Nearly a quarter (22 percent) of human resource leaders reported at least a partial freeze in entry-level hiring due to AI automation in recent quarters, according to a July Gartner survey.
Even though AI is trimming early career opportunities across sectors, one area may be seeing an opposite trend. Retail merchandising, a field responsible for displaying and managing a brand's products in a physical store, is becoming more accessible for workers with limited experience—and all because of AI.
