Staffing and Operations

What we eat affects our bodies, but so does how we live our lives. Take tips from leadership coach Valerie D'Ambrosio how to use mindfulness in your everyday business life.

All leaders at one time or another face situations where their integrity or courage is challenged. What sets authentic leaders apart is how they respond...

Living wages. The rising cost of health care. Shrinking profit margins. More big-box competitors. There are many forces acting on the personnel line item in any small business budget these days. We know we can’t do it all, but where to begin to...

A retailer, a consultant and a store owner share their best tips for fewer headaches during staff and ownership transitions.

The bottom line for surviving new competition is to engage your staff and help them understand all the different ways you are working to bring great value to the community.

We like rewarding good staff, so what do we do? We make them assistant department managers--even when the department only has two employees and does not need an assistant manager...

This month, NFM's secret shopper visited a natural products store in the Midwest and asked a sales associate: "Are gummy vitamins beneficial, or are they really just candy?" ...

If you are planning an expansion of your location or service offerings, or just need a fresh influx of applicants, a job fair is a proven way to get a lot of applicants processed quickly. If you’re willing to give this recruitment effort a try...

In a recent industry webinar, the Food Marketing Institute and IRI showcased the current state of supermarket prepared foods and where it’s going. Here are five trends to watch...