We have associates refusing to do late nite inventory. Corp says there’s nothing we can do that inventory is voluntary for all hourly associates, except support, leads, and AP. 🤬🤬🤬🤬
New hours
In yet another desperate move,belk is limiting store hours and therefore altering the hours of early morning employees. At our store we were told we were moving to a 7 yo 3 shift but low and behold when the schedule comes out everyone is scheduled 8... — read more
What will happen to belk in 2025?
Talk amongst yourselves
Merry Christmas everyone, don’t let belk take away your Christmas cheer
I hope belk does not su-k the Christmas joy right out of you I know this has had to be a challenging holiday season
Chiming in just to wish us all to preserve sanity
in this lovely holiday season. Stay strong.
Xmas Belk’s ‘24…ho ho ho
Long lines-one or two clerks Mounds of go backs Upset customers Dirty fitting rooms, sales floor, restrooms Overflowing docks full of goods which should be out for Christmas Customers cutting up charge cards because interest and fees STH dropping... — read more
Where’s your payroll? At Panthers Stadium for the annual executive Christmas party
Want to know where your hours have gone? To panthers stadium in Charlotte Belk is spending tens of thousands of dollars on a fancy executive Christmas party in a VIP suite at the stadium. While stores can’t offer the basics to our customers like... — read more
Sales dramatically down——-Dec 16th-18th calls
Conference calls on dec 16th-18th Sales, credit penetration down dramatically this holiday season, 8 days to go Massive inventory surplus Corporate said to be prepping for layoffs Customer non facing roles first to go Visual, asset protection, Human... — read more
Keeping people on payroll to make it look like we have more associates than we actually do
Why are we keeping people on payroll that have quit We are not terminating people (out of our computer ) who quit belk and are not coming back.
Upper management seems unconcerned about condition of stores
Upper management at belk seems unconcerned about severely understaffed stores. Our holiday season has been a total bust, I don’t know where the people are, but they certainly are not out shopping. We have lots of unsold merchandise, that even when... — read more
Holiday 2024
Is anyone making plan?
All full time management and leads must close atleast one day per week
A new rule may be in affect by 2025, requiring all full time management and leads to work a closing shift atleast one night per week, and all managers must now rotate weekends off including the store manager. belk Human Resources was receiving... — read more
Rumor circulating that Store Level Human Resources to be eliminated
Chatter that store level Human Resources positions will be eliminated sometime next year and that store managers will absorb those duties. Belk is cutting costs.
It happened to me too
Do not sign write up or termination slip Do not write anything on it, do not write’refused’ on it. If they tell you that you are suspended for not signing it, tell them ok and then they want you to sign a a paper agreeing to suspension, don’t sign... — read more
Write up…
……..belk is trying to write people up and terminate them for bogus reasons again….be mindful of this. They need to cut headcount more as sales numbers decrease because of slow foot traffic.
black friday 2024 results, good or bad?
how is black friday going at your belk location? are you making your sales and PACES? feel free to comment below.....
Holiday pay?
Does Belk still give holiday pay for full time on Thanksgiving? Usually it shows up by now in our timecards.
Giving hours to new hire seasonal
I’m a longtime part time (now part time flex) associate at Belk and my hours are given to the new seasonal hires. I asked why they would give my hours away and I was told the schedule is all computer generated. I feel this is age discrimination as I... — read more
615 Dothan AL
Dothan looks like a tornado went though it A hot mess and nobody on the floor to help We have one cashier
associates and managers walk out on 11-22-24
does anyone know what store had the walk out yesterday, ? everyone is tight lipped about it.
BLACK FRIDAY!!
Who else is working 9 hours on Black Friday with only a half hour break?
Beauty/cosmetics associates please read
If you are a commission beauty associate Belk cannot give you tasks or assignments that keep you from making commission There is no such thing as ‘’helping out in other departments” when you are on commission Your job is only to sell... — read more
Belk hiring managers with exaggerated resumes
Belk is hiring store managers, regional Vice Presidents, and upper management/executives with exaggerated resumes and LinkedIn profiles, some that just completely lie on their resumes. Is Belk doing their due diligence and checking references and... — read more
always hiring at belks
if belks is such a wonderful company to work for, why are they always hiring? why is turnover so high ?
posts inexplicably disappear
two or three days ago a post about a glass ceiling for management was posted on here. the post discussed discrimination at belk. it has since been removed. it didn't contain any names or anything vulgar, however it was still taken down. is belk... — read more
Belk is struggling…….let’s just get it out in the open
Just so everybody knows Belk is struggling going into holiday 2024 Sales Numbers are down, down, down Customer retention is down, down, down Customer fatigue (for belk) is up,up,up Credit penetration is down, down, down Foot traffic is down, down... — read more
Isn't belk full time supposed to have open availability?
I've been with belk for 20 years and I am to have open availability,which includes nights and weekends. They just hired a full-time associate who gets 8-4 everyday.I asked about this and they said she has a baby at home.I had a baby at home too when... — read more
Are you being intentionally overworked and targeted?
Belk is in potential trouble over its scheduling practices. Several associates and managers in the Huntsville area are claiming Belk is intentionally overworking them while giving other associates and managers a better schedule.
Trip and fall from clutter
my store had a really bad trip and fall yesterday a customer fell over a rail and fell into a rack which fell over and she hit the floor hard. an ambulance was called from 911. belk is very overstocked in some store and others seem to be under... — read more
Female Closing alone?
I have a small door in a rural area, with mostly female employees. I have expressed concern many times about having to close the store alone Typically I have myself and two other closers But call outs happen, and yesterday my two closers called out... — read more
New Salesfloor App in Beauty
So Beauty Dept, let’s talk about how you feel about the new Salesfloor App we have to download into our personal phones and use for business purposes. Those who have been using it, tell us pros and cons.
Where’s Shilly?
Shilly has been MIA from this page in a longtime, we miss its illogical, obvious, nonsensical, and desperate posts.
Belk return policies.
As an associate that tries to do the right thing I am pretty aggravated this week. Belk puts forth the policies for returns but does not stand behind you when you try to enforce them. Which makes it hard when you have to put up with threats from the... — read more
Old merchandise!
It is concerning to observe that the company still has unsold clearance merchandise from 2020. One would expect that these items would be distributed to our outlet stores to make way for new inventory. The current situation has led to a perception... — read more
Making numbers
Is your store making plan or even Last year? My store is talking non stop credit and very little about sales to plan or LY.... We are spending so much on visual and visits but it's not putting $$ in the register....how is your store?
Belk Firing all Beauty Counter Managers
If you look on Linkedin Belk has been firing all of their Clinique, Bobby Brown and Estee Lauder counter managers. I happen to be one of those people. Looks like a corporation trying to save money by letting go of experienced staff in exchange for... — read more
Delayed and/or incorrect pay is a wage & hour violation
If you are an hourly associate and you have missed, incorrect, or time clock malfunction punches that have NOT been corrected by management or H.R., that is a wage and hour violation. Delayed and/or incorrect pay is a wage and hour violation. Please... — read more
Reckless spending at corporate level
Belk corporate is still spending recklessly, unnecessary dog and pony show visits, travel expenses, dining expenses, money spent on signing when profits are declining, all useless costs and the focus on what stores have really become is being... — read more
High End Shoppers
They are really doubling down on this high-end shopper... They must be thinking the website will be driving the holiday season....I wonder how many millions went to the company in yhe article? So they are targeting high end shoppers that are on a... — read more