By the end of this week, the Farmer Jack name will be no more in Michigan. Though routinely criticized by some stores' filth, lack of freshness and lack of selection, the chain has fond memories of many Detroiters who bemoan the lack of a successor who they believe knows them and caters to their tastes.
Stopping by Kroger today, the display sign shouted: "Kroger to open twenty new stores! Hire in now for your chance!" You can bet these are all acquisitions of Farmer Jack stores.
This article won't dive into the type of bashing I reserve for Wal-Mart and its monopoly. The fact Kroger could become a monopoly, ironically, doesn't concern me. What concerns me is the staffing.
And if for some reason they do find the staffing to help out twenty more locations, I ask them to make it 21... the very store I was at today.
All I bought were tolietries. Three lousy items. You should have seen the backups at the checkout today. Lines five & six people long at every open checkout. Through basic research, only four of the nine were actually open. Sad to say (and I've probably said it before here), this is normal for this particular store. Not to mention, half the U-scans were out as well.
Years ago, Kroger had a policy that during certain peaks in the day, every cash register would be manned. This never happens at my Kroger. I laughed right when I saw that sign, because I knew that store #21 (hint, hint) wasn't a hiring concern. It should be.
Look at it this way: if applicants for the other twenty stores sees #21 in action, why would they want to even think about the other twenty? Feed your own interests first before diversifying to other locations, I always say.
