I mean using that store design in their new markets they are penetrating. No, the mega stores in the metro are a gold mine. They have a ton of poorly utilized space but that's a whole other topic...
Hy-Vee vs Fareway - Sunday Commercials
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I mean using that store design in their new markets they are penetrating. No, the mega stores in the metro are a gold mine. They have a ton of poorly utilized space but that's a whole other topic...
They could have built those stores 25