According to a Bain & Company study, employees are amongst the most important assets as well as major expenses for retail companies. Business research conducted by Bloomberg asserts that the employee turnover ratio stands at a whopping sixty percent in the US. This is because of a lack of employee engagement. Retail stores are notorious for the stark differences that appear between well informed customers using the latest technologies versus employees using age-old tools. That is where an employee-only application developed by Apple can be considered ground breaking as it empowers its retail employees. An internal newspaper is compiled which communicates latest company development and industry trends to the employees. The app also involves tests, games and expense tools. This app can easily be integrated with wearable technology. A business analytics software developed by Retail-Next for in-store usage offers insights on customer traffic, sales and calculations help. Other apps have also enabled company HR to be directly in touch with retail employees.

Source:http://sociable.co/technology/retail-innovation-tech-employees/