This was the Feature Article in the Dec 9 Issue of Condevco's "Meter" Newsletter
Last month we talked about Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) in addressing how to approach getting your Chains or Stores ready for the holidays. Can Happy Holidays and Happy Retailing coexist with the current consumer mood and uncertainty facing the US economy? Yes it can, and it’s all about your power to change.
In one of the articles below, McDonald’s experienced only the fourth same-store sales declines in 6 ½ years in November, and they are pointing to overall job weakness as a contributing factor. Chevron is debranding over 1,100 stations in Selected Eastern US markets, and retailers are reporting a mixed bag of results for November sales. Change is occurring all the time.
Really, what this comes down to is this…You have the power to change how your business is doing. For the better or for the worse. The Holidays, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa at this time of year, tend to reflect one message. The power of change and renewal.
Whether it’s Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol”, George Bailey in “It’s a Wonderful Life”, or Baby New Year, the chance to start over again is what makes the message of these year ending holidays resonate so deeply with people all over the world. This is the time of year that says renewal, redemption, refresh.
“Today is the first day of the rest of your life” is a phrase that popularized that message back in the ‘70’s, although no one seems to know where it first originated. As the holiday shopping season proceeds, and in many parts of the country, the weather gets cold and uninviting, it’s easy to look at this time as just another holiday season to be endured. Continuous Retail Improvement means looking to make a change, whether it’s incremental or sweeping, as soon as you recognize a way to make some aspect of your business better.
Let the Condevco Team help you make a fresh start by instituting Continuous Retail Improvement in your business today. (Click here to Contact us)
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