What they generally mean is OTC is something like 4% of the sales floor and does like 9% of the sales. Especially with the growth of nutrition and vitamins it won't hurt to grow that area.
If you search mid-point cycle remodel on workbench you'll see where they're going. Food, OTC, PC and Beauty have way too little space and they're trying to figure out how to address all these pre covid remodel stores that aren't ready for a new one yet with a smaller mini remodel.
Plan is to add 8 feet of coolers leading in the dog food aisle. Not sure how big the reflow will be to accommodate it.
Chem/paper will be a little bigger to right size some categories (aka we dont need an entire aisle of wipes post covid).
They're also moving all of the adult games (Cards Against Humanity, etc...) into POP/entertainment. I think that's a big part of why electronics is losing space.
Were gonna try to set it with the extra shelf and just lift them off when the gc arrives.
Also not sure why this needs a GC. Its not like the PMLs dont have experience changing out gondola in seasonal.
I love how I first found references to these special projects and "commercial activation" like 16 months ago and they still cant get stores everything they need.
Its a short term fix until the big fall transition for tech/sport. They're leaning more into fan central, team sports and fitness.
The former bike wall is gonna become the Champion shop.
It's company wide. Bike wall is gone in the next week or two. That space will temporarily be used for a fan central expansion and summer seasonal before the major sporting goods flip in the fall where it will become a dedicated Champion set.