Adoption Rates High in Retail Industry
<p><strong>Minneapolis — June 6</strong><br />Knowledge Infusion, a consulting firm focused on technology solutions that drive human capital management and talent management business value, has announced a significant increase of customers in the retail industry. </p><p>Retail customers include organizations such as: </p><ul><li>Applebee's, the largest casual-dining restaurant concept in the world.<br /></li><li>Dick's Sporting Goods, a 250-store sports and fitness specialty retailer.<br /></li><li>Finish Line, an athletic retailer that specializes in brand-name footwear, apparel and accessories.<br /></li><li>H-E-B, one of the largest privately held companies in the United States.<br /></li><li>Luxottica Retail, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of premium and luxury prescription frames and sunglasses.<br /></li><li>Nordstrom, No. 24 on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list.<br /></li><li>Payless ShoeSource, the largest specialty family footwear retailer in the Western hemisphere.<br /></li><li>Safeway, one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America with 1,775 stores.</li></ul><p><br />With the unique demands of a people-driven business, a distributed workforce, often limited store access to systems and traditionally high turnover, retailers are looking for ways to optimize their people, processes and technology to drive business results. </p><p>Organizations are partnering with Knowledge Infusion to develop a customized talent management StrategyMap — an integrated HR technology plan based on corporate goals, defined business and operating plans, talent strategies, and HR and IT infrastructure.<br /><br />"Retail organizations are turning to Knowledge Infusion in order to stay competitive in an industry that relies on the performance of their people to meet business demands," said Tanya Carpenter, vice president of business development. "Customers are innovating in ways to attract, develop, incent, retain and measure the performance of their people. Knowledge Infusion plays a critical role in developing the technology plans that enable and support these integrated talent management initiatives while providing a direct and quantifiable impact on the business."</p>
