Claire Meyer

Nearly all respondents to a National Retail Federation survey said that violence-related theft has required them to increase employee workplace violence training, and 48 percent said that workplace violence has required them to implement measures that negatively affect the customer experience.

While conditions change from country to country, the spark for a series of Gen Z protests is the same: stagnant prospects for young people, widening inequality, and an easy window into the lives of the elite and privileged through social media.