Built to Serve: How to Drive the Bottom Line with People-First Practices
A while back, Web Watch wrote about whether the EXPRESS LANE would be faster than a REGULAR LANE at the supermarket, based on the number of people you had to wait in line behind.
Some additional analysis has been done on the optimum supermarket (or large chain store) checkout practices, and you may be suprised at what they found: THE LANE YOU CHOOSE TO WAIT ON WILL INVARIABLY TAKE LONGER THAN OTHERS.
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Hard to believe, but there are EIGHT MISTAKES GUYS MAKE ABOUT HOW THEY WEAR THEIR UNDERPANTS.
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For years, retailers have been struggling with whether to go the route of political correctness to avoid offending any group that was left out of holiday advertising and promotions, or just go with the majority rule.
Companies instructed salespeople to say “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas”… and this generic greeting ended up insulting and angering millions of people for not recognizing the Reason for the (Shopping) Season.
It ends up that the AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION has been keeping a list of who has been naughty (those retailers who insist on being all-inclusive with their holiday messages) and who has been nice (retailers that proudly proclaim “Merry Christmas”).
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Clown shoes, unless you are a clown, are not one of the FIFTY TYPES of SHOES THAT EVERY MAN SHOULD OWN.
Web Watch will make this one a bit easy, as men should probably only own five pairs of shoes:
The average guy doesn’t need 15 different types of kicks, in various brands and/or colors. Just pick a sneaker and wear that to play tennis or basketball, or walk around the mall in. We’ll make an exception of mowing the grass — you should have a dedicated pair of old Keds for that, just because.
And you’ll get a pass for golf shoes or bowling shoes as well. Web Watch does love some good bowling.
But let’s take a look at this list of 50 shoes that every guy needs. Really? What guy do you know who has more than maybe six different shoes — not counting Giant Moose Head Slippers? Let’s take a look at the full list after the break:
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Thanksgiving is coming soon, and with it that annual rite-of-passage called BLACK FRIDAY.
You know – that’s the day that everyone wakes up extra early during a 4-day holiday weekend (if they go to sleep at all) and trudge the family out to the local mall to see if there are any bargains to be had.
Web Watch will save you some trouble — we’ve looked at a number of the ads for this year, and all we can say is “eh”. Sure, go out and buy something if you absolutely need it, but we didn’t see anything that is making us plan on losing sleep.
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November is time for shopping, especially as we get closer to the end of the month when the Holiday Shopping Season begins.
So while the retailers are working their magic to get you into the store with all their most awesome sales, there may be a few things that we as consumers should pay attention to regarding the way retailers affect our buying habits and control our purchases.
Here is a list of THINGS CONSUMERS DON’T LIKE ABOUT HOW RETAILERS CONTROL WHAT WE BUY:
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Full-body Spandex Morphsuit (pick your color)
So the other day, Web Watch was participating in the monthly WOOT-OFF when we saw them talking about the ROOT SUIT.
We know you’ve seen the ROOT SUIT on TV this football season — it’s been featured gameday wear for any number of collegiate and NFL football fans eager to get on TV but without having to show their face.
There are other versions and names out there: the MORPH SUIT, Zentai, a full-body spandex suit, the lycra outfit, the Spiderman getup. And they’re all the same basic thing — a costume that you can hide in public in.
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As we round the corner for the holiday season’s shopping sprees, researchers have gone out and announced their PREDICTIONS FOR THE 2010 HOLIDAY SHOPPING TRENDS.
According to the National Retail Federation’s 2010 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, consumers reported the following:
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