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MOHR Ideas at work.

Our work takes us all over the world. And we learn a lot as we train. Today, there’s no reason to wait until we’re back at home base to pass on a good idea or highlight a trend. Here’s where you’ll find them as soon as we spot them.

Help Your Retail Teams Thrive This Holiday Season with 12 Days of MOHR-mas

By Mary Beth Garcia | December 10, 2024

The December holiday season is a festive time of anticipation, giving, and spending time with loved ones. For many retailers, it’s also the busiest, most hectic time of the year. Especially during pressure-filled times like these, keeping retail team members engaged, motivated, and energized is vital. Engaged associates are not only better able to engage…

Maximize Your Holiday Impact: Strengthening Retail Leadership from the Field to Store Support Centers

By Mary Beth Garcia | November 18, 2024

The clock is ticking on the holiday shopping season! With Thanksgiving falling on the very last Thursday of November this year, traditional retailers face an unusually tight window-just four weeks and four critical weekends-from Black Friday to Christmas Day. This year’s December 25th holds even greater significance, as it also marks the first night of…

Retail Tips and Trends for Unwrapping Holiday Season Success

By Mary Beth Garcia | October 28, 2024

Halloween is here and nearly gone, which means we’re pivoting quickly to the holiday season. Kinda scary, isn’t it! As we race towards the end of the year, here are some big questions and priorities to ponder, hopefully with all treats and no tricks in store for you during this critical season: Are your staffing…

Navigating Retail’s Shifting Tides as the Holiday Season Approaches

By Mary Beth Garcia | September 16, 2024

This week marks 15 weeks til Christmas. That’s less than 100 days. With the holiday season fast approaching, traditional retailing is abuzz right now preparing their store and field teams to manage and make the most of the surge of customers who will be shopping for holiday events and the gift-giving season. Yes, there will…

Retail Holiday Season Strategies for Success

By Mary Beth Garcia | August 12, 2024

As the summer season winds down and the back-to-school season starts, many retail organizations face one of the most pivotal times of the year. Fall signals the countdown to Q4, a period that can make or break annual sales targets. It’s a busy and important time. Store and field operations, HR, talent selection and development,…

What Retailers Can Learn from an Award-Winning Chef

By Mary Beth Garcia | July 8, 2024

July is the quintessential vacation month, and, like many of you, I’m taking the opportunity to do some traveling this month. Over the course of my career in retail store operations, field leadership, and learning and development, I’ve been able to travel to many different places for work, leaving just three states in the U.S.…

Recruiting and Reengaging Retail Talent: The Role of Everboarding

By Mary Beth Garcia | June 6, 2024

If you’re stretched to the limits and feel like there’s hardly any time to just take a moment out to think, you’re not alone. Our retail clients are busier than ever these days, taking on more tasks and projects with fewer resources, less budget, and less time to get things done. It’s a frantic cycle…

Building Trust in Retail Leadership

By Mary Beth Garcia | March 26, 2024

Over the last year, MOHR Retail has supported our clients through some challenging times as they continually strive to strengthen trust in the retail environment, particularly against the backdrop of an increase in Organized Retail Crime (ORC) and violence in the workplace. We have hosted two webinars on the topic with retail executives and industry…