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Retail
Retail Store Ergonomics During Peak Shopping Season
Shopping season is going to be big this year, and a strong retail store ergonomics plan can help keep staff safe and productive throughout the boom cycle. Deloitte tells us that the average household will spend nearly $1,500 this season, and sales are expected to grow up to 5 percent compared to the previous year.
America Recycles Day: The Ergonomics Angle
November 15, 2019, is America Recycles Day. Participants from all around the United States will stage recycling events to mark the occasion. As of this writing, nearly 80,000 people have signed an online recycling pledge associated with America Recycles Day.
Holiday Waste Handling for Retailers
For retailers, the holiday season brings more sales, more deliveries, and, as a result, more waste. The problem grows in step with a larger retail environment; last holiday season, retail sales beat predictions by 5.6 percent. Most surprisingly, brick-and-mortar sales grew faster than they had the previous year, suggesting that e-commerce isn’t necessarily ending in-person purchases any time soon.
Trash Can Dumpers for the Retail Industry
The U.S. retail industry has a solid waste problem, and trash can dumpers may be part of the solution. These material-handling devices are already a mainstay of the retail industry in Australia, New Zealand, and the countries of the European Union. American retailers looking for a way to make waste-handling safer and more efficient need look no further than the trash can dumper, or Bin Dumper, as they’re more commonly known.