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How are you guys attaching Halloween toppers to seasonal focals? I don't remember seeing holes on them. Are they expecting us to make our own hole?
 
TargetMcFly said:
How are you guys attaching Halloween toppers to seasonal focals? I don't remember seeing holes on them. Are they expecting us to make our own hole?
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I think they do have holes for those stores who don't have the endcap headers where you can slide them in. We used the holes to secure to the gondola and then placed the focal backer paper over it, taping the top part to the topper to cover the part you shouldn't see.

*If it doesn't have a hole, I assume our Plano TM made them.
 
SigningLady said:
I think they do have holes for those stores who don't have the endcap headers where you can slide them in. We used the holes to secure to the gondola and then placed the focal backer paper over it, taping the top part to the topper to cover the part you shouldn't see.

*If it doesn't have a hole, I assume our Plano TM made them.
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I ended up using the holes on the bottom for stores with the old endcap headers, and then stabbed a hole though the top hole of the end pegboard through the endcap header so that I could put the focal ism in and now have it fall down
 
Ok who's bright idea was it to make FOS Lewis directional right side only and why just one?

It just points to our fitting room or OPU lol.

The only place that would make sense is to put it in market since our seasonal area is in the left back corner of the store.

And only providing one Lewis just point to either just Market or fitting room. Make it make sense 😩
 
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IceIceBaby said:
Ok who's bright idea was it to make FOS Lewis directional right side only and why just one?

It just points to our fitting room or OPU lol.

The only place that would make sense is to put it in market since our seasonal area is in the left back corner of the store.

And only providing one Lewis just point to either just Market or fitting room. Make it make sense 😩
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I guess I didn't think of it as directing you specifically to the Seasonal corner but more of inviting you into the store since it is at the front. The ISM concept across the store for Halloween is a community or neighborhood so Lewis is inviting the guest to join, explore, and see what they find throughout the store.
 
SigningLady said:
Ok, who at HQ missed the Christmas debacle of a few years ago where (after the fact) we decided putting Wenger tables flat on the floor with no legs was A BAD IDEA!?? Seriously, ffs.

They could have easily designed ISM--like a floor cling--that could stick directly to the floor creating the appearance of a stage without the tripping hazard.

Do better, HQ.
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It’s covered with shippers and surrounded by T walls. If set appropriately there’s no way possible to trip. You’re more likely to trip over the Twalls when they’re set with pegs than the table.
 
SigningLady said:
I guess I didn't think of it as directing you specifically to the Seasonal corner but more of inviting you into the store since it is at the front. The ISM concept across the store for Halloween is a community or neighborhood so Lewis is inviting the guest to join, explore, and see what they find throughout the store.
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Yeah I get that, but they should make it double sided so it's at least pointing to the general direction of Halloween, but it's only point to OPU/Guest service which is the opposite of seasonal.
 
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SigningLady said:
This is most definitely still a tripping hazard. The table is not the same size as the t-frames.
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If they’re lined up to the back and the shippers are on the front like they’re supposed to be I don’t see anyway someone would trip over this anymore than a table in softlines or an endcap base deck. I agree previous iterations weren’t exactly the best but this year I don’t really see anyway issues with it if you take the proper precautions. All this stuff is approved by so many teams at HQ I can’t imagine it’s an issue. They also thought the stand alone 84 inch tall gondolas were unsafe years ago but they bring those back every year. I think there’s a certain degree of common sense that is implied when it comes to the legality of safety.
 
gsa4lyfe said:
If they’re lined up to the back and the shippers are on the front like they’re supposed to be I don’t see anyway someone would trip over this anymore than a table in softlines or an endcap base deck. I agree previous iterations weren’t exactly the best but this year I don’t really see anyway issues with it if you take the proper precautions. All this stuff is approved by so many teams at HQ I can’t imagine it’s an issue. They also thought the stand alone 84 inch tall gondolas were unsafe years ago but they bring those back every year. I think there’s a certain degree of common sense that is implied when it comes to the legality of safety.
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I think they underestimate how easily guests will find ways to trip.

But thank you for the tip on having the t-frames line up with back! I will fix that when I get in tomorrow. 😊
 
BKop16 said:
I like the changes to the fitness/workout aisle.
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Yeah, I think having workout supplements in SPG was long overdue. The selection in OTC honestly sucks.

ALSOOO... Another rant from yours truly.

I hate setting domestic/home decor this week. Had to manually salvage out at least 6 pallets of stuff. I don't get why they don't salvage things out on time before the set or at least the week of in a consistent manner. We can't easily remerch rugs or wall decor stuff onto endcaps so off to salvage it goes.

