Walmart Drops Late Overnight Greeters
Walmart has removed greeters from the overnight shift at its U.S. stores in a move to save money and ensure proper staffing levels during peak shopping times, the company said. The retailer has been reassigning night-shift greeters at its 3,000 U.S. supercenters to other jobs during the last six months. Founder Sam Walton added greeters in 1980 to make his giant low-price stores friendly and welcoming. Cutting back, even during the early morning hours, shows Walmart is rethinking long-held traditions to boost profit margins and guarantee low prices, said David Strasser, an analyst with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC in Philadelphia. “It’s risky,” Strasser. “Consumers have been going to Walmart for years, and greeters have become an expectation. To a degree it defines Walmart.”
Walmart Drops Late Overnight Greeters - Greeters, Love'em, Hate'em or Don't care?
Walmart has removed greeters from the overnight shift at its U.S. stores in a move to save money and ensure proper staffing levels during peak shopping times, the company said. The retailer has been reassigning night-shift greeters at its 3,000 U.S. supercenters to other jobs during the last six months. Founder Sam Walton added greeters in 1980 to make his giant low-price stores friendly and welcoming. Cutting back, even during the early morning hours, shows Walmart is rethinking long-held traditions to boost profit margins and guarantee low prices, said David Strasser, an analyst with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC in Philadelphia. “It’s risky,” Strasser. “Consumers have been going to Walmart for years, and greeters have become an expectation. To a degree it defines Walmart.”
Walmart Drops Late Overnight Greeters - Greeters, Love'em, Hate'em or Don't care?
