I found this on the Bitchy Waiter but apparently it’s making the rounds everywhere. A couple years ago I had a very popular post about a woman who used her private areas to shoplift from Walmart, but that one turned out to be a bogus story. Sadly, this vagina-related story is true and there’s Read More…
Author: RetailGuy
I have worked in retail for over 40 years. I've seen the good, the bad, the ugly, and the completely unbelievable.
Amazon is buying Whole Foods Market in 13.7-billion deal
At one point there was Henry’s Market, and they were bought by Whole Foods. Then Whole Foods sold them to Sprouts, and Henry’s was gone and they were all converted to Sprouts. Now Whole Foods has been gobbled up by the biggest of them all, Amazon. I’m guessing they will lose the nickname Read More…
Retail is Dying. But You Already Knew That.
From the LA Times, and titled “In the Age of Internet Shopping, Even Big Retailers Are Closing Stores At American Malls”, this article really won’t surprise anyone. As someone who does more than 50% of his non-food shopping online, mostly through Amazon, the trend is definitely not going away soon for me and certainly not Read More…
5+ Petty Revenge Stories That Show Why You Should Never Be A Jerk To Other People
They say it’s best to turn the other cheek, but sometimes it just doesn’t work. Bored Panda has compiled a list of juicy revenge stories, I pulled out 5 of the best ones that are retail-related for your enjoyment but if you’d like to see the entire list (it’s long!) you can find it here. Read More…
16 facts that show why bottled water is one of the biggest scams of the century
Here’s a great article from BusinessInsider about bottled water that really makes you marvel at how the bottled water industry has thrived in the face of logic. Just walk the aisle at your grocery or drug store and look at all of the high-priced, fancy bottles of something that you can literally get for free at Read More…
19 Customer Service Fails That Actually Happened
These are all ACTUAL stories from real people at Cracked.com, and I’m sure you’ll find one of them that rings familiar to an experience that you had. For me it’s #18, the time I had a weekend trip planned to San Francisco to see a baseball game with a friend, my flight on Friday Read More…
“Alexa, please order my blood pressure medication.”
Someday in the future this day may be looked back upon as the death of the drug store industry, as Amazon looks like they may be entering the pharmacy business. The big challenge for them would be securing insurance contracts to make sure all customers can buy from them, but if they get that Read More…
21 Reasons Why Retail Workers Need To Stop Complaining
I had lunch the other day with a friend who also works in retail and the one thing we agreed upon–retail sucks, but it’s never boring. So I guess that could be #22 on this list. From Buzzfeed. 1. Working retail is basically like a vacation. Twitter: @MikeElChingon 2. Nothing bad Read More…
The Wealthy Don’t Need Free Desserts
Working in retail, I encounter people who lie to get freebies all the time. “I left my coupon at home.” “The item wasn’t put in my bag.” “I didn’t know the sale ended, can’t you make an exception for me?” and so on. I tell myself that they are short on money, perhaps barely getting Read More…
CVS: Poor Results, But They Exceeded Expectations
Interesting news from CVS, as they reported a 16.9% decrease in net income but stated that their results “Exceeded their expectations.” They continue to show drops in same-store sales (almost 5% year over year!!) and decreased revenue from their store business but most of it is being offset by an increase in their pharmacy Read More…