anybody else ready for kroger to make major changes or excuses why we need to cutback on things wages etc or threats of taking back stuff from employees?
Amazon buying Whole Foods is HUGE! It will cause Kroger to have to evaluate everything from top to bottom!
The problem........
Kroger too slow to change, since the company isn't innovative enough to make any real progress!
Case in point!
-eScheduler = Associates believe a Request and Avail Change is their GODS given right and no one should tell them any different.
-ELMS = Is a broken program with too many TASK eliminated or decreased because of "performance" increase. (ELMS does not have associates breaks, engagement, spikes in traffic, call offs, etc) but its LAW! Now we are being told stocking requirements are 85 cases an hour from 55........ (Is KMA setting new goals out of line with GO standards)?
- KMA = saying on thing, GO saying another.......and the Associates are just like IDK
-CORE?Hiring process hasn't eliminated anything from Store Associates plates, only makes it slower. (You applied, I Will request the App, Training Center is full) New Hired Associates take 4-5 weeks after "hired button push" to actually start.....not the stated (Days to fill Req) which is what the company reports.
-Drug/GM = Anyone notice most Marketplace aisles are stocked poorly (Out of Stock) or just product that is junk? and over priced? Clothing is cheap and expensive and most of the times already out of season.
-Grocery = We invested in Order Evolution to eliminate items on the shelf.......yup we did that....Data told us we wouldn't sell 10 only need 2 and we wonder why the shelf is empty? or why Night Crews cant keep up! So we order 1 case a night for every item and wonder why the whole Aisle is empty at the end of the sales day!
- Deli/FE scheduling = We want to say we stand apart ! Have you noticed Store Managers using these departments as "Dumping Ground" or "Punishment" areas for associates that are not friendly or productive?
or ELMS only wants base min staffing.....If they say these departments are the most important....why are we only staffing with bare minimum?
- Store Associates = Associates are no longer valued, your just a number doing a task and need to get faster! Nothing is taken into consideration other then your not getting the job done! If ELMS give you 2 hours and " We allow you to use 4" hours be greatfull ......but don't even question why ELMS has 2.....and it really takes 6 with a speedy associate!
Amazon isn't going to be a Grocery store, its going to be a EVERYTHING store....and we cant seem to figure out Groceries yet! We always want to reinvent the wheel, but don't see the wheels are falling off !
PS.......We always saw Dave on KTV, GreatPeople (Forum) and KMA Presidents being personable and caring when visiting stores. Now we just seem the coming in and ripping the stores apart......."Year of Progress/Year of Performance".....which is just seeing long term associates say Bye, Bye
Amazon might take over grocery but Kroger can still make an impact on perishable dept. I think most people still want to pick out their fruits veggies and meat. They need to get rid of the friendly and fresh bs and drive all their money into lowering prices on food and staffing their depts.
Amazon might take over grocery but Kroger can still make an impact on perishable dept. I think most people still want to pick out their fruits veggies and meat. They need to get rid of the friendly and fresh bs and drive all their money into lowering prices on food and staffing their depts.
Amazon is not taking over the grocery business. They bought Whole Foods. Not everybody likes Whole Foods. I'm one of them. The more hype something gets, the less likely I am to be a fan of it. I'm an anti-trend person.
Amazon might take over grocery but Kroger can still make an impact on perishable dept. I think most people still want to pick out their fruits veggies and meat. They need to get rid of the friendly and fresh bs and drive all their money into lowering prices on food and staffing their depts.
Kroger is screwed there too then because if I want fresh produce or meat, I sure as heck am not going to Kroger for it. I've worked at multiple Kroger stores and the produce and meat tend to vary from average to poor. I don't work in produce, but there was one occasion I was passing through the department, and a customer stopped me to ask if there was any fresh packages of strawberries in the back... and then she proceeded to show me at least five packages that all had mold growing in various places. Yeah, no... Kroger's produce and meat is not only overpriced, but generally not of good quality. Albertsons is more expensive admittedly, but those stores tend to have far more appetizing fresh produce and meat, and Whole Foods, while again pricier, has a much better, fresher selection of products - and people that prefer organic food generally love going there.
There is a reason Kroger's stock price (as well as other grocery chains) took a noticeable hit on Friday when this news became public. In the short term, the impact won't be noticeable, but long term? This opens up many opportunities for Amazon (which has already been making big gains in its fresh foods e-Commerce service) while complicating matters even more for a company like Kroger (which is already having to deal with the explosive growth of Aldi as well as strong regional competitors like WinCo and H-E-B, on top of the nationwide ones like Walmart). So yeah, the road ahead for this company is looking increasingly bumpy - especially when you take into account just how poorly the stores are run and the impact that has on business.
Amazon deeply understands logistics, warehousing, robotics, and technology, and burns as much overtimes as it takes to get things done. Kroger randomly buys shiny things, superglues them together, forgets about them (our SCO's still run Windows XP) and then jerks off while cutting hours.
Whole Foods is impractical for most people. And that's fine. It will make a fantastic testing ground for Phase II or developing technology to sell to other retailers.
Amazon might take over grocery but Kroger can still make an impact on perishable dept. I think most people still want to pick out their fruits veggies and meat. They need to get rid of the friendly and fresh bs and drive all their money into lowering prices on food and staffing their depts.
Kroger is screwed there too then because if I want fresh produce or meat, I sure as heck am not going to Kroger for it. I've worked at multiple Kroger stores and the produce and meat tend to vary from average to poor. I don't work in produce, but there was one occasion I was passing through the department, and a customer stopped me to ask if there was any fresh packages of strawberries in the back... and then she proceeded to show me at least five packages that all had mold growing in various places. Yeah, no... Kroger's produce and meat is not only overpriced, but generally not of good quality. Albertsons is more expensive admittedly, but those stores tend to have far more appetizing fresh produce and meat, and Whole Foods, while again pricier, has a much better, fresher selection of products - and people that prefer organic food generally love going there.
There is a reason Kroger's stock price (as well as other grocery chains) took a noticeable hit on Friday when this news became public. In the short term, the impact won't be noticeable, but long term? This opens up many opportunities for Amazon (which has already been making big gains in its fresh foods e-Commerce service) while complicating matters even more for a company like Kroger (which is already having to deal with the explosive growth of Aldi as well as strong regional competitors like WinCo and H-E-B, on top of the nationwide ones like Walmart). So yeah, the road ahead for this company is looking increasingly bumpy - especially when you take into account just how poorly the stores are run and the impact that has on business.
you do know that most produce isn't kroger brand right. blame the distributors. they ship to every grocery chain.
but yes, molded product shouldn't be on the sales floor
