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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...wal-mart-empty-shelves-for-target-costco.html
Interesting article, but the same can be said for Target.
Interesting article, but the same can be said for Target.
Costco, which offers a starting hourly wage of $11.50 in all states and employee schedules that are generally predictable, has higher worker productivity and a lower rate of turnover than its competitors, Ton found.
Chinks are starting to appear in Wal-Mart's armor
Chinks are starting to appear in Wal-Mart's armor
What?
The idiom "chink in one's armor" refers to an area of vulnerability. It has traditionally been used to refer to a weak spot in a figurative suit of armor, but the word "chink" can also be used to derogatorily refer to Chinese people. The standard meaning is similar to that of Achilles' heel.
Chinks are starting to appear in Wal-Mart's armor
What?
It's an old expression. From Wikipedia:
The idiom "chink in one's armor" refers to an area of vulnerability. It has traditionally been used to refer to a weak spot in a figurative suit of armor, but the word "chink" can also be used to derogatorily refer to Chinese people. The standard meaning is similar to that of Achilles' heel.
It might vary from store to store, but Target seems to have a much better logistics process than Walmart from what I can tell at first glance (lets just stay Backstocking is MUCH more efficient at Tarjay...). Wally does have a much better sales floor presence in their stores than Target though, so theres several sides to it.
Not so good for Target but, a plus for my bank account is that my wife spends less time shopping in Target now because, the shelves are empty and a mess all the time. And now as a shopper and not a team member I notice more and more what garbage dumb the one spot stuff up front looks like. I was just so used to it while working their I never noticed what a terrible impression it makes walking in the door.
Not so good for Target but, a plus for my bank account is that my wife spends less time shopping in Target now because, the shelves are empty and a mess all the time. And now as a shopper and not a team member I notice more and more what garbage dumb the one spot stuff up front looks like. I was just so used to it while working their I never noticed what a terrible impression it makes walking in the door.
Ours is terrible! Any ideas on how to make it look better? We never seem to have enough people at the front end to pull someone off to fix it, and we always have an overflowing basket of reshop sitting at guest service. Our STL did a smart huddle there a couple weeks ago and it looked decent for about a day.