Essays Tagged: "store managers"

Mrs. Field`s Cookies

ed her recipe and began selling them at community events in her town and then at a local department store.· August 1977, within a year of being married to economist Randy Fields, Debbi aged 19, ... 7, within a year of being married to economist Randy Fields, Debbi aged 19, opened her first cookie store in Palo Alto, California. After one year she opened her second store.· By 1981 the comp ...

(3 pages) 117 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

A Guide to Human Resources

responsible for ensuring that the right calibre of staff are employed and that they are trained by store managers to the agreed company standard. It is also responsible for ensuring that all staff ar ... neral manager at weekly meetings. The human resources manager monitors communication throughout the store to ensure that all staff are receiving the necessary amount and quality of information.Any eff ...

(7 pages) 396 0 4.2 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

ESSAY ON MOTIVATION

Part 1CASEV. L.V.L. is a chain of men's retail clothing stores located throughout the province of Quebec, Canada. Two years ago, the company introduced new ... the province of Quebec, Canada. Two years ago, the company introduced new incentive system for both store managers and sales employees.Part 2REINFORCEMENT THEORYReinforcement theory concentrates on th ... to actively serve customers and to increase sales volume. Sales employees tended to stand near the store entrance waiting for customers and would occasionally argue over "ownership" of the customers. ...

(7 pages) 324 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

FEMALE VS. MALE SHOPPERS AT MACY'S/ A look at Product placement and consumerism at Macy's Department Stores.

with and an inclination toward the buying of consumer goods. To study consumerism, interviews with store managers and employees are needed in order to learn in dept information that is otherwise not ... rn in dept information that is otherwise not available to public knowledge. Although there are many stores to choose from, I chose Macy's, a department store whose early beginnings and growth develope ...

(4 pages) 136 2 4.9 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

The Four Functions of Management

o for the long term. They also need to encourage, motivate, and ensure that regional, district, and store managers accomplish those goals and strategies. Lower-level managers must then utilize these f ... t the company's overall goals are met, but also the individual goals for their region, district, or store.As a retail store manager, I am more concerned with the implementation and planning of short-t ...

(4 pages) 73 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Kudler Fine Foods – Legal Issues and Recommendations

imum (University of Phoenix, 2003).Kathy is the only person in the company that consults with Anne. Store managers must report all "slip and fall" accidents to Kathy immediately but reporting other ty ... der forms supplied by the other parties. For example, the lessors supply the lease contracts on the stores. Kathy and her assistant modify forms generated by off-the-shelf software when necessary (Uni ...

(6 pages) 204 0 4.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Evaluating Performance

les and driver goals. Sales and driver goals are set by corporate, and then relayed to district and store managers. It is then up to managers to keep sales associates focused, and coach them to make g ... coach them to make goal. This is where the goal setting theory comes into place.Throughout the day, store managers print out the Great Sales Report, so that employees can make sure to sell enough merc ...

(3 pages) 13 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Products and Marketing of Primark (Associated British Foods)

Primark is one of today's top clothes retailing stores in the UK in the terms of marketShare, in actual fact the 5th largest and is number two in th ... new fashion or look is going to be. The company do this by hiring fashion gurus to accompany their store managers to travel round Europe to explore the newest looks fashions which are then re-assesse ... r there product by increasing there selling space by over 70% and has also opened and additional 52 stores from September 2005 to March 2007.The company is always trying to expand for example entering ...

(1 pages) 21 0 3.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Survey Paper: Employee Job Satisfaction/RES 341 with instructor notes

Kelly's prices are so competitive with similar automotive dealers, the business grew from one local store (with only two employees i.e. Kelly and John) to five stores (with 10 employees each) located ... ction off inventory. While eBay sales have helped bring up sales and keep Kelly's Auto in business, store managers from the five different locations have noticed and reported a significant decline in ...

(4 pages) 273 1 3.7 Mar/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Kudler Fine Foods

OBJECTIVESCurrent Business Processes and SystemsKudler Fine Foods is an upscale gourmet ingredient store selling breads, pastries, meat, seafood, produce, cheese, dairy, domestic wine and imported wi ... orm, along with obtaining the best prices, quality and quick delivery as possible. In addition, the store managers are accountable for receiving and verifying all orders to determine if they received ...

(7 pages) 161 1 0.0 Jul/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Diversity in the Workplace

s on the roads.When the new SuperCenter was opened in Rantoul, IL, replacing a 20 year old original store, managers should have realized the need for bilingual employees. Although the population of Ra ... es a large amount in interstate travelers, adding to the need of a diverse language base within the store. This need was made evident to upper management when several complaints were made regarding se ...

(4 pages) 41 0 4.5 Sep/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Overview of Management

dent, Kathy Kudler. Responsibilities: Oversight of Kudler Fine Foods. All Senior Level Managers and Store Managers report to her.2.Director of Finance and Accounting, Harvey Stephens. Responsibilities ... lities: Plans and directs the finance and accounting activities for Kudler Fine Foods.3.Director of Store Operations, Yvonne Reynolds. Responsibilities: Manage the operations of three stores, includin ...

(6 pages) 105 0 0.0 Nov/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Survey Paper

Kelly's prices are so competitive with similar automotive dealers, the business grew from one local store (with only two employees i.e. Kelly and John) to five stores (with 10 employees each) located ... ction off inventory. While eBay sales have helped bring up sales and keep Kelly's Auto in business, store managers from the five different locations have noticed and reported a significant decline in ...

(4 pages) 111 0 0.0 Jan/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Business Writing Portfolio

olioUniversity of PhoenixCOM 285Rhonda CottinghamOctober 25, 2009Part IIdentify the target audience Store managers Store employees Retail customers and the publicIdentify the communication types that ... rs and the publicIdentify the communication types that will be used Store managers: A business memo Store employees: An e-mail Retail customers and the public: A business letterIdentify the appropriat ...

(3 pages) 125 0 0.0 May/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication