It starts with our meat delivery on Wednesday the 4th of August. Our Grind and pre-cut pork will no longer come from Georgia but from the Tyson Plant out of Sherman Texas. Otherwise the Wal Mart plant. We will get the same pork and grind that Wally-World sells now. Goodbye Kroger and Hello wal-mart.
They tried precut beef in our region a few years ago when we was looking at a strike. meat sales dropped well over 50% and took a while to get them back. I still feel that this will happen when our customers realize it is the same pork ( told we will not be cutting any in our store any more) Wal-Mart has them they will go elsewhere.
not sure about your division, but in the midsouth it's really like walmart. They started with the shelf strips that make stocking cases a pain in the butt, then we got the same uniform...khaki and blue...very similar. Then we started stocking cases by the pallet...KROMART!
kroger even bought KEY RETAILING(the biggest piece of garbage i have ever had to be involved with)from a guy that ran it at walmart,guess what ,it failed at walmart so he sold it to us ,great going dave dillon,now i see why dillons went bankrupt years ago and kroger bought you out
Here is my biggers complaint with key retailing in the market. It comes with the cutting tool and when the company preaches to do things one way then they need to make sure that the district manages, store directors and co`s are all on the same page and not setting their own standards and compliances with the program(s).
you said it grumpy! I don't know first hand how it is with meat department, I work grocery so that's all I see. In grocery they'll send someone in and tell us "yeah you're up to standards" or whatever, but when Louisville or Cincinnatti (wherever our headquarters is) comes in, suddenly it's all wrong (of course it's not OUR fault but they like to think it is). Seems to me that the idiots in Louisville or Cincinnatti need to be kicked out or repramanded....something because they clearly aren't doing their job if they can't get it right
you said it grumpy! I don't know first hand how it is with meat department, I work grocery so that's all I see. In grocery they'll send someone in and tell us "yeah you're up to standards" or whatever, but when Louisville or Cincinnatti (wherever our headquarters is) comes in, suddenly it's all wrong (of course it's not OUR fault but they like to think it is). Seems to me that the idiots in Louisville or Cincinnatti need to be kicked out or repramanded....something because they clearly aren't doing their job if they can't get it right
Here is my example. Set in on talks with the Union and Kroger( HR staf, Mr, Marts, and the guy that created the Key retailing as far as the market goes. As he explaind that the cutting tool is a guidline and how it is to be used, He even explaind that is there is any question that you only need to look at the Wave 1 booklet and it will explain it to a tee. Every market manager was required to go with the store manager ( a few months back) to cover it completely. Still have managers that interperate it as they feel. Also Have Kroger ( on record as saying to the union) stating that the cutting tool is a standard and not a guidline with meens that it is subject to contract negotiations. Have had my store manager ( at SWKMA #488) Tell our union rep that it is a standard to be followed. He was told that it is part of the contract talks and not subject to standards until it is agreed on. Store manager told me and the Union rep that he did not care and that it was his standard and he was going to enforce it regaurdless. Now to his defence, been on a confrance call where the zone manager is telling the store directors to get it done to company standards any way they can or be replaced.
I am in the central division and this is the second period we will be on the full line of pre-cut pork and pre-made grind, it really scares me that somebody can decide that this crap is good for our stores ! The grinds are turning grey and cook up stringy the pork comes in grey and is rotten 3 days before the sell by date - I have stock in kroger and planned on working another 20 years or so ....we were also told at the introduction meeting that pre-cut beef was most likely in our future, what bull**** this is- there goes the reason our customers shop at Kroger over walmart.
I am in the central division and this is the second period we will be on the full line of pre-cut pork and pre-made grind, it really scares me that somebody can decide that this crap is good for our stores ! The grinds are turning grey and cook up stringy the pork comes in grey and is rotten 3 days before the sell by date - I have stock in kroger and planned on working another 20 years or so ....we were also told at the introduction meeting that pre-cut beef was most likely in our future, what bull**** this is- there goes the reason our customers shop at Kroger over walmart.
Been on the pre-cut pork and gring program in Texas for years. It had all come in from the Georgia area. Kroger ( Texas) bought it and shipped it there to have cut and ground and then had it shipped back to Texas. Lost a lot of shelp life and not so good quality. Now we get it in from a plant in Sherman texas and the quality is better and the Sales are better too. People are excepting it but they tried pre cut beef a few tiumes and it was one of the biggest disasters they tried. Every time out meat contract is up they tried it fearing a strike and the meat sales dropped by more than 50%. Do not think precut meat is in the future anytime soon. But do see the day when Kroger will go to more Pre-cut but place bigger servicw cases in stores, where they will custom cut meats.
I agree with the contract coming up , it happened here as well,and our contract is up now ,but has been extended until the end of january. We currently have a 12 ft service meat and a 12 ft seafood (for the second time) ,but with this pre-cut program (and elms) i lost about 55 hours for the upcoming holiday,compared to last year. It's gonna be tough.
