This is from Lifehacker, and most are basics that you already know if you’ve worked in retail for a while. Pricing something 99 cents instead of a dollar is like instinct by now. I’ve also known for a while that Amazon can track my habits and might show me a higher price for an item Read More…
10 reasons Walmart is the worst company in America
This is from a few months ago and the 10 reasons are fairly well known, but to me the interesting part is the training video which it says are shown to new hires as part of onboarding. At the company where I work, we were told last year that there will be union elections in every Read More…
France Mandates that Supermarkets Give Surplus Food to Charity
Kudos to the French here!! While you can argue about government intervention in business, etc., they are doing the right thing and trying to fix something that I’ve talked about before–the needless waste of food. With tons of homeless people everywhere, seeing dozens of loaves of bread thrown out each week (along with Read More…
Retail Apocalypse: Major US Chains Closing 6,000 Stores Nationwide
The author of this article which appeared in Truth & Action took a list of planned retail closings and ties it to fear of Jade Helm, riots and economic collapse. He uses a list which has “more than 6,000 store closings” planned. Classic example of “There are two sides to every story.” I found Read More…
A Walmart Worker Explains Why Walmart’s Customer Service Is Horrible
Last week I published an article about a Walmart manager who was fed up and discussed a lot of the things he deals with. Today it’s an employee that gets to vent. A lot of what they talk about pertains to where I work at as well, and probably most retail chains out Read More…
6 Dark Secrets Harbored By Your Favorite Foods
Ok, this is some scary stuff. Just checked my kitchen and I have some meat that looks red but may or not be spoiled, some Orowheat wheat bread that is probably just colored white bread, and some rice in the cupboard that contains arsenic. Luckily I don’t drink almond milk and don’t drink Read More…
2 Things People Get Away With at Work (And Nowhere Else)
This list originally had 4 things but the other 2 are from an office environment and these were more appropriate to retail. I’ve rarely brought my lunch to work so never had one stolen, but I have seen it happen numerous times to my employees. They come to you with this look of “Who Read More…
Sunday Soapbox: An Angry Walmart Manager Strikes Back
The story below is from Gawker and is about a year old, but much of it echoed true with some of the things that go on where I work as well. It’s a long article but worth the read. I think the most interesting line is where he says “This company is being Read More…
15 Not-So-Delicious Candy Gimmicks
Introducing a new candy item and getting it to stay on retailers shelves is one of the hardest things to do. Having shown you some gross toys for kids, it shouldn’t shock you to learn of some crazy candy items that were tried as well. I admit to having tried Boston Baked Beans, but I Read More…
Update: Walmart Vagina Thief Story is Bogus, Real Story is More Heinous
Okay so this story is actually BS. It originated either on Empire News or another site similar to The Onion that posts satirical news stories. The sad part is that the woman pictured in the story is actually even more messed up than someone who would steal stuff in Read More…