How Target has fallen...

[ExpertAtClosing]

When I started at Target 7 years ago, I bought shares in the company in my other job's retirement plan. I felt good about working there. The store was gorgeous. We all worked together. The company was thriving, and the store was #1 in our district. Shares kept going up. I bought more on dips. Ended up with a pretty good number of shares. Doubled my investment. But then, as my store started to stumble and the company seemed to start going downhill, I started selling off my holdings. After yesterday's news, with kind of a heavy heart, I sold my last 20 shares. I made my money, I guess it was time to go. Hopefully, the new CEO can right the ship.

 

[Dead and Khaki]

No doubt the higher-ups will blame all their woes on social conservatives, black people, and any other group they managed to piss off when they thought it would be cute and trendy to come down heavily on one side of a complex, nuanced issue. Anything to dodge responsibility for refusing to provide causes for the results they demanded.

 

[jackandcat]

Sears was America's largest retailer by sales volume, and K-Mart was America's second largest retailer by sales, until 1990 when both were overtaken by Walmart. We all know what happened to Sears and K-Mart.

American retailing is littered with carcasses of the deceased. One hopes this doesn't happen with Target in the foreseeable future, but there are no absolute guarantees. Wikipedia - List of defunct department stores of the United States

 

[dannyy315]

I remember a time when we had 2 people zoning in each section, and sometimes an extra person doing reshop. This was before Brian Cornell’s tenure. It just got progressively worse and worse.

 

[OneGoodEar]

I remember a time when we had 2 people zoning in each section, and sometimes an extra person doing reshop. This was before Brian Cornell’s tenure. It just got progressively worse and worse.

I don't remember two people zoning and a separate reshop person unless it was the holiday season. But I do remember them having a lot more zoners even during the slow times, during the end of the Urich (sp?) tenure than they do now .

 

[FlowTeamChick]

I remember a time when we had 2 people zoning in each section, and sometimes an extra person doing reshop. This was before Brian Cornell’s tenure. It just got progressively worse and worse.

Don't think I remember this either or perhaps it was before my time. However, it sure was nice to have a well-zoned store and reshop at a minimum when I started my truck shifts. It's been a very long time since that's been true.

 

[dannyy315]

Don't think I remember this either or perhaps it was before my time. However, it sure was nice to have a well-zoned store and reshop at a minimum when I started my truck shifts. It's been a very long time since that's been true.

We were a high volume store, so maybe we were staffed more than typical. Or maybe I'm misremembering, but either way, each section had coverage. Now, sometimes one person will be responsible for multiple sections.

 

[DC Diva]

Distribution isn’t any better. So many merit roles that are virtually useless. Yes, there is a need for ICQA, Just not 5-6 per shift when 1-2 would do. Same with LWW, especially capacity. Absolutely no need for many of them. And does any building need 5HRBP and 5-6 hourly Hr? What the f### do they all do? And what’s with OM with no teams, exactly who and what are they managing. Distribution is so merit and salary heavy, all while pushing hourly teams that actually do all the work down. And they wonder why they are losing those that contribute the most to other companies. Stop trying to make everyone feel good, pay folks what they are worth, and cut out the dead weight.

 

[boobooduck]

I, too, remember zoners per each area. If we finished early (eg within an hour of store closing with no reshop ("returns")) everyone got a drink and a snack on their way out. Made us move fast and work as a team. Also, pre BC.

 

[OneGoodEar]

I, too, remember zoners per each area. If we finished early (eg within an hour of store closing with no reshop ("returns")) everyone got a drink and a snack on their way out. Made us move fast and work as a team. Also, pre BC.

We've must have been slow zoners. 😆 We never finish before the store closes and many times we'll stay at least an hour after the store closed.

 

[OneGoodEar]

We must've had 10-15 recovery team members per night . Then it changed around 2010. I wasn't doing recovery by then, but some of the team members told me how rough it is, because they now expect four team members to do all of hardlines when it used to be at least double the amount of help.