Press Releases
The Path Forward Coalition Applauds Efforts to Expand Apprenticeship Programs
Path Forward Celebrates Holiday Hiring In The Service Industry
Path Forward Honors Veterans In The Service Sector
Path Forward Recognizes Hispanics in Restaurants and Retail During Hispanic Heritage Month
What They’re Saying About The White House’s #FirstJob Hiring and Recruiting Compact
ICYMI: Huffington Post, The Service Sector’s Commitment to Advancing Education
Path Forward Post
In the News
No Time to Waste in Preparing Our Workforce for Tomorrow (Morning Consult, April 17, 2018)
No address? Domino’s harnesses tech in pizza delivery breakthrough (USA Today, April 16, 2018)
Pick-up lanes coming to local Target stores (Orlando Sentinel, April 12, 2018)
Billionaire mall owner: ‘Amazon has been great for retail’ — and here’s why (CNBC, April 10, 2018)
Becoming a Store of the Future – What’s Stopping You? (Retail Tech News, April 9, 2018)
Top 3 technology innovations changing the restaurant industry (Fast Casual, April 5, 2018)
For aspiring chefs, cooking is all work, no glamour (Inquirer, April 4, 2018)
When Retail Workers Have Stable Schedules, Sales and Productivity Go Up (HBR, March 29, 2018)
How robots can make humans — and restaurants — better (Nation’s Restaurant News, March 27, 2018)
The Reality of VR for Restaurants (Modern Restaurant Management, March 27, 2018)
Ulta, Gap, Target and more: These retailers are still opening stores in 2018 (CNBC, March 24, 2018)
6 Ways AI Is Making An Impact In Retail Tech (DMN News, March 22, 2018)
Why the James Beard Foundation is Fostering Today’s Female Chefs (Observer, March 21, 2018)
Malls can survive if they’re converted into mixed-use centers: Retail expert (CNBC, March 20, 2018)
Together, Automation and People Increase Productivity (MiBiz, March 18, 2018)
Taco Bell to offer more education benefits to employees (Fox Business, March 15, 2018)
EBay Trains Ohio Retailers (NPR, March 11, 2018)
Alliance Walmart to introduce personal shopping service (Alliance Review, March 11, 2018)
Papa John’s Wants to Get Back to Making Pizzas (Wall Street Journal, March 7, 2018)
For McDonald’s, restaurant crew experience bolsters customer experience (ZD Net, March 6, 2018)
Why retail’s artificial intelligence bet is all wrong (Quartz, March 5, 2018)
Culinary arts students learn kitchen basics (Wahpeton Daily News, March 2, 2018)
Lowe’s offers $2,500 to employees who learn a trade (Axios, February 28, 2018)
Why It’s Hard to Make Cold Cash Delivering Hot Food (The Wall Street Journal, February 28, 2018)
Why Amazon And Retailers Can Both Win In 2018 (Forbes, February 26, 2018)
Retailers adapt to millennials, e-commerce (Seattle Journal of Commerce, February 22, 2018)
WeShop? WeWork preps a retail push (CNN, February 20, 2018)
The IoT’s Impact on the Future of Retail (Forbes, February 20, 2018)
Do Restaurants Love Instagram? It’s Complicated (Refinery 29, 2018)
Why Best Buy is investing in employees (Retail Dive, February 7, 2018)
How restaurants mine your personal data to get a competitive edge (WISN, February 7, 2018)
Restaurants driving retail growth in Downtown Cleveland (Biz Journals, February 1, 2018)
McDonald’s to open 1,000 new restaurants, speed up tech upgrades (USA Today, January 30, 2018)
Exploring The Future Of Retail In A World Powered By Blockchain (Forbes, January 30, 2018)
Walmart partners with Rakuten for online groceries and ebooks (Digital Trends, January 28, 2018)
Starbucks Falls Out of Step With the Restaurant Industry (Bloomberg Gadfly, January 25, 2018)
UberEats Buys David Chang’s Food Delivery Service Ando (Tech Times, January 24, 2018)
Burger King Owner Appoints Tech Czar in Bid to Modernize Chain (Bloomberg, January 22, 2018)
Walmart CEO Talks Technology, Training and Embracing Change (Hardware Retailing, January 22, 2018)
Amazon Go cashierless convenience store opening to the public (Seattle Times, January 21, 2018)
Pablo Isla on Four Pillars of the Retail Industry (The Wall Street Journal, January 17, 2018)
At Retail Trade Show, Technology Is the Star (New York Times, January 16, 2018)
Gucci Takes Experiential Retail To The Next Level (Forbes, January 9, 2018)
McDonald’s beefs up with new technology (Williams News, January 9, 2018)
