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Research: When Retail Workers Have Stable Schedules, Sales and Productivity Go Up

Harvard Business

The relentless rise of online retailers has led to deep soul searching among brick-and-mortar retailers to find ways to compete. The traditional methods of competing through convenience, assortment, and pricing are largely ineffective against online retailers who outperform brick-and-mortar retailers in these dimensions.

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How Being a Workaholic Differs from Working Long Hours — and Why That Matters for Your Health

Harvard Business

Hanna, a finance director at an international home care retailer, works long hours. Michael, the director of strategy for an American insurance company, does not work as much as Hanna. Hayon Thapaliya for HBR. She sometimes also works on weekends. She hasn’t had to worry about her health.

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