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often the implication is what works for one employer (QT or Whole Foods or Costco) would automatically work for all retailers serving all niches.
So . .I would only say that what works for QT may not work for Wal-Mart. . but it works for QT. So that is good for them, and i'm sure they get better workers than Wal-mart
Well now even Wal Mart is feeling the effects of stagnating wages for Americans for decades. You know it's bad when people can't even afford to shop at Wal Mart.
"Wal-Mart is a barometer of consumer spending and its challenges reflect the continued struggles of its low-income shoppers who still feel squeezed by stagnant wages and reduced government food stamp benefits. It's also being tripped up by its own merchandising mistakes. As a result, Wal-Mart's namesake business, which accounts for 60 percent of its total business, hasn't reported growth in a key sales measure in six straight quarters."
Don't know how many of you have shopped at a QT store given your locations, but i use them exclusively when there's one in the area.
Very nice, very clean, and the variety of snacks and drinks...along with some fruits and other miscellaneous items is actually kinda dizzying given the size of their stores. Some even have a grill in back, and the stuff they serve isn't half bad.
I've noticed that it seems a tad pricier than other similar chains, but i'm more than willing to pay a few cents more for the cleanliness and variety of merchandise stocked...especially the soft drinks. And the staff is extremely professional.
I started frequenting these stores after i read a 2011 piece on how well they pay and treat their employees. But i noticed that the piece seemed to have at least a small degree of skepticism relative to how long such a business model could last.
Well here we are in 2014, and the company is doing just as well if not better. Here's an excerpt from the piece:
Wow...imagine that. Sounds SO COMPLICATED, right? Have a clean and courteous business with good products and a well trained staff... Treat employees well, pay them a good wage with the promise of more opportunities ahead, and they'll be loyal, won't turnover very often, thereby saving you money and making you profitable.
Yeah i know..."these people are unskilled and should realize that these are entry level jobs and these profits should be returned to stockholders blah, blah, blah"....i can hear it now from the typical corporate shills on CD. But whatever.
Actually what this person is pointing out is simple.. A BUSINESS DECIDED FOR THEMSELVES IN THEIR MARKET AND THEIR BUSINESS HOW TO PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES. THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT FORCE IT, OR TELL THIS FREE MARKET WHAT IT COULD AFFORD WELCOME TO AMERICA FOOL!!! IT DID NOT TELL EVERY EMPLOYEE THIS A LIVING WAGE IT JUST SAID HERE ARE OUR WAGES!!
often the implication is what works for one employer (QT or Whole Foods or Costco) would automatically work for all retailers serving all niches.
So . .I would only say that what works for QT may not work for Wal-Mart. . but it works for QT. So that is good for them, and i'm sure they get better workers than Wal-mart
Actually what this person is pointing out is simple.. A BUSINESS DECIDED FOR THEMSELVES IN THEIR MARKET AND THEIR BUSINESS HOW TO PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES. THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT FORCE IT, OR TELL THIS FREE MARKET WHAT IT COULD AFFORD WELCOME TO AMERICA FOOL!!! IT DID NOT TELL EVERY EMPLOYEE THIS A LIVING WAGE IT JUST SAID HERE ARE OUR WAGES!!
Right....AAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH and more AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHH to you too.
Right....AAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH and more AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHH to you too.
What happens when you do not have the ability to answer anything in a thread you started....see above....
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