Pursuits
One Sign That the Retail Industry Isn’t Dead Yet
- Some retail is healthy enough to poach workers from fast food
- Fazoli’s, Boston Market offering more perks to retain workers
Sternlicht Sees Retail ‘Smaller But Healthier’ in 5 Years
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Customers cussed at him and threw ice cream at him. Finally, Don-Wesley Andrews had enough. He quit McDonald’s in Sacramento, California, for a job at Wal-Mart.
Like many other Americans, 22-year-old Andrews improved his life just by moving to retail from fast food. Longer lunch break, paid time off, even a quarterly bonus -- and no french fry fragrance clinging to his clothes.