In the wake of the recent COVID-19 crisis, many of our clients at AllWork have been faced with the challenge of how to relaunch their in-store field team as a digital, contactless sales force. Almost overnight the world of retail
Moving Forward, Retail Requires Efficiency
To say the least, COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the retail industry over the past few weeks. In fact, more than 47,000 retail stores closing in just the first week because of the virus. While the closures happened quickly, the
Succeeding at Retail: 10 Best Practices You Should Adopt Now
As COVID-19 continues to impact the retail industry, the AllWork team has been working closely with our brand partners and while most retail locations across the country remain closed, we’ve used this time to take a look back at what
Dear Retail, We Miss You
While the past few years have been clouded by talk of a ‘retail-apocalypse’, the recent temporary closures of many retail locations has brought into focus just how false this narrative has been. If anything, we can all see now just
Ideas for Leveraging Your Field Team During COVID-19
These past few weeks have brought a quick wave of uncertainty for the retail industry as we continue to battle against a growing pandemic. Many brands across the country, and the world, have needed to put their in-store field teams
How the New Gig Worker Bill Impacts the Beauty Industry
By Kelly Kovack, Founder of Beauty Matter Uber is often credited with unleashing the gig economy, but freelance workers have been the front line of the beauty industry at retail for decades. This army of beauty gig workers are the
The Future of Flexible Work: a conversation with our CEO Glenn Laumeister
The HUGE growth of the gig economy has created challenges for companies. All of a sudden, they needed to figure out how to manage this new flexible workforce. That’s where AllWork comes in. In the latest UpTech Report, our CEO
Beyond Uber: Why AllWork is Building Enterprise Workforce Management for the Gig Economy
Back in 2009, Uber exploded on the scene and created a completely new way for people to work. They launched the Gig Economy and created an entirely new employment model. For the first time, workers could earn income with no
College Graduates Need a New Skill: Adapting to the Gig Economy
It’s becoming clearer and clearer that the world of work that today’s college graduates are facing is vastly different from the one of their parents’ generation. Long gone are the days when you joined one company, stayed for the next
Skilled Freelancers Now Earn More than 70% of Workers
Surprised? According to a new study released just this month by Upwork and Freelancers Union titled Freelancing in America 2019, freelancers performing a skilled services earn a median rate of $28 an hour, which is more than 70% of workers in the overall