Comments on: Best Buy smashes the clock http://electrolicious.com/2006/12/best_buy_smashes_the Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:44:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Serene http://electrolicious.com/2006/12/best_buy_smashes_the#comment-7388 Serene Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:44:18 +0000 #comment-7388 I still think Best Buy is from the fru-its of the devil (think So I Married an Axe Murderer). I used to work for Intel and to see a sea of blue shirts cheering at 6am sales meeting is both disturbing and hilarious. I still think Best Buy is from the fru-its of the devil (think So I Married an Axe Murderer).

I used to work for Intel and to see a sea of blue shirts cheering at 6am sales meeting is both disturbing and hilarious.

]]> By: Brodie http://electrolicious.com/2006/12/best_buy_smashes_the#comment-7390 Brodie Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:06:59 +0000 #comment-7390 It could work at the level of stockist, but I am guessing "No", generally. Best Buy, with 80,000 employees and 400 locations can't really afford to be anything other than a well-oiled-machine when it comes to customer presentation and interaction. Loss of on-shelf time is directly correlated to loss of revenue. As someone who is an owner of a retail store, I see it everyday. http://bestbuysux.org/comments.html shows how the company is not all that great at treating employees in some cases. I like Best Buy, but since we don't have one in my town, I can't really speak to how they run their business in the end. It could work at the level of stockist, but I am guessing “No”, generally. Best Buy, with 80,000 employees and 400 locations can’t really afford to be anything other than a well-oiled-machine when it comes to customer presentation and interaction. Loss of on-shelf time is directly correlated to loss of revenue. As someone who is an owner of a retail store, I see it everyday. http://bestbuysux.org/comments.html shows how the company is not all that great at treating employees in some cases. I like Best Buy, but since we don’t have one in my town, I can’t really speak to how they run their business in the end.

]]> By: Ariel http://electrolicious.com/2006/12/best_buy_smashes_the#comment-7382 Ariel Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:14:26 +0000 #comment-7382 Brodie, my theory is that only certain retail positions (like stockers) would be truly "clockless." Because it works to say "As long as that palette is shelved by 8am Tuesday, we don't care when you do it," but it doesn't really work to say "Just make sure 1000 people get rung up on Tuesday." Brodie, my theory is that only certain retail positions (like stockers) would be truly “clockless.” Because it works to say “As long as that palette is shelved by 8am Tuesday, we don’t care when you do it,” but it doesn’t really work to say “Just make sure 1000 people get rung up on Tuesday.”

]]> By: brodie http://electrolicious.com/2006/12/best_buy_smashes_the#comment-7383 brodie Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:12:09 +0000 #comment-7383 Uhm, not to be nay-sayer, but it'll never work on the retail floor. That being said, at the desk job level, it is a great idea for all the reasons mentioned above. Uhm, not to be nay-sayer, but it’ll never work on the retail floor. That being said, at the desk job level, it is a great idea for all the reasons mentioned above.

]]> By: Ariel http://electrolicious.com/2006/12/best_buy_smashes_the#comment-7384 Ariel Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:59:21 +0000 #comment-7384 Ivy, I can't speak for the receptionists, but the article makes it sound like this was a change that didn't come from the top -- it was something started by the underlings. It also sounds like the company looking to bring the idea to the retail outlets as well, which would doubtless include lots of entry level, low-paying jobs. <i>The company plans to take its clockless campaign to its stores -- a high-stakes challenge that no company has tried before in a retail environment.</li> Ivy, I can’t speak for the receptionists, but the article makes it sound like this was a change that didn’t come from the top — it was something started by the underlings. It also sounds like the company looking to bring the idea to the retail outlets as well, which would doubtless include lots of entry level, low-paying jobs.

The company plans to take its clockless campaign to its stores — a high-stakes challenge that no company has tried before in a retail environment.

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