Industry Index : Retail
Deputy Industry Index : COVID-19
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Top insights about Retail for today June 8, 2020
- Retail has been hit hard by COVID-19 in the last two to three weeks. Despite a short increase in shifts created over the weekend, today, we're seeing those numbers decline slightly. As a result, the gap between Shifts Scheduled vs Shifts Worked is currently 12.3%. This could be a reflection of managers anticipating crowds for the week, or potential closures due to essential ordinances.
- Pre-pandemic, on average, managers planned shifts ahead by 11 days. Currently, managers are only planning for 6-7 days ahead, likely as a result of store closures due to the current crisis climate.
- Retail decreased it's usage of the Newsfeed to communicate COVID-19 updates to their workers. Currently, COVID-19 makes up 3.1% of all communications happening on the platform.
Shifts Scheduled vs Shifts Worked
Shift scheduled is the shifts being planned by a manager for an employee for a given day. Shifts worked is the actual shifts being worked by an employee on a given day.
Date: June 8, 2020
Retail has been hit hard by COVID-19 in the last two to three weeks. Despite a short increase in shifts created over the weekend, today, we're seeing those numbers decline slightly. As a result, the gap between Shifts Scheduled vs Shifts Worked is currently 12.3%. This could be a reflection of managers anticipating crowds for the week, or potential closures due to essential ordinances.
- The gap between Shifts Scheduled vs Shifts Worked is currently 12.3%.
- In comparison to the previous day, shifts scheduled have slightly decreased by 2.9%.
- In comparison to the previous day, shifts worked have very slightly decreased by 11%.
- The gap represents the number of shifts being scheduled in comparison to no longer being worked on a given day.
- This is due to shifts being canceled by business owners / managers and/or government restrictions.
Hours Scheduled vs Hours Worked
Hours scheduled is the shifts being planned by a manager for an employee for a given day. Hours worked is the actual shifts being worked by an employee on a given day.
Date: June 8, 2020
Similar to shifts, we are observing a decrease in hours being scheduled and hours being worked in comparison to the last few days. This, again, could be due to retailers that have been deemed as "essential".
- The difference of Hours Scheduled vs Hours Worked at Retailers is currently 13%.
- In comparison to the previous day, there has been a 4.4% decrease in hours scheduled.
- In comparison to the previous week, there has been a 12.3% decrease in hours worked.
- The difference represents a decrease in workforce needs for business.
- The difference represents a decrease in income for hourly workers.
Average Difference in Days between Shifts Created and Scheduled Date
Shifts Created is the day when the manager created the shift. Scheduled date is the day the shift is scheduled for.
Date: June 8, 2020
Pre-pandemic, on average, managers planned shifts ahead by 11 days. Currently, managers are only planning for 6-7 days ahead, likely as a result of store closures due to the current crisis climate.
- Currently, Retailers are now only advanced planning by 6.3 days.
- Last week Retailers were advanced planning by 7 days.
- Last month Retailers were advanced planning by 7.6 days.
Newsfeed Communication
Deputy Newsfeed is a digital tool for managers and hourly workers to communicate with each other via the Deputy app.
Date: June 8, 2020
Retail decreased it's usage of the Newsfeed to communicate COVID-19 updates to their workers. Currently, COVID-19 makes up 3.1% of all communications happening on the platform.
- Newsfeed posts mentioning the pandemic to date 3.1%.
- Newsfeed posts mentioning the pandemic last week 3.4%.
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