Dan M Sears, which practically invented the department store and mail order business, has been struggling to compete with the rise of online retailers like Amazon and others. But last week, in a last gasp effort to keep the company going, the 100+-year-old retailer was forced to divest itself its Craftsman line of tools. Sears Holding Company, … Read more
You need to hold an all-staff meeting to explain new policies being rolled out for the new year. Or your Human Resources needs to brief your employees on your new benefits package. Or you want to reward your workers for doing a great job this year by hosting a social event in the workplace. Where … Read more
Furniture dollies are one of the simplest pieces of materials handling equipment you can own. They are basically just four wheels and a platform. But there is more to choosing the right furniture dolly than meets the eye. First of all, you want to make sure the furniture dolly you buy is strong enough to … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories coming to the Bahrns blog this week: Furniture dollies probably are the simplest materials handling equipment you can buy. But that doesn’t mean you should just buy the cheapest ones. We’ll tell you what to look for and why … Voice systems let employees scattered … Read more
If you have been living in a cave for the past several years, you may not be familiar with the term “blockchain”. But companies like big, influential companies like Wal-Mart and Amazon — and even smaller businesses like grocery stores and fast food restaurants — are paying attention to blockchain and are even beginning to … Read more
You might think police or firefighter would be the most dangerous job among US workers. But it actually was truck driver. With 745 on the job deaths in 2015, truck drivers had the highest percentage of on the job deaths in the US, according to statistics released this month by the US Bureau of Labor … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories coming soon to the Bahrns blog: When you of the world’s most dangerous jobs, certain professions come to mind: Police officer, firefighter, or soldier, for example. But it may surprise you to learn that the job topping this year’s list is … Truck Driver. We’ll … Read more
In the popular “I Robot” series of novels and movie of the same name, the famed science fiction writer Isaac Asimov created the First Law of Robotics: “A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” Unfortunately, that’s just fiction. In real life, people can be … Read more
If Hatchimals are on your child’s holiday list this year and you haven’t already snagged one of these hotter-than-hot holiday toys, you may be out of luck until after the holidays. Spin Master, the Chinese manufacturer of these hard-to-get toys, says it has run out of stock until at least early next year, according to a … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming soon to the Bahrns blog: Every year, there’s one toy that everybody wants. This year it’s Hatchimals. But now the company that makes the red-hot holiday gift says it won’t have more available until after the holidays are already over … Read more
