r/AskRetail • • 7h ago

Is there a reason the front doors of a store are sometimes half locked?

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Picture two glass commercial doors that are common on stores. Why is it sometimes when I attempt to walk in one side, one door is locked and the other is not?

All one needs to do is flip the two little locks so I was wondering if there is some kinda law about it.


r/AskRetail • • 15h ago

Are you god damn kidding me?

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So I work for a grocery store and we are going through a uniform change. I work in the bakery and you can imagine that an apron accumulates a ton of bread crumbs and icing. Since I am only part time I only get one apron and one work shirt. In years past, I have always gotten 2 shirts and aprons. Every 5 years, I was always able to get a fleece freezer jacket that I never had to pay for. Apparently, I now have to pay for a new fleece freezer jacket. You want to know the cost of this jacket? The lowest price is $33 for a basic one. The problem with my current one is that doesn't have the "right" logo. If the jacket was $10 or $15, it wouldn't be an issue but $34 and a $10 shipping charge. I am torn between 2 responses. It's either let me wear the one I have now or my company pays for one since I already get a $75 credit for the non slip shoes.


r/AskRetail • • 11h ago

Money help

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r/AskRetail • • 1d ago

any advice following store closures within retail?

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yesterday, i just found out our store’s location is permanently closing in 3 weeks. i have only worked there for a month and this is my first job. this news was incredibly sudden for me and very disappointing. i am so confused on why the company would let my manager hire me and 3 other people if they knew this location would potentially close down. anyway, it took me forever to find this job and i am searching but i have no idea what to do. i am coming early to talk to my manager privately to just chat about this because this us so overwhelming and i am so lost. anyone have advice on post closure support and is there anyone i can contact or anything i can do?


r/AskRetail • • 2d ago

Does your level of customer service change when dealing with a bad customers?

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You're polite but you keep the conversation to a minimum?

Do you continue offering alternatives or exchanges, resolution to the matter?


r/AskRetail • • 1d ago

For those who are working as a cashier what advice would you give for a new one ?

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r/AskRetail • • 2d ago

advice for first time on sales floor?

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i recently got a job working for ddsdiscount and after my first shift on register friday im now scheduled to work sales floor and register sunday, dds is very fast paced and i was kind of just thrown on my register after talking and going through protocol with my boss only shadowing a little bit… this makes me very nervous for sales floor and my boss also gave me weird looks when i asked for help on register 😭 im very nervous and i dont want to mess up but i feel like tomorrow will be another situation where they just throw me out there.


r/AskRetail • • 2d ago

Background check is complete..

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r/AskRetail • • 3d ago

Dg higher ups suck

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r/AskRetail • • 3d ago

After 9(chaotic & Utterly Miserable) Weeks at the Cafe..

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r/AskRetail • • 3d ago

I think I am going to try to get fired from Marc’s

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After starting work there, the Marc’s in my area is a shit show, the manager runs around in a Covid mask, the ordering is done by an employee and everyone is freaking out and no one is happy. I am not sure how this store operates and the minimum wage doesn’t seem worth it, so I might as well have fun with it.


r/AskRetail • • 3d ago

How is the food clerk role for retirees?

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r/AskRetail • • 4d ago

Target TLs don’t have jobs, they have 37 simultaneous side quests 💀

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r/AskRetail • • 4d ago

How do I display handkerchiefs?

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My store has a bunch of different handkerchiefs/bandanas. Right now when we get them in they aren't carded. So I am using a tagging gun to put a little plastic hanger on them and we hang them up on pegs. It is tiresome. And also sometimes the needle doesn't go all the way through and we hang them and they unfold on the display.

How is anyone else displaying these things? I've tried a few different ways but they all result in messes or not being seen by customers. I work for an outdoor store.


r/AskRetail • • 5d ago

Huge issue for this Christmas

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I posted here before that I failed the M&S online assessment for a customer assistant christmas temp role despite having successfully worked there recently which disqualifies me from all M&S customer assistant jobs for the next 6 months, I think this whole situation is utterly ridiculous as surely the fact I've worked there successfully is the assessment they need especially as the questions are so irrelevant...

This puts me in a really difficult situation this Christmas. Its really important I do a christmas temp for financial stability and I feel it has to be a similar role as I don't have the knowledge to do it in eg... a clothes store or anything. The issue is M&S is the only store that has this amount of opportunities. They have their big stores within big shopping centres which are often close to train stations and stuff which is critical for someone reliant on public transport and their smaller stores do christmas temps too. All the other store chains, like Sainsburys, Tesco, Waitrose etc, their big stores are in locations difficult to access without public transport so there is only a small amount I can get to, and their smaller stores in my area at least that are more accessible don't have opportunities for christmas temps (like literally both smaller sainsburys I CAN access I have NEVER seen any opportunities there in years of searching). And night jobs are off limits because buses end at 10 unless they are in my area... Because of all this losing M&S is a MASSIVE blow...

With M&S I have been told I should contact the store I worked for and they might be able to override it but thats just that specific store, I don't see how I can bypass that in a store I have no connection to the manager or anything (post if I am wrong here) so I still have the same issue of being reliant on a small handful of stores if I can only recover this one...

So what do I do? I now feel insanely limited on what I can do and feel at risk of not being able to get a Christmas temp this year... I feel I am relying on a very small selection of stores in my area, and I need a way I can get it back up to the amount of opportunities I would've had with M&S. This punishment for one failed assessment of losing 75% of my opportunities this christmas (its literally that when you search christmas temp 75% of those that come up is M&S and last year that was the case for the entire sesason) feels very heavy and disproportionate and surely cannot be this bad... Also whats the best way of contacting my store manager about this to recover at least that opportunity?


r/AskRetail • • 5d ago

Tell me the truth

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r/AskRetail • • 5d ago

Pushing carts in cold weather

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r/AskRetail • • 5d ago

WorkJam

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r/AskRetail • • 5d ago

Just got hired seasonal but a much closer store is hiring. Can I transfer before my first shift or should I quit and reapply?

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r/AskRetail • • 5d ago

What's something only someone who's worked in a supermarket would understand? 😂

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We're working with Fair Pay UK on some light-hearted content celebrating the people who keep supermarkets running, and we'd love to hear the funny side of life on the shop floor.

If you've ever worked in a supermarket, what's the one story that still makes you laugh or completely seen?

No need to identify your colleagues or store, we're interested in the stories, not naming anyone!


r/AskRetail • • 6d ago

How is it working in Off-Field Operations at DSG

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r/AskRetail • • 6d ago

Raking vs rotating litter boxes: what actually changes?

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Rake-style and rotating litter boxes seem to tackle the same job in pretty different ways. A rake moves through the litter to collect waste, while a rotating system usually separates clumps as the chamber turns. How much does that affect day-to-day cleaning when urine clumps are soft or litter sticks to the surface? The moving parts and spots where residue builds up are obviously different, but that's hard to judge from product photos. For anyone familiar with both designs, which mechanism is easier to keep clean when clumps don't separate neatly?


r/AskRetail • • 6d ago

Second interview is with the team to see if I am a good fit?

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Hello y’all, I passed on to a second interview for ASM and I was wanting to know if y’all have meet the team to see if you are a good fit for the retail store?

Let me know please would love to hear your thoughts and how you went about it.


r/AskRetail • • 6d ago

Macy’s Interview tomorrow, tips?

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I got an interview for a retail fragrance sales associate position. Any tips on what would be some possible interview questions i should prepare for?


r/AskRetail • • 6d ago

Why is every man over 40 so loud and obnoxious 🙄

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