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.
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 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 No worries, our Front End Team is not downsizing. The number of associates on our team is actually growing as we prepare to open a new store in Sheboygan this fall. It’s our associates that are downsizing. It’s that time of year when many people make New Year’s resolutions that involve some type of weight With the holidays in full swing, my “to do” list is longer than both of my kids’ Christmas wish lists combined –and my daughter’s seem to grow daily. Can you relate? With less than ten shopping days ‘til Christmas and several tasks left on many holiday “to do” list, it’s no wonder holiday stress is As I was leaving our Festival Foods Darboy store earlier today, the sounds of the bell ringing confirmed that the holidays are just around the corner. I love the holiday season, but preparing for the holidays takes time…and a lot of it! If only I could extend the number of hours in the day like The excitement surrounding the WGA Great Wisconsin Bag-Off had been building for two months. Our field, which started with over 100 baggers, had been narrowed down to the top four baggers from our Skogen’s Festival Foods stores. On September 22nd, the big day finally arrived! Tanner Deml (Holmen), Jordan Devalk (Darboy), Jonathan Schwartzkopf (Northland), and Personally, I associate the month of September with things like going back to school, the official start of the football season, remembering 9/11, and Grandparents Day. While reading a recent e-mail communication from the Food Marketing Institute’s dailyLead®, I learned that National Coupon Month was missing from my list. I hate to admit that there Not only is it time to start getting the kiddos ready for “back to school, it’s also time to start getting our best baggers ready to compete in the 2010 Great Wisconsin Bag-Off. Our preparations for the state competition begin next week with baggers from all 13 of our Skogen’s Festival Foods stores competing in Our team at Skogen’s Festival Foods understands the importance of executing our “Boomerang Theory”. Because of this, we’ve made exceptions to our Internet Coupon Policy in the past. Unfortunately, the continued increase in counterfeit coupons from the internet has forced us to eliminate the exceptions and follow our Internet Coupon Redemption Policy. Eliminating the exceptions One of the many benefits of working in retail is having a day off during the week. In my opinion, it’s easier scheduling appointments and running errands because it allows me to get most of this done while the kids are at school and most folks are working. With the school year having come to |
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