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…
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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I heard there was one franchise owner for the whole area and he bailed so they all closed and at least one has already been replaced by another restaurant.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…
Show Me The Money, CVS.
Once again CVS has reported great results, this time beating estimates by 2 cents a share and raking in some more billions of dollars. Front-store sales were down 7.8%, mostly due to lack of tobacco sales. So once again the question comes up, when will they spend a little Read More…
16 Fearless-Flyer Facts About Trader Joe’s
This one is from Mental Floss, and there are some REALLY cool facts here! I always wondered how they made those cool chalk signs and am definitely going to look for the plastic lobster next time I’m there. I was also told once that they have a universal markup of 25% across every Read More…
The Robot Doctor Will See You Now
You can now go into some drug stores and get treated for an illness by someone who could be thousands of miles away. Rite-Aid is putting in telemedicine kiosks, where you are diagnosed by a nurse or doctor somewhere else via video and telemetry from devices in the kiosk. CVS has Read More…
Walmart ending overnight hours at some locations
Wal-Mart is starting to change the hours on several of their 24-hour stores, supposedly to make it easier for the overnight staff to stock the shelves and improve their store conditions, but as the author of this article theorizes, it’s probably more about saving payroll dollars, especially in light of them having Read More…
13 Things You Might Not Know About Costco
Costco is highly regarded as one of the best places to work in retail, despite being publicly traded. Not having a large family to feed, I’ve never felt the need to get a membership there but have visited on occasion. They are known as a good employer in the retail industry and their Read More…
Past Prime? The Great Disruptor Amazon Is In Danger Of Being Disrupted
Here’s an interesting article from Forbes, the author feels that Amazon has peaked and that customers are rediscovering “stores” (i.e. brick and mortar.) I guess it’s the natural cycle of companies to hit a brick wall in terms of annual growth and ways to expand, but personally I think Amazon will Read More…
16 Organic Facts About Whole Foods
From Mental Floss, here’s some pretty interesting stuff about the store who has the nickname of “Whole Paycheck” due to their high prices. I really like the idea of a sliding employee discount (#6) based on the idea of keeping employees healthy. The idea of employees knowing how much everyone makes? Not so sure Read More…
A Fun Drug Store
Back working for Longs, we were allowed to have FUN at work. We had Casual Days every Friday, sidewalk sales, pot lucks, softball games, and could build fun displays and get creative. Sadly, those days are gone and you rarely see any of that as companies continue to cut expenses, “fun” is not considered Read More…