When it comes to retail, it's definitely not quantum physics. First of all, don't just hire employees and throw them to the wolves. Train them properly. Then pay them competitive wages and treat them well. That's it. That's all it takes to have a good workforce that'll go out of its way to make sure as many sales are made as possible. Why is this so complicated for BBBY management to grasp?
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OP..so you think running s multi million company is simple? HshahAhahaha
I have friends in College and all they talk about is how breat it was to furnish their dorms from BBBY. Their whole dorm room did that and nobody shopped anywhere else. We don’t have to worry we still own college dorm sales.
College (like our sales, stock, shelves…everything!!) is less and less. Each year we carry fewer items and therefore more leave for Amazon or Walmart.
We’re NOT one stop shopping. We’re NOT offering people a selection of products. We’re NO LONGER a “destination” for Back to School. We’re like Staples: A one time powerhouse in this sector which is now an extreme afterthought.
Oh and hiding behind cr---y names a bunch of cr---y products from China. Yeah people can now tell the difference. 🙄
The decision was made some time ago that BBBY cannot continue to operate long term. What we are seeing now is the corporate raiders plan to milk it for all they can. We are past the point of them to “not do” what all those other retailers did.
If you tell BBBY top leaders and MT CEO that the App is their brains then may they start using it! It is simple folks take a look at Toy R Us, Sears, Kmart, Belk, Nine West, JC Penney, Brook Brothers and many failed retail stores and don’t do what they do before liquidation of their stores. You make mistakes at BBBY because mistakes don’t make you! If not then guess what Stupid is as Stupid does at BBBY!
You are wrong about college. We had some minor issues last year but this year will prove BBBY is the ultimate destination for your college dorm. Forget Target forget Walmart forget Amazon. This year we will blow away the competition through use of Beyond. We will make history!
What the previous poster said. No parent + college student wants to waste their time searching all around for product when they easily can order most of the stuff that they need from Amazon in an instant without shipment delays or anything like that. College last year was absolutely ridiculous.
We already lost our core customer base by taking away what they came here for. They are not coming back. College season last year sealed the deal. No TXL anything, no Brita no storage, nothing the college customer needed. We are a college store. This is what it is like to be in a company just before filing for Chapter 11. It is a downward spiral from here.
Oh they're aware but the company is GREEDY. They know that what one may find unacceptable in wages , another will accept. We get a lot of applicants at BBBY and some of them stick, and some don't.
Bottom line is that BBBY doesn't care.