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sbbutcherboy


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The company I work for belongs to a share group. Once a year the executives of 5 or 6 Markets get togother and they all go to one chain and tour and quartic the store. They also share ideas with each other. This year they are coming to my chain. Has anyone been involved with this before and what are they looking for? It's kind of a big deal they are totaly renovating my store putting in new coffin cases all new equipment its realy nice. Im just wondering if anyone has gone through this before and how it goes.



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the share group is comprised of execs that /companies that compete against each other?

or, the store managers within one chain...get together and go view another chain store??

I've coordinated a few independent store owners to go visit other stores, chains, competition- This is excellent to do!!!

you know your competition better than your customers, and as one store owner says.. "the best ideas are stolen"

if you are being visited by execs, you compete with....dont display all your best ideas, or store branded items (added value items, customers can only get for you- otherwise they will take your ideas)


if they are execs within your same company- then show off anything and everything you do- its great exposure, and if you have some good ideas they can use- then it speaks voumes for you



when you know they are coming-be prepared! sanitation..levels, signs, grinding logs, etc,
also, BE BOLD! STEP RIGHT UP INTRODUCE YOURSELF, WELCOME THEM TO YOUR STORE,,,TELL THEM YOU TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT, AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY THINK- this exudes confidence,,,not ****iness...
these suits will never forget it- many meat managers run and hide in these tours..

 

 

 



-- Edited by Mainemeatman on Saturday 18th of August 2012 07:54:35 AM

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sbbutcherboy wrote:

The company I work for belongs to a share group. Once a year the executives of 5 or 6 Markets get togother and they all go to one chain and tour and quartic the store. They also share ideas with each other. This year they are coming to my chain. Has anyone been involved with this before and what are they looking for? It's kind of a big deal they are totaly renovating my store putting in new coffin cases all new equipment its realy nice. Im just wondering if anyone has gone through this before and how it goes.

 

wtf does quartic mean in the way you used it?

I looked it up and only found this

adjective [kwawr-tik]

1.
of or pertaining to the fourth degree.


noun

2.
Also called biquadratic. a quartic polynomial or equation.
 
In mathematics, a quartic function, or equation of the fourth degree, is a function of the form. f(x)=ax^4+bx^3+cx^2. where a is nonzero; or in other words


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I've never heard of several companies getting together to visit one store. I know one company will do it alone all the time, but working together like that is unusual. It's only in conventions where I've heard of so many companies sharing ideas.

 

It's nice to see them cutting labor at store level but still have enough people to go out and do that sort of thing.

 

I like to visit other stores when they are new in my area or when I'm traveling.

I usually like to talk to those who visit my store



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I belong to the Wisconsin Association of Meat Processors, we do something similar except we skip the suits! Our association is made up of small to very small meat plants and some grocery stores. Each fall our group puts together a fall workshop where we go visit member plants, sort of an open house if you will. We also try to put on some type of educational program/demo that we can all learn from.
Great learning sessions for those that attend and the establishment that hosts it also.
We usually try and throw another tour in the mix, non meat related. Last year we had to endure a tour of Leinenkugels brewery and then were forced to sample several beers after. It was tough, but we all made it through!
Make the best of having your visitors, put your best foot forward. Show them the pride you have in your work and your shop by having everything looking its best.

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I worked for Harris Teeter and we belonged to a Share Group too.

When I was in Washington DC we hosted the Share Group in our stores

Tons of money was spent on upgrades, paint, new parking lots, signage, etc
We burned tons of Labor to get ready and tons of people on the clock the day of the walk
We borrowed from other stores and had 2-3 times the staff we would normally have on

I remember one large conference room got $15k in artwork installed because it was going to be used as a lunchroom for the visitors

When it came time for the Share members to critique our stores they noted that the stores were too over the top in upgrades and maintenance to be fully evaluated

They also noted that the staffing level in the share stores were unrealistic and were obviously faked

Our take away was to be honest with them so we could get honest feedback

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from what bigbeef said to me it really sounds like one store trying to one up the other stores. Not too different from trying to decorate your house for christmas better than your neighbors. Its all for bragging rights issn't it? It sounds like it defeats the purpose I wouldn't worry about it if it was my store. Let the guys in suits deal with that kind of bull ****

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I think sbbutcherboy meant to say or write "critique" -Not "quartic", it would make since to me and it sounds or looks similar critique as in creative criticism. Sorry if I'm wrong- it's none of my business but I think that's what it is.

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A1Pkg wrote:

I think sbbutcherboy meant to say or write "critique" -Not "quartic", it would make since to me and it sounds or looks similar critique as in creative criticism. Sorry if I'm wrong- it's none of my business but I think that's what it is.

 I thought the same thing. You're probably right.

 

Also, sometimes spell check will totally change a word when you miss it by a few letters. I think maybe that's what happened.



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