"I train all of my meat cutters in my store, and many have gone on to other bigger stores. The store owner needs to train his or herself on the art of meat cutting, before even understanding how to run a successful operation in their store.
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Competing in the center-store
Started this discussion. Last reply by Neil Kudrinko Nov 22, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
After 50 years in the grocery business, I have pretty much given up on the center-store, as we traditionally know it. We as independents can no longer compete for the majority of everyday items…Continue
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Tony Orlando replied to Leon Wildberger's discussion How hard is it for you to find good meat cutters for your meat markets?
Tony Orlando replied to Joseph Tarnowski's discussion Are you attending the NGA Show?
"Hey Joe...
I'll be there with bells on..
I'd like to meet with you if possible.
E-mail me and I'll get you details
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Tony Orlando replied to Joseph Tarnowski's discussion Tablets for Business
"My Wife bought a Kindle Fire, which I will use in Vegas this year, to check up on my ads, and other business E-mails.
It is lightweight, and does what I need it to do."
Tony Orlando commented on Neil Kudrinko's blog post Your fridge door is a computer....
"Let me know how well this does, as I am trying to figure out my next move(tech wise), as the options are mind boggling. I can't wait for NGA this year, as this will be my focus moving forward, because I need something to compliment my ROP…"
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Bi-Rite Market's Eat Good Food
"This is what I have always aspired to be in my store as well. Living in a perpetual poor County makes it incredibly difficult to do what the Bi-Rite store does, because of population density, higher consumer health awareness, and income per-…"
Tony Orlando commented on Neil Kudrinko's blog post New Year's Resolution
"It is OK to check your invoices, but I still have my accountant doing it for me as well.
Checking for overcharges, and the like is tedious, and we have checks and balances through our accounting program to address this. EFT is nice if your…"
Neil Kudrinko replied to Tony Orlando's discussion Competing in the center-store
"Ditto... Four years in and grew my sales 8.5% last year. Doing almost all of the same things including swapping soft drinks with other independent retailers. I'm sure the US is no different than Canada, there's absolutely no margin on…"
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Competing in the center-store
After 50 years in the grocery business, I have pretty much given up on the center-store, as we traditionally know it. We as independents can no longer compete for the majority of everyday items anymore, as the Mega stores, and Wholesale clubs, plus Dollar stores, are getting preferential treatment. Does anyone out there also feel this way? I have knocked out over 2000 sku's in the last 5 years, and will probably get rid of another 1000 items in the coming year. It makes no sense to…See More
Tony Orlando commented on Neil Kudrinko's blog post Why Independent Grocers are the "Natural" Choice
"good job.. we expanded our gluten free, diabetic, and organics years ago, and for the most part, it has done ok. i also am diabetic, and have created many homemade desserts, and salads in our scratch deli. the results have…"
Tony Orlando replied to Joseph Tarnowski's discussion Snickers Commercial: Over the Top or Not?
"Loved it, but my sense of humor is very wide, as I used to do stand-up for three years. People need to laugh more, and stop being so PC. I loved the snickers commercials with Betty White as well. Bud Light commercials can stretch…"
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Tony Orlando replied to Joseph Tarnowski's discussion Have You Opened or Remodeled a Store recently?
"We just installed a brand new state of the art 24ft. Hill Phoenix European style deli case, which was completed on November 15th 2010. Since then our sales are up 30% and we plan on doubling sales by 2012. Every energy saving feature is…"
Tony Orlando replied to Bob Savage's discussion What have you done to reduce energy use in your store?
"Many years ago I switched all of my store lights to rapid-start t-8 ballasts and bulbs, and it lowered my electric bill about 8%. Since 2008 I replaced my freezer door units with brand new Zero Zones, which included all the options(LED…"
Tony Orlando replied to Laura Hawbaker's discussion How does your store train its employees? in the group IGA Coca-Cola Institute
"We do on the job training, first starting with one on one training for up to two weeks. After that , they are evaluated, and a decision is made to keep them or let them go. No one wants an employee who doesn't get it, or can't smile. My…"
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