Segments From This Episode

• What Target’s poor third-quarter results say about the retail sector

  by Andy Uhler

  

  The company missed profit expectations, and its leadership is warning of a soft holiday season.

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• With warehouses full, retailers look to store goods outside

  by Justin Ho

  

  The “industrial outdoor storage” industry has been booming during the pandemic, as retailers try to find creative places to park their goods — literally.

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• There’s a hiring boom for diversity and inclusion managers. And the jobs have high turnover.

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  The role has been growing swiftly over the past five years, but there is high turnover in its ranks. With growth comes a learning curve.

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• Foreign students — who often pay full tuition — are returning to U.S. colleges and universities

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  International students are more likely to pay sticker price for a degree.

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• Could this meeting be an email?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  One worker’s experience with a meeting-free week.

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• Teaching women and nonbinary folks the art of woodworking

  by Anais Amin

  

  There aren’t enough instructors to keep up with demand at Jess Hirsch’s Fireweed Community Woodshop in Minneapolis.

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