I knew about CVS buying their pharmacies of course, but did not know most of the rest of these. They reinvented the shopping cart but apparently need to reinvent their red basket racks to prevent this from happening. And the pregnancy thing is scary but indicative of how much data is being collected 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.
A Bad Decision
Somebody made a decision in this store, and I think they made the wrong one. Just eat the cake and lick your hands clean.
Target Strikes Back. Well, Not Really.
So as a follow up to yesterday’s post about gender signs being pulled at Target, here’s a guy who posed on FB as a customer service rep for Target and answered some people back with some awesome replies. He eventually got shut down but is now an internet hero Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–Gender Neutral Signs Are Coming
Target is taking out the designations “Boys” and “Girls” in their toy and bedding departments in response to complaints they needed to be more gender neutral. While I applaud their desire to be socially correct and personally harbor no ill-will to transgender folks, is this going to mean we’ll have to stop Read More…
How About A Fake License For Your Fake Service Dog?
More info on the hotly debated topic of service dogs being allowed in stores–apparently there are companies who are “certifying” animals as service dogs for a fee and giving people a “license” for a fee. It’s amazing but people are paying anywhere from $35 to $200 and in some cases it’s a repeating yearly Read More…
Fake “Service Dogs”, Please Keep Out of My Store.
As I’ve blogged about before, some people pass off their dogs as service animals in order to bring them with into stores where they have no business being. Yesterday a customer called me over to show me this loveliness in one of our aisles and guess who had to clean it up. The owner Read More…
12 Ice Cream Secrets From Ben & Jerry’s Flavor Gurus
I’m not too upset about them never making Kale flavored ice cream, but you KNOW that Bacon would have been a huge seller. But they stuck to their kosher guns. 1. THERE’S A REASON BEN & JERRY’S FLAVORS ARE SO RICH It’s partly because co-founder Ben Cohen has anosmia, or almost no sense of Read More…
9 Things That Make Good Employees Quit
Every year my company does an “Engagement Survey” through a 3rd party which is supposed to help them connect with their employees and address their concerns. Unfortunately, little is done after the survey results are posted, other than the store managers typing up an “Action Plan” which may or may not be shared with the Read More…
The Top 20 Fast Food Chains
No real surprises here, especially who is still leading the pack. The Burger Kings in my area ALL closed earlier this year, I heard there was one franchise owner for the whole area and he bailed so they all closed and at least one has already been replaced by another restaurant. The stores closed were Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–Entitlement Is Still A Disease
If you have Facebook, you should check out the page “Entitlement Is Still A Disease.” There are tons of great threads directed at people who complain on FB pages to companies after having to undergo some HORRIBLE experience, such as not getting the right meal at a restaurant. Then they Read More…