc #TeamTazikis #BehaviorChange #EmployeeDevelopment #FoodService #Hospitality #Restaurant

Despite ongoing challenges, there’s guarded optimism about the future of the frontline according to our research. Dig into the Deskless Report 2024 for practical strategies to impact and improve what matters most to this workforce: https://ow.ly/6c0Z50UfUQs #EmployeeExperience #Retention #TheDesklessReport2024

🔥 Hot off the digital press: Our CEO Carol Leaman's Q&A with Pulse 2.0 digs into her background as a digital disruptor, entrepreneur and tech leader, Axonify's origin story and why its mission remains the one she feels the most connected to.

Employee feedback is a goldmine for building a stronger, more connected frontline. 🎤💎 Learn how to collect it—and leverage it effectively—in this week's Focus on the Frontline newsletter.

These are the #FridayFive stories that had us double-clicking this week: 1. Congratulations to Sprouts Farmers Market, named Retailer of the Year by Progressive Grocer. Based in Phoenix, Sprouts is one of the largest and fastest-growing U.S. food retailers, with $6.8 billion in annual sales in 2023. CEO Jack Sinclair said the award was "a reflection of the dedicated people, culture and values that define our organization.” Head here for more details: https://lnkd.in/gUYGPkWe 2. While holiday shopping is reaching new heights, so are returns, according to a new report from the National Retail Federation. This is a retail headache that has environmental implications as the full cost of returns can include shipping and restocking, increasing carbon emissions. CNBC has a closer look at the $890B problem: https://lnkd.in/ebrrSVBi 3. We’re happy to share that our own Andrea Vrbanac, CHRL has been named to HRD Canada's Global 100, a list of the best minds in HR who were recognized for their outstanding commitment to their companies and people over the past year. The full list of winners is here: https://lnkd.in/dw-Jj-ki     4. Pantone, recently named #MochaMousse 2025’s color of the year, and the buttery brown is likely to pop up in beauty, fashion, interior design and other retail trends over the coming months. Vogue takes a look at the impact of this shade, what it suggests for the year ahead and it if will sell: https://lnkd.in/eNcKu2wP 5. #TaylorSwift’s record-breaking Eras Tour wrapped this past weekend, and The Wall Street Journal is digging into the economic impact of the 35-year-old musician's epic tour that spanned 149 countries and five continents: https://lnkd.in/gAThdY7Y?

When most managers feel unprepared on the job, the entire frontline feels the impact. Learn how to effectively support your managers so they can lead with confidence: https://ow.ly/oJ6q50UqeLo #Management #Leadership #Training #TheDesklessReport2024

🎉 We’ve made the 2025 GSV 150: ASU+GSV Summit’s annual list of the most transformational growth companies in digital learning and workforce skills! This year’s #GSV150 companies collectively reach over 3 B I L L I O N learners, and we are so proud to be part of that global impact.