{"id":753,"date":"2022-11-24T10:11:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T10:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiftin.app\/?p=753"},"modified":"2025-09-09T12:55:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T12:55:21","slug":"planificare-automatizata-a-turelor-de-lucru-pentru-a-optimiza-afacerea-din-industria-de-retail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiftin.app\/en\/planificare-automatizata-a-turelor-de-lucru-pentru-a-optimiza-afacerea-din-industria-de-retail\/","title":{"rendered":"How would an automated workforce shift scheduling help you optimize your business in the Retail industry?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The retail industry is facing great challenges in the social and economic context of recent years. The customers\u2019 behavior has changed \u2013 they are more cautious when spending their money or have limited their visits to physical stores in favor of online shopping. The competition in the Retail market is increasing and one of the best opportunities for differentiation is cost efficiency and especially optimizing the workforce cost of hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optimizing the workforce hours<\/a> does not always mean reducing the capacity of the workforce, as is often understood, but rather redistributing them so that they are aligned with the staff shortages to be as profitable as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For team managers in the Retail industry, the challenges are even greater, as they have to fulfill multiple issues, such as unpredictable fluctuations in staff shortages and sales, increasingly demanding daily workforce requirements, workforce retention, sustaining business growth, controlling expenses, and the monthly time commitment to the scheduling process. And above all, all these aspects must be well framed by compliance with labor legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some best practices that you can implement immediately to optimize your workforce scheduling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) Use a Retail software tool<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Such software can digitize and subsequently optimize your scheduling process. Choose one that allows you to integrate all processes, from HR administration to scheduling, attendance, timesheet and payroll. The information will circulate traceably and automatically, the effort put into each of these steps will be optimized to the maximum for your HR teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) Schedule shifts based on sales forecasts or expected staff shortages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Whether you use templates created according to the business curve of the day or directly the business objectives for the period you want to schedule, an intelligent algorithm of scheduling software<\/a> can propose the optimal shift structure adapted to your business. In seconds, just a click away. This way, you will have a good overview of the required capacities in relation to your business ambition. At the same time, you will make informed decisions about over-structured or under-structured teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3) Flexible time schedule has a positive impact on several important aspects of the business<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Flexible time is beneficial from several perspectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n