Almost all the floor lamps and table lamps went disco but not clearance. Off to salvage it goes.

Displays: We haven't had time to build any displays post COVID other than seasonal. Our floor lamps displays is probably 2 years old. Do they really expect us to build displays when it comes in 1-2 weeks later? We probably have 2 pallets of babies display on the steel because they never come in on time.

Our store for the last 3-4 years have been way to comfortable just salvaging things out manually or throwing things into gaylord bins because sometimes Target forces us to. I won't be surprised if shortage other then theft will be a bigger issue next year.
 
IceIceBaby said:
Yeah, I think having workout supplements in SPG was long overdue. The selection in OTC honestly sucks.

ALSOOO... Another rant from yours truly.

I hate setting domestic/home decor this week. Had to manually salvage out at least 6 pallets of stuff. I don't get why they don't salvage things out on time before the set or at least the week of in a consistent manner. We can't easily remerch rugs or wall decor stuff onto endcaps so off to salvage it goes.

Almost all the floor lamps and table lamps went disco but not clearance. Off to salvage it goes.

Displays: We haven't had time to build any displays post COVID other than seasonal. Our floor lamps displays is probably 2 years old. Do they really expect us to build displays when it comes in 1-2 weeks later? We probably have 2 pallets of babies display on the steel because they never come in on time.

Our store for the last 3-4 years have been way to comfortable just salvaging things out manually or throwing things into gaylord bins because sometimes Target forces us to. I won't be surprised if shortage other than theft will be a bigger issue next year.
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I do agree the Rugs, Wall art and lamps should be included in the same category as like bulky sporting goods and cosmetics where it salvages the week of the set. There’s no good way to merchandise those items on a clearance endcap. There’s a reason those items are never on sales planners.
 
Does anyone have the speciality bread section in the bread aisle in grocery? We have been missing the header and topper since our Remodel (last year), and I ordered the topper but I am not sure how to go about getting it to stay in place. Is there a special fixture for it? I also ordered the header and it came in as a paper header for a regular endcap but yet the speciality bread is inline.
 
Alexbegt said:
Does anyone have the speciality bread section in the bread aisle in grocery? We have been missing the header and topper since our Remodel (last year), and I ordered the topper but I am not sure how to go about getting it to stay in place. Is there a special fixture for it? I also ordered the header and it came in as a paper header for a regular endcap but yet the speciality bread is inline.
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I don’t have it but it looks like it does go on a regular endcap header just the 4ft version. It just clips into the spine so it should fit just fine. IMG_7988.jpeg
 
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How does everyone backstock their vinyl? Stacking it on the shelf makes it harder to pull and standing it up in waco's makes the waco's break.
 
Sisyphus said:
How does everyone backstock their vinyl? Stacking it on the shelf makes it harder to pull and standing it up in waco's makes the waco's break.
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We don't use wacos for ours; we stand them upright on the shelf (not a deep shelf) and we only use a couple shelves so there are A LOT of DPCIs per shelf. Probably doesn't make it easier to pull doing it this way either. 😆🤷🏻‍♀️
 
We use the black totes from storage. Kinda like the bins milk sometimes come in. They requisitioned so we could use them and we adjusted the shelves for them. It’s easy to slide a bit off the shelves and just skim for the vinyl. Each bin has a backroom location on it. And it’s 4 bins per shelf.
 
Sisyphus said:
How does everyone backstock their vinyl? Stacking it on the shelf makes it harder to pull and standing it up in waco's makes the waco's break.
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The larger size display box fixtures from Hearth & Hand fit the vinyls perfectly. We grabbed two of those, put location labels on them for the tech stockroom, moved shelves to accommodate them, and it allowed us the ability to just rifle through them in an easy way
 
Think groceries are high now? Here's what npr said about the new digital labels,
"Grocery store prices are changing faster than ever before — literally. This month, Walmart became the latest retailer to announce it’s replacing the price stickers in its aisles with electronic shelf labels. The new labels allow employees to change prices as often as every ten seconds.
“If it’s hot outside, we can raise the price of water and ice cream. If there's something that’s close to the expiration date, we can lower the price — that’s the good news,” said Phil Lempert, a grocery industry analyst."

Prices could go up and down DAILY or even hourly depending on the weather or demand? Crazy.

And yes they did compare it to the uber surge pricing. But we aren't talking about a ride home from a concert (when you could have taken a bus) but food for our families.
 
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