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Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge
As for packing up store mdse, store managers and department managers can do that work, as well as the vendors, who actually are often the ones who unpack the mdse. Coke guys stocking the soda aisle? And they don't have to employ an outside company or "borrow" employees, their logistics capabilities are HUGE, they actually have warehouses in California, and warehouse employees.
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I was a retail manager for many years, and in the great majority of cases, vendors have NOTHING to do with stocking. The merchandise comes to the store, it is checked for accuracy by store workers, and store workers stock the shelves. Yes, we have all seen outside vendors stocking the bread shelves and setting up large promotion displays (such as sodas), but have you never been to a 24-hour Wal-Mart (or any big store that is open long hours) after 10 p.m. or before 7:00 a.m.? How many people wearing vendor or distribution company logos or name tags do you see stocking shelves, and how many store workers do you see doing that job? Yes, to repeat, in SOME cases vendors will stock the shelves, but in most cases, that is not true.
So, has anyone seen any workers at any of the closed Wal-Mart to deal with the merchandise yet? Or any big trucks waiting to take stock away? Or anything to indicate that at least
some kind of construction is about to take place?
And, yes, to say it
again, I do realize that it is up to Wal-Mart to decide its own timeline for doing things!
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