Prepare once again to be demoralized, as you learn that a lot of the “natural” foods that you’ve been buying thinking that they were still owned and manufactured by the little old ladies who started up the business years ago, are in fact just part of the portfolio of the grocery giants. While 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.
Some People Just Love To Complain
As the internet has grown it has become a forum for people who probably have no one else to talk to. There are numerous review sites and evidently there are those who wish to be heard so they fire off a review of an experience in a restaurant. Personally, it takes an extremely Read More…
15 Foods That Have Changed For The Worse (Or Gotten Smaller)
I’ve talked about the shrinking Cadbury Eggs before, but a lot of these are just plain tragic. I happen to love Breyer’s Ice Cream Frozen Dairy Dessert but I’ll never look at it the same way again. And Cadbury LITERALLY cutting corners on us is shameful, especially in light of the shrinking egg thing. Read More…
Dissecting In-N-Out Burger (Gross or Healthy? You decide!)
I have talked about In-N-Out a lot, besides having delicious food and being incredibly successful, they are known as a great employer, pay well, and are one of the few companies left that haven’t prostituted their brand by expanding their menu, selling their food at the grocery store or slapping their name on other Read More…
Customers Aren’t Very Happy With Their Drug Store
The American Consumer Satisfaction Index has been around for a while and measures overall satisfaction across the industry. The results for 2015 are out, and it’s not looking good for the “Big 3” of drug stores: Walgreens–has consistently been in the 75-78 range, but last year dropped to their Read More…
19 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of IKEA Employees
Last night I was out with a friend and he was telling me how he was with his girlfriend and she wanted to go to Ikea to buy a light bulb. He made her promise that they weren’t going to spend time looking at furniture, just in and out for the light bulb. Read More…
20 Companies With the Best Job Perks
It’s probably not a shock to anyone, but if you want the best job perks, you’re not going to find them working in retail. Out of the 20 companies rated by Glassdoor with the best perks, only 1 (R.E.I.) is a retail company. While Netflix, Pinterest and offers one paid year of paternity/maternity leave Read More…
Walmart Vs. Target
Here’s a really cool infographic sent to me from SMS Store Traffic.com which compares two of the retail giants. Although Walmart is obviously way bigger, there’s a lot of similarities. I didn’t know they were both founded the same year (1962) and their stock price has followed a similar trend, including a large drop within Read More…
14 Inventions That Actually Make Sense
Recently I talked about inventions for lazy people, but these 14 inventions actually make sense. Well, most of them, anyway. The see-through toaster looks cool, but you can only do 1 slice at a time and who would really spend the time to stare at the toast while it’s being cooked? You’re too busy cooking the eggs Read More…
15 Fast-Forward Facts About Blockbuster Video
Another sad reminder of how fast things can change in the retail industry. They had over 9,000 stores in 2004 and a decade later they’re bankrupt with only 51 franchises left. A fickle bunch us Americans are with our technology–streaming is a lot better than driving to browse shelves in a store. (A Read More…