Yo, McFly! Of course you knew Pepsi would take advantage of this and create a limited edition of Pepsi Perfect, and of course you knew that it will probably become a huge seller. The hoverboards predicted in BTTF: Part 2 are getting close, although we’re still a ways away from flying cars. And in case you’re Read More…
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Now They Have Porn At Target Too!
So first Target says they’re going to let customers drink beer and wine while they shop, and now they’re playing porn over the store intercom! They are definitely trying to improve the overall shopping experience. What’s next, hookers at Customer Service? Warning–somewhat graphic, cover your ears. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_LCcPBhLE
13 questions you may have to answer if you want to work at Walmart
So recently I told you about some of the trickiest interview questions and how to answer them, but to work at Walmart you don’t need to know how many window washers are in Chicago or how many golf balls fit into a bus. You do however, have to know what to do if a Read More…
14 Page-Turning Facts About Barnes & Noble
Borders and Crown Books have all but vanished from the retail landscape so if you want to actually hold and read this thing called a “book” that’s not on an electronic device, you’ll have to go to Barnes & Noble. Even they have struggled to compete with the mighty Amazon, their Nook bookreader hasn’t sold Read More…
CVS/pharmacy brings hearing, optical services in-store
And here comes CVS with yet another in-store service, testing out hearing and optical centers in some stores. A lot of companies have tried optical centers in-store and have had mixed results, so we’ll see how this goes. Hopefully it will do better than their “Beauty 360” experiment that closed after just a few Read More…
11 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Pepsi
Here’s some fun facts about everybody’s 2nd favorite soda product. Well, at least according to statistics. I did not know that they were the first to use 2-liter bottles, and while salty watermelon flavor might appeal to some, for me it just activated my gag reflex. Iced cucumber? That’s a maybe. One Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–EXTREMELY SATISFIED??
Where I work and in a LOT of other retailers and restaurants they use a survey of some kind to measure customer satisfaction. Typically they have either a 1-5 or 1-10 scale, and on ours a 3 is satisfied, 4 is very satisfied and 5 is EXTREMELY satisfied. If the customer rates us less Read More…
Four Trending Retailers to Watch
Here’s a brief article from Chain Store Age about 4 up-and-coming retailers. What I find interesting is that 2 of the 4 are basically home delivery services. I myself have tried out the Graze snack service (a little pricey but I love the variety) and it seems like there’s more and more of these coming Read More…
13 DIY Facts About Home Depot
Home Depot has survived the recession and continues to be a strong retailer. While I’ve had some issues with buying things that were broken and looked like they’d been returned and put back on the shelves in error, in general their service is pretty good and you can find what you’re looking for. I Read More…
Sunday Soapbox–Walmart Is Falling Apart
So just happened to be near a Walmart after dinner last night, and popped in just to check things out and see if there were carts in the aisles and so on. We did see a shopping cart in one aisle (for a planogram revision) with a note on it and their backroom was Read More…