This article points out a very good point. With all the attention regarding gender neutral bathrooms and the elimination of “girls” and “boys” toys at Target, why are there still “womens” and “mens” sections being highlighted and in fact even being expanded in stores? And even more importantly, why do women pay 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.
The Sad Story of Rite-Aid
Back in the 90’s, Rite-Aid was considered by most to be the “bottom tier” of drug store chains. Their stores were dirty, messy, and the company was thought to be going bankrupt. Longs acquired some of their stores in 1999 and I ended up taking over one of their stores and not only Read More…
14 Freshly-Brewed Facts About Starbucks
These are some VERY interesting facts about Starbucks! I remember a comic one time commenting that they’re building so many Starbucks that the next one was being built in his ass. Obviously not true but they do have a store at the C.I.A! And a ski-through? That’s awesome. From Mental Floss. Read More…
You May Never Have To Walk Into A CVS Store Again
So according to this article from USA Today, this will be rolled out to virtually all CVS stores by the end of the year. So on the saving labor side, there won’t be a cashier needed to greet or ring as many people out, since many will just be picking up things outside and will Read More…
7 Things to Never Buy at the Grocery Store
I’ll have to disagree with #7 on this list, as I often see better prices at the grocery store on some personal care items than at the drug store that I work at. The rest are really common sense–obviously name brand cereals will cost more than the generic brand, that’s true about almost everything, Read More…
No Prize In Cracker Jacks Any More? Shame!
They’ve taken another piece of my childhood away, and this time they’ve gone too far. Frito-Lay, the chip behemoth that owns like 99.8% of the potato chip market and is owned by Pepsi, has decided to no longer put the toy surprise inside packages of Cracker Jacks and is instead replacing them with a QR Read More…
15 People Who Clearly Didn’t Think Things Through
More fun with signage, fonts and another reason why the world still needs proofreaders. 1. This is man officially a dick head 2. I wonder why this particular shade has had such a big reduction in price? 3. Starbucks sucks 4. Oh no, not again 5. An honest mis-shake 6. Might want to rethink Read More…
Why Don’t You Have Doggie Bags in Your Bathroom?
I’ve ranted about service dogs being allowed in stores before, and how easy it is to get them a fake license, but this latest one takes the cake. While in the breakroom of a store that has their restrooms connected to it (so customers will stroll through while you’re eating your lunch…) a lady came Read More…
18 Customers Reveal The Rudest Thing A Salesperson Has Ever Said To Them.
These are mostly things you’d hear in a clothing or department store, but they’re all pretty bad. I think the rudest thing I ever heard wasn’t directed at me, but it still make me cringe–an older customer picked up a box of Wheaties cereal that had Michael Jordan on it and took the time Read More…
Worst Customer Ever Thought She Could Be Horrible To This Manager, Until He Decided To Do THIS.
OK this guy deserves an award for getting back at a rude customer without doing anything wrong. Another customer gets whats coming to her. Rude people show up in all aspects of life, they are unavoidable at times. And we often only think about how we could have gotten back at them after the Read More…