NRF 2018: The Case for Modern Workplace Learning in Retail (Retail Dive, January 11, 2018)
As Amazon And Walmart Duke It Out, Niche Retail Can Thrive (Fast Company, January 9, 2018)
Retail workers’ jobs are transforming as shoppers’ habits change (AP, January 8, 2018)
How to Grow Restaurant Sales with Technology Innovation (QSR, January 2018)
Food Retailing Is Preparing For Another Tech Revolution (Forbes, January 3, 2018)
Why beauty will continue to rule retail in 2018 (HR Dive, January 2, 2018)
Restaurants turn to VR and AR for training (HR Dive, January 2, 2018)
Lanier High School students receive culinary training (San Antonio Express News, December 28, 2017)
Why it Still Pays to Start Your Career in a Restaurant (QSR, December 2017)
Released prison chef, given 2nd chance, opens new restaurant (AP, December 19, 2017)
Story-Based Retail And The Evolving Role Of Merchandiser (Forbes, December 18, 2017)
Bistro 489 to Open at Medford Voc-Tech in 2018 (Eater, December 14, 2017)
Inmates learn recipe for success in culinary classes (The News-Enterprise, December 13, 2017)
Pizza restaurant owned, operated by the deaf to expand nationwide (ABC News, December 11, 2017)
Chef visits Pleasant Grove School (The Shawnee News Star, December 6, 2017)
How Liz Rodbell Reshaped the Modern Lord & Taylor (Footwear News, November 30, 2017)
10 things that won’t change for restaurants in 2018 (Nation’s Restaurant News, November 28, 2017)
How Walmart is using tech this holiday season (Retail Dive, November 28, 2017)
Restaurant owners finding strong appetites in Detroit (AP, November 20, 2017)
The 4 Reasons Why 2017 Is a Tipping Point for Retail (The Atlantic, November 16, 2017)
Chef talks about new Tulsa restaurants, new culinary program, more (Tulsa World, November 15, 2017)
Charting job success for everyone: Goodwill provides the path (NewsOk, November 15, 2017)
Why some retailers say there’s gold in that ‘silver tsunami’ (Washington Post, November 15, 2017)
Lord & Taylor’s New Strategy Sums Up Retail in 2017 (Racked, November 14, 2017)
How the Service-Sector Can Help Launch Careers (Inside Sources, November 14, 2017)
TEENS SLICE AND DICE THEIR WAY THROUGH SCHOOL (Idaho News, November 7, 2017)
Starbucks’ next move: Italian restaurants (Washington Post, November 7, 2017)
Where Americans found jobs: Restaurants and health care (ABC News, November 3, 2017)
MAKING THE CASE FOR RETAIL AS A CAREER (NRF News, November 6, 2017)
People would rather shop with friends than Alexa, for now (CNET, October 31, 2017)
Nike challenges Lululemon with ‘Pant Studios’ (Retail Dive, October 30, 2017)
Clothing retailers offer new tech tools to help shoppers find right fit (AP, October 30, 2017)
It’s Time for Seasonal Hiring (San Diego Tribune, October 24, 2017)
New restaurant opens doors early to help local charities (WRDW, October 20, 2017)
Wal-Mart near deal to give Lord & Taylor website space: WSJ (Reuters, October 19, 2017)
Mike Isabella, Washington’s restless restaurateur (Atlanta Journal Constitution, October 17, 2017)
Jamie Oliver is Using “Dish Level” Data to Improve His Restaurants (The Spoon, October 11, 2017)
Most retailers see AI in their future (Retail Dive, October 10, 2017)
Walmart sees the future and it is digital (Washington Post, October 10, 2017)
Why Tablets on Restaurant Tables Are Here to Stay (Eater, October 5, 2017)
RISE UP CONNECTS RETAILERS WITH QUALIFIED JOB CANDIDATES (NRF News, October 4, 2017)
Pop-Up Shop Teams With Neiman Marcus to Solve Retail ‘Pain Points (Bloomberg, October 3, 2017)
Lululemon CEO: Retail isn’t dead because people ‘crave human connections (CNBC, September 28, 2017)
Over dinner, Chicago residents connect with homeless (Chicago Tribune, September 24, 2017)
Lessons From Katrina: How Restaurants Can Be Beacons In A Catastrophe (NPR, September 20, 2017)
Root accepting applications for training program (Wicked Local Beverly, September 18, 2017)
Memphis a Food Town in Which Restaurants Build Community (Daily News, September 18, 2017)
McDonald’s New High-Tech Restaurant Opens Thursday Downriver (CBS Detroit, September 14, 2017)
Hospitality Lessons From Waffle House (Skift, September 14, 2017)
Retail group launches Rise Up retail training in Baltimore (Baltimore Sun, September 11, 2017)
