When you work in a place with a lot of other people, gossip is a natural by-product of that. While sometimes harmless, many wonder can you fire an employee for gossiping? Here's what you need...
Category: Operations
Is Owning a Grocery Store Profitable? (Not always Here’s why)
As a store manager for years, I someday dreamed of opening my own store. But I always wondered, is owning a grocery store profitable? Here's what I discovered: Yes. Conventional grocery...
Trying to figure out how much to price a product and how much profit you can make when you sell it is tricky. But after 20+ years in retail grocery, here's what I've learned about how to...
They might seem simple enough, but great displays can make or break a grocery store. So learning how to build a grocery display is one of the first things successful grocery store managers need...
As a store or department manager, eventually, you have to reprimand or even fire someone. The worst of these situations often lead to us wondering how to fire an employee with a bad...
Is Grocery Outlet’s Independent Operator Program a Good Deal?
I have a good friend that just became an owner of a store with Grocery Outlet. As I heard him tell me about his experience, I began to wonder is the grocery outlet independent operator program...