Courtesy: IRRC Institute About 6-7.5 million retail jobs in the US are likely to be automated out of existence in the coming years, leaving a large portion of the retail workforce, mostly women and working poor, at risk of becoming ‘stranded workers’, says a recent report . Retail cashiers are at highest risk for automation technologies, and women hold 73 per cent of these positions.
Some 16 million Americans are employed in retail, which represents 10 per cent of the nation’s working population and generates 6 per cent of US gross domestic product (GDP). A lack of disclosure on key […]
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