To get sales kicking, LL Bean renews focus on the outdoors (AP, September 5, 2017)
Future of Retail (NRF, August 23, 2017)
Local restaurants pay it forward with food donations (The Star Democrat, August 21, 2017)
How New York Restaurants Are Embedding Social Change in Business (Eater, August 17, 2017)
Language training benefits speak volumes for Panda Restaurants (Employee Benefits, August 17, 2017)
Restaurants’ style may change, but purpose won’t (San Francisco Chronicle, August 11, 2017)
Food Bank Program Helps Feed The Needy While Training Chefs (CBS Baltimore August 9, 2017)
At the Heart of Every Restaurant (Washington Post, August 7, 2017)
From even the worst summer job, bright spots emerge (Seattle Times, August 1, 2017)
Why quick-service restaurants are putting in-store tech on the menu (Marketing Dive, July 31, 2017)
The ‘Uber of restaurant staffing’ is coming to Philly (Philly Voice, July 29, 2017)
New initiative combines culinary, business training to help at-risk teens (KOB, July 25, 2017)
Students pick up job skills with summer work program (Peninsula Clarion, July 24, 2017)
Seattle cafe offers job training for people leaving street life (King Five, July 23, 2017)
Epicurean tour through Italy sends budding chefs to school (Cape Gazette, July 21, 2017)
CVS Health opens Fort Bragg training facility (Drug Store News, July 20, 2017)
Donation to expand retail language training program (Supermarket News, July 19, 2017)
How a Literature Major Became Chanel’s First Global CEO (Wharton, July 11, 2017)
Teen saves man’s life on 2nd day of restaurant job (CBS News, July 5, 2017)
Restaurants Can Be a Lifeline for the Formerly Incarcerated — and Vice Versa (Eater, June 23, 2017)
Unemployed find work in kitchens through special training (KSHB, June 23, 2017)
Pathways to Success: Empowering the Next Generation to Achieve (Huffington Post, June 23, 2017)
Apprenticeships pave the way to the American dream (Fox News, June 15, 2017)
Retail’s Reinvention Story is Just Getting Started (National Retail Federation, June 14, 2017)
Walmart is using virtual reality to train its employees (Business Insider, June 1, 2017)
New Valley Junction Restaurant to Offer Homeless Job Training (WHO, April 3, 2017)
Service industry gives women a path to opportunity (Crain’s Cleveland Business, March 28, 2017)
New Beginnings (Tasting Table Magazine, March 27, 2017)
94-year-old woman celebrates 44 years working at McDonald’s (ABC, March 26, 2017)
These Chefs‘ First Kitchen Jobs Made Them Who They Are Today (Bon Appetit, March 9, 2017)
All Fired Up: Women Are the Rising Stars of the DC Food Scene (On Tap Online, March 4, 2017)
Barista in training through Stepping Stones (DC Courier, February 26, 2017)
Restaurant apprenticeship program underway (Nation’s Restaurant News, February 21, 2017)
Workers’ gamble on Foxwoods paid off 25 years ago (The Bulletin, February 12, 2017)
Retail group launches training for entry-level job seekers (AP, January 14, 2017)
Commentary: Restaurants serve up success for Missouri (St Louis Business Journal, Jan 12, 2017)
How Shark Tank’s Daymond John Built Fubu While Working at Red Lobster (Fortune, December 27, 2016)
Letter: Service industry deserves thanks (The Columbus Dispatch, December 19, 2016)
‘Soft skills’ increasingly in demand among employers (By William Thorton, Al.com, November 28, 2016)
First Jobs A Critical First Step To A Successful Career (By Bill Thorne, November 21, 2016)
My First Job (By Mayor Marty Walsh, Medium, October 27, 2016)
Obama: ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ will benefit US economy (AP, October 11, 2016)
College Professors Go Back To School To Learn About Retail (By Ellen Davis, NRF, October 3, 2016)
Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet the Rising Latino Food Stars (NBC News, September 19, 2016)
Selling a Big Chain to Locals (By Bourree Lam, The Atlantic, September 15, 2016)
Celebrating The Service Industry (Buzzfeed, September 1, 2016)
The Value of Service Sector Summer Jobs (By Cicely Simpson, Medium, May 13, 2016)
Atlanta chef honored with one of eight national awards (By Yvonne Yusel, AJC.com, March 10, 2016)
America’s restaurants, beyond the campaign photo op (By Cicely Simpson, The Hill, March 8, 2016)