Lose Dixie

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3 total messages Started by hchickpea@hotmai Thu, 08 Apr 2004 00:27

#96497

Author: hchickpea@hotmai
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 00:27

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Well, I guess the WD stores are on there way south.  They have been horribly
understaffed the last few times we've gone there, but tonight takes the cake.
We went to one of the "Marketplaces" and there was a single cashier trying to
check out every customer in the store.

Methinks the hidden costs of the loyalty card and deferred maintenence are
finally making the fat lady sing.  The only time I've seen businesses resort to
such extreme staff cutting is when the bean-counters are in total control and
the creditors are banging on the corporate doors.  Inevitably it means a
bankruptcy or sale to another company within a short period.

Re: Lose Dixie

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Author: "Dave"
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 00:40

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The WD's in my area, those that remain, even though remodeled in the last
couple of years, just don't compare in quality to Publix, most Kash N'
Karry's, and Albertsons. It's a rare occasion when I shop there anymore.
Unlike, say, Albertsons, WD required personal info to get their card so I
declined.

<hchickpea@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:40769ae4.30077849@News.Individual.NET...
> Well, I guess the WD stores are on there way south.  They have been
horribly
> understaffed the last few times we've gone there, but tonight takes the
cake.
> We went to one of the "Marketplaces" and there was a single cashier trying
to
> check out every customer in the store.
>
> Methinks the hidden costs of the loyalty card and deferred maintenence are
> finally making the fat lady sing.  The only time I've seen businesses
resort to
> such extreme staff cutting is when the bean-counters are in total control
and
> the creditors are banging on the corporate doors.  Inevitably it means a
> bankruptcy or sale to another company within a short period.
>
>

Re: Lose Dixie

#99997

Author: "Dudhorse"
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:46

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<hchickpea@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:40769ae4.30077849@News.Individual.NET...
> Well, I guess the WD stores are on there way south.  They have been
horribly
> understaffed the last few times we've gone there, but tonight takes the
cake.
> We went to one of the "Marketplaces" and there was a single cashier trying
to
> check out every customer in the store.
>
> Methinks the hidden costs of the loyalty card and deferred maintenence are
> finally making the fat lady sing.  The only time I've seen businesses
resort to
> such extreme staff cutting is when the bean-counters are in total control
and
> the creditors are banging on the corporate doors.  Inevitably it means a
> bankruptcy or sale to another company within a short period.

>

... think you are right - I always liked the prices/selection at W-D but the
writing is on the wall for them here locally(Wake County, NC) - the always
look like they need cleaned up - the remodeling did not help, they kept the
old earth-tone colors that just don't get it with todays consumers.

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