Скачать или смотреть Research Webinar | 6 to 7 5 Million U S Retail Jobs at Risk Due to Automation

This webinar reviews a new analysis that finds that 6 to 7.5 million retail jobs likely will be automated out of existence in the coming years, leaving a large portion of the retail workforce at risk of becoming “stranded workers.” Retail cashiers are at highest risk for automation technologies, and women hold 73 percent of these positions.

Some 16 million Americans are employed in retail, which represents 10 percent of the nation’s working population and generates 6 percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). A lack of disclosure on key labor metrics by retailers put investors in the dark on how these companies are responding and what the fate of their workers could be.

These findings are contained in a new study, Retail Automation: Stranded Workers? Opportunities and Risks for Labor and Automation, conducted by Cornerstone Capital Group (Cornerstone) and commissioned by the Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRCi). The report identifies the structural factors catalyzing change in the retail industry and is available here: http://bit.ly/2pWPhrO