It’s tough to believe that the Holidays are now behind us, it seems just like yesterday all of us were rushing around to make sure that we had all of the last minute things to do on our lists completed.
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 Decorations are hung, lights are lit, the bells are ringing….. let the holiday gift shopping begin. The malls are filled with shoppers trying to fulfill the wishes of everyone on their gift list. Kudos to all of you who have all your gifts bought and wrapped. For the rest of us, no worries, we still  This past Wednesday I had the opportunity to travel with four of our baggers to Wisconsin Dells for the Wisconsin Grocers Association’s “Best Bagger Bag-Off.” The four associates who represented Festival were Aly Huxford from Suamico, Appleton Northland’s Jason Carroll, Marshfield’s Jared Seidel, and Stephanie Kelleher from the La Crosse Copeland store. These four baggers  We cannot believe how fast this year has flown! It feels like we were just celebrating Tanner Deml’s Second place finish in the WGA 2010 Great Wisconsin Bag-off and here we were setting up competitions to see who we were going to send to the 2011 Bag Off. For the past two weeks we have had 4 market competitions to determine  When I think back to the several grocery trips my mom made each week when I was young, or the number of times I heard “No” from my dad after asking if I could have another candy bar, I can’t help but wish I would have had a Tot Spot to play in while my  I have always been a coupon shopper. I’ve had a little red coupon pouch for about 25 years that helps me keep track of what I have and it helps me categorize them into little sections. I clip coupons out of the Sunday paper inserts and also from the Festival Foods ad. I rarely buy  Associate Development is one of our Five Values at Festival and at the heart of it is the training that we provide to our associates. One of our most thoroughly developed training programs is Cashier Training. Many people may believe the role of a cashier is an “easy job” however On my days off I feel like all I do is run, run, run! Although I do try and fit time in for a run on the treadmill, that’s not the running I am referring to. It’s the running from one place to another trying to complete as many tasks on my never ending “To Saying I do not like cold weather is an understatement. If it’s freezing cold or blizzard like outside, many outside task, functions and jobs are delayed till the weather improves. While many of us have this flexibility in our schedules, one job that does not stop for the weather is that of a Cart Runner. Hopefully you are all still on track with your New Year’s resolutions. The benefits of staying on track pay off, but it definitely takes time as evidenced in next success story: Sharon Rusch, Appleton Northland Asst. Front End Manager and |
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