Insider Intelligence spoke with Tom Kochan, professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and author of “Shaping the Future of Work: A Handbook for Action and a New Social Contract,” about unionization and its implications for retailers.

How we got here: The US has a major mass shooting problem with high casualties, occurring in churches, schools, and grocery stores. The second-deadliest school shooting in US history happened at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, just over a week after 10 people were shot and killed at a grocery store in Buffalo.

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The company hired a former Electronic Arts executive as vice president of its gaming operation, and soon after acquired independent developer Night School Studios, which has made supernatural coming of age video games similar to “Stranger Things,” for an undisclosed amount. Why video games?

With many screen-time rules in abeyance and distance learning replacing in-person school, teens and younger school kids are reaping the benefits but also seeing the limitations of what digital technology can do for them.

The trend: Roughly 30 million workers typically join the labor force over the summer for jobs in restaurants, stores, and hotels serving US consumers taking breaks from work and school. But with roughly two jobs available for every unemployed person in the US looking for work, the tight labor market is making it difficult for retailers and restaurants to add staff.

And they’re willing to spend an additional 10% (or more) on those items, per a survey conducted by First Insight and the Baker Retailing Center at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Younger consumers are driving the trend, as 75% of Gen Z said sustainability is more important to them than brand.

Ulvade conspiracy theories: This week’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Ulvade, coming just days after the Buffalo incident, reignited concerns about social media’s role in the aftermath of violent events after misinformation about the shooter spread online.

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