On 6/8/03 6:52 PM, "Tim Bonham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A small store will be very lacking in stockroom storage space, compared to > what is provided in newly-built stores. Thus they won't be able to store > as much in back to restock shelves, and so when items sell out the shelves > stay empty until the next supply truck arrives. > > So Target's claim that the store was too small, and the reports of people > here that there were often empty shelves in the store, are probably BOTH > true, and both related to the stores's small size.
This is a good point. However, I think it better supports complaints that the store was poorly managed than undersized. There are plenty of small mom and pop-type stores, convenience stores, etc. that have little to no space in the back for restocking but they don't have shelves sitting empty. It also begs the question of why other smaller and older Target stores still do well when faced with the same obstacle. Perhaps it's because they recognize a need to closely monitor inventory in order to make up for their lack of storage space? If Target had hired good store managers for the West Broadway store who were capable of and encouraged to find creative solutions to problems, perhaps it would not have been underperforming for so long. Unfortunately, many large corporations don't like to encourage creativity - they'd rather create one template or one manual for all managers to follow to keep things simple and if it doesn't work, look for an excuse to blame the failure on others. At least, that appears to be the case with this store. I remember reading that Target's spokespeople had claimed that the West Broadway store's management had tried a number of different strategies in recent years to get the store back on track. Does anyone with connections to the store have any knowledge of what those might have been? Or is that just more PR hot air to try and deflect blame from Target Corporation for the store's failure? Mark Snyder Windom Park TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
