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Cut costs and improve customer service with strategic staffing

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In the current economic climate, retailers are not only facing falling sales but also a continuing increase in labour costs which is further impacting on margins and profitability. Whilst consumers are undoubtedly spending less, they are also spending more selectively, demanding better value and higher standards of service. Managing your staff more efficiently has never been so crucial to success.

What’s more, customer demand can vary from season to season and even week by week, adding even more pressure to maintain optimum staff levels. Implementing a comprehensive workforce management (WFM) strategy can help alleviate the problem by giving you the insight to ensure that staff with the right skills and knowledge are where you need them, when you need them. It can also help with short and long-term planning giving you greater control over payroll costs and resulting in significant savings.

An effective WFM solution can also improve staff morale and job satisfaction, leading to higher levels of customer service and ultimately, profitability.

Find out how strategic staffing could help you cut costs and improve service.

Retail Choice

RetailChoice.com is the UK's largest and fastest growing recruitment website for the retail sector. Advertising on RetailChoice.com is quick, easy and flexible and puts the control firmly into your hands. We have a range of the most effective and practical tools to help solve any recruitment need however large or small.

RetailChoice.com takes the hard work out of finding the right candidate for you. You have the flexibility to advertise any number of jobs, search for candidates yourself, email them direct or develop an entire advertising campaign that will solve all your recruitment needs. We'll help you find the right person quickly and cost effectively, and our Customer Service Team and Account Managers will be there to support you every step of the way.

With 5 years experience at the cutting edge of online recruitment in the UK, RetailChoice.com has a unique understanding of the market and of UK retail jobseekers. We put the jobseeker at the heart of our business and continuously analyse the behaviour of our audience. We believe in sharing our knowledge. RetailChoice.com provides meaningful industry surveys and reports, networking events and tips on the most effective online advertising techniques to help you create the best recruitment campaign.

RetailChoice.com delivers over 312,000 active jobseekers, who generate over 190,000 applications to our recruiters' vacancies every month. For the past 5 years, more retail jobseekers have visited and searched for jobs on RetailChoice.com than any other retail recruitment website.

de Poel

de Poel is the UK's number one purchaser of temporary agency labour in the UK, specialising in the procurement and management of temporary agency labour. We help companies to optimise their relationships with recruitment agencies, adding value, saving money, and improving standards. Our web-based system e-tips® reduces administration and produces a wealth of real-time management information.

The principle of our fee structure is that there is no charge unless we find direct cost savings on your contingent workforce costs.  Our fees are taken as a per­centage of the direct savings achieved through agency transactions and are taken on a per hour basis.

de Poel is an independent consultancy holding prime vendor neutral position in the UK. We have a compelling track record of delivering savings between 6-12%.

Website: www.depoel.co.uk

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