Whole Foods is in trouble

[RedVenom48]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp...od-shortages/ar-AAuQmpR?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=ientp

I don't shop there, and likely never will. But it looks like there's trouble in paradise. Really sucks for the employees and managers, regardless of how you feel about the store and its ethos overall. They are taking it on the chin for the retards at corporate who, unsurprisingly, seem to have their heads ALL the way up their asses.

 

[DSG2003Mach1]

ya I saw that the other day. Why on earth would you try to fully implement a system like that company wide? One would think you'd have a little sense - start at one store and slowly bring down inventory levels as you figure out how it works in real life.

 

[Zemedici]

ya I saw that the other day. Why on earth would you try to fully implement a system like that company wide? One would think you'd have a little sense - start at one store and slowly bring down inventory levels as you figure out how it works in real life.

even better, why wouldnt the system account for restocking the shelves? If they only operate at 100% capacity, when one customer gets one product, you're no longer at capacity, and therefore inefficient....

 

[black92]

I have a Whole Foods that we shop at from time to time and never noticed this issue.

 

[Blk04L]

I understand wanting to cut down on cost/waste but that's a tad too stick of a policy on food stocking.

 

[OETKB]

Too expensive, and too many hipsters.

Shopping there is ixnay for me. I'll go to the Fresh market instead. I can deal with the snobs easier than the crossfit/yoga/vegan crowd.

 

[HISSMAN]

I'm not cool enough to shop there.

 

[Coiled03]

So they tried to implement JIT inventory practices, didn't pilot the process, and failed miserably?

Why am I not surprised?

 

[Grabber]

We shop at Whole Foods fairly often and haven't noticed shortages of the things we buy. Won't affect us.

 

[SID297]

So they tried to implement JIT inventory practices, didn't pilot the process, and failed miserably?

Why am I not surprised?

This.

I wish we had a Whole Foods closer to us. I eat breakfast and lunch there pretty often if I'm near one.

 

[KingBlack]

There's one near my house in Columbia. I've never noticed a shortage.

 

[L8APEX]

JIT warehousing is even more fun with the ELD mandate.

 

[7upstang]

So much for the stock room. I learned this the hard way, JIT doesn't always work effectively.

 

[IronSnake]

I'm not cool enough to shop there.

You're bald with a beard, so you fit right in dawg.

Never shopped there. We have one in the expensive side of town, and one being built over by me. But we've been pretty much tied to Harris Teeter. The GF and I have the order online account and just pick our shit up. Never any issues.

I bet the OTS issues at each store is due to crappy managers

 

[HISSMAN]

But I am a 40 year old bald, bearded guy that is also a hillbilly.

You're bald with a beard, so you fit right in dawg.

Never shopped there. We have one in the expensive side of town, and one being built over by me. But we've been pretty much tied to Harris Teeter. The GF and I have the order online account and just pick our shit up. Never any issues.

I bet the OTS issues at each store is due to crappy managers

 

[Pribilof]

I shop at a WF close to us (smaller store) and I run into this issue frequently. They've even been out of beef! The larger locations around us don't seem to have this issue.

 

[IronSnake]

But I am a 40 year old bald, bearded guy that is also a hillbilly.

Even better. Hillbilly beatnic is in! Congrats. You're now el presidente of California.

 

[jeffh81]

What is a Whole Foods??

 

[Coiled03]

What is a Whole Foods??

A test environment for over-charging liberals, yuppies, hippies, and cross-fitters.

 

[GOTSVT?]

Join a meat/vegetable CSA in your town.
Nothing beats it.