![Retail store manager working with a customer, showing merchandise and providing customer service on-the-go using a tablet to locate inventory and place orders.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/CLO22_Retail_024-300x200.jpg)
![Retail store manager working with a customer, showing merchandise and providing customer service on-the-go using a tablet to locate inventory and place orders.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/CLO22_Retail_024-300x200.jpg)
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Reduce the load on frontline workers with the right management technology
Frontline workers have enough to deal with during the pandemic. Microsoft’s unique approach is designed to make their lives easier.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/HRC20_hybridWorkplace_080-300x200.png)
3 ways technology can help rebuild your frontline workforce
The two billion frontline workers, which represent 80 percent of the world’s workforce, have weathered risk, exhaustion, and ongoing disruption throughout the pandemic. From shutdowns to new safety protocols to increased workloads and dwindling inventory, the frontline is constantly facing challenges.![Female employee holding tablet for female consumer to sign and approve purchase. They are standing on either side of a retail clothing store checkout counter.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/CLO17_clothingStore_004-300x200.jpg)
3 ways to support frontline workers in a hybrid world
When the working world split between those who could work from home and those who could not, the frontline transformed beyond anyone’s expectations.![](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/06/WIN20_BTS_Lifestyle_OnTheGo_Android_0215-002-300x200.jpg)
Three new voice features for Outlook mobile—now on iOS, and coming soon to Android
If you feel like you are juggling more meetings, emails, and chats than ever, you’re probably right—and you’re certainly not alone. In our recent Work Trend Index annual report, Microsoft shared data that clearly illustrated how the digital intensity of workers’ days has increased substantially.![Female small business professional using Microsoft Teams in a hotel room.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/05/M365CO19_SMB_225-300x200.jpg)
Microsoft Teams now brings family and friends together to call, chat, and make plans
For much of 2020 and 2021, people have endured missing their friends and loved ones. Yet while physical distance has separated us, we have also rediscovered the power and importance of being together. 2020 reminded us that success isn’t fully celebrated without the ones who helped.![Male, female and child working together on laptop in family room. Homework, studying.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/04/Ofc17_Lian_Lydia_Owen_001-300x200.jpg)
Microsoft 365 apps now available for Amazon Fire tablets
Today, we’re pleased to announce that the Microsoft Office and OneNote apps are now available for Amazon Fire tablets in the Amazon Appstore. Combined with the Outlook and OneDrive apps already available for Amazon Fire tablets, these apps extend your Microsoft 365 benefits across even more devices.![Family with fathers and son using HP Spectre X360 15.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/WIN20_HOME_FAM_HP_Spectre_Folio_0258-1-300x171.jpg)
What’s new in Microsoft 365 for individuals and families
In the northern hemisphere, spring is upon us. Spring is often a time of anticipation for warmer weather and long days spent outside. And the anticipation is greater this spring as some parts of the world make progress against the COVID-19 pandemic, creating the possibility of increased mobility and social interaction later this year.![image of a woman standing over a desk at home, looking down at her laptop](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/01/M365_Thumbnail-Resize-With-ALT-Text-1-300x169.png)
The evolution of mobile productivity, even when we’re a little less mobile
What’s the one essential you’d go back home for if forgotten? Maybe it’s your mask. But also, your mobile phone, right?![Picture of a man seated at a table, looking down at a computer.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/01/New-to-M365_January-2021_Hero-Image-1-300x200.png)
From breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams to AI in To Do—here’s what’s new to Microsoft 365 in January
This month, we’re announcing the general availability of highly requested features Tasks publishing and Breakout rooms in Teams along with new capabilities in Teams and Microsoft 365 services.![Two female developers collaborating while working remotely. One developer has personalized her laptop with stickers.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/CLO20b_Sylvie_Sabien_work_outside_office_001-300x200.jpg)
4 ways Microsoft 365 is improving the experience for Mac users
Microsoft 365 native app support for Apple Silicon Macs.![TFL_blog_header (1)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/11/TFL_blog_header-1-1-300x200.jpg)