Resources for Reimagine Retail Local Partners
For more information, please contact Amy Blair (amy.blair@aspeninst.org) with questions or additions.
Retail Sector Information
Retail’s Opportunity: Exploring the Industry’s Impact on People and Places
An issue brief by Opportunity Nation
Posted March 29, 2017
Foundational Skills in the Service Sector
National Skills Coalition
Posted March 29, 2017
Employer Engagement
Insights on engaging with retail employers
A Conversation with Carrie Gleason
Posted February 12, 2018
Engaging with retail employers on business practices that can promote employee engagement, stability, and advancement is a driving objective for Reimagine Retail local partners. During this one hour webinar, Carrie Gleason of the Center for Popular Democracy shares insights on how she has approached conversations with retail company representatives to learn about workforce needs and potential entry-points for collaboration on workplace practices that affect stability and mobility. Carrie draws on 15 years of experience building solutions and programs inclusive of worker voice that have resulted in shifting employer practices in the retail sector.
Employer Engagement and the Myth of the Dual Customer
Steve L. Dawson
Posted March 29, 2017
Walmart Foundation
Walmart Foundation President Kathleen McLaughlin on Walmart’s Giving Strategy
Remarks at the National Retail Federation Convention, January 2017
Posted March 29, 2017
Walmart Giving Overview & Retail Opportunity Strategy
PowerPoint presentation shared with Walmart Community of Practice 2017
Posted March 29, 2017
Regional Labor Market Analyses
San Diego County Retail Labor Market Analysis
Posted March 29, 2017
Phoenix Region Retail Labor Market Analysis
Posted March 29, 2017
Pittsburgh Labor Market Analysis: Inflection Point Report
Posted March 29, 2017
Job Quality Resources
Good Jobs Institute website
Posted December 1, 2017
Now or Never: Heeding the Call of Labor Market Demand
Steven L. Dawson
Posted November 7, 2017
Raise the Floor and Build Ladders: Workforce Strategies Supporting Mobility and Stability for Low-Income Workers
Maureen Conway & Steve L. Dawson
Posted March 29, 2017
Restore the Promise of Work: Reducing Inequality by Raising the Floor and Building Ladders
Maureen Conway & Steve L. Dawson
Posted March 29, 2017
Zeynap Ton: The Good Jobs Strategy
Book talk at the Aspen Institute, 2014
Posted March 29, 2017
Moving Beyond Job Creation: Defining and Measuring the Creation of Quality Jobs
Pacific Community Ventures
Posted March 29, 2017
Investing in Entry-Level Talent
FSG
Posted March 29, 2017
Investing in Entry-Level Talent Executive Summary
FSG
Posted March 29, 2017
