Seriously? Where did you hear this?
Heh, talk about a blast from the past. Should be quite successful.
I don't mind being on big registers, I just hate being on them for an extended period of time (for say, 5 hours straight). But I would much rather be on express. I know there isn't much room, but I don't mind. I've no trouble counting express, it's smokeshop that I hate counting. Those tills are so low.
Holy shit, that is bad. Did they ask to change registers or anything? Faaaark. Also, how did you manage to get a camera in there?
I highly doubt they will replace them with iPhones but if they did they wouldn't have to install new antennas. The new phones and RF guns run over WiFi. The older brick RF guns and old phones used to run on separate systems which meant there were lots of antennas everywhere. they have cut down on this now.3. WHY WHY WHY would they replace the RF guns with iPhones?! That just seems like the worst idea ever in my opinion. They just finished putting new reception antennas in for the guns anyway... now they'll have to put in WiFi antennas as well.
I have heard there is talk of using an ipod touch with RF capabilities, but I think its unlikely to happen. Think about how delicate they are and how much abuse the RF guns take. This is only a rumor going around.lets say theres about 750 stores that have an average of 10 RF units to be replaced with iPhones. 7,500 iPhones! If paying full retail thats $800 per phone (4s) = $6,000,000 for the switch.
You also have homeshop, thats another 8 guns for about 80 stores. so another $512,000. please correct my math if I have missed something
One of the reasons given was that an RF unit costs about $4000 to replace, while an iPhone is only about $800 outright. And thats retail price, obviously they would get them cheaper for buying in BULK.
Thanks! I got the numbers off the wowcareers site, I figured it was probably out of date.
There have been cuts in nightfill/perishables to the minimum required hours for the load or even short hours. Our store is also a trial store in which they are testing only filling with shelf ready boxes (all boxes that arent already will be made shelf ready and shelf space will be increased to be adequate for the box size) and only filling if 75% of the box can go on (used to be 50%). I'm assuming this is to increase productivity so hours can be cut even more. It seems to me the result will most likely be fewer nightfill and more day workers as a lot of the night load will now be overs in the short term before they find the right numbers and get a smaller night load. Funnily enough I've heard they've hired ten new nightfillers....
