Starbucks vs Target: The Right Way to Handle Return-to-Office Mandates | Fast Five Shorts

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, we analyze contrasting approaches to return-to-office policies. Both Starbucks and Target issued return-to-office orders this week, but with very different strategies. Starbucks mandates employees work in the office a minimum of four days a week (Monday-Thursday) starting in October, even offering voluntary exit packages for those who refuse. Target takes a softer approach, asking team members to work in person at least three times a week with flexibility on which days, leaving decisions to individual leaders. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly retail insights! ⏩ Topics Covered: 📌 00:00 – Headline Details 📌 01:30 – Starbucks' Hard Line: 4 Mandatory Days 📌 04:15 – Target's Flexible 3-Day Approach 📌 07:20 – A&M's David Brown on Best Practices 📌 10:45 – The Importance of Standardized Days 📌 13:30 – Corporate Culture Alignment Strategies 📌 16:10 – Impact on Productivity & Collaboration For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/sgweq_AtMms #returntooffice #starbucks #target #workplacepolicy #hybridwork #remotework #corporateculture #retailleadership #productivity #omnitalk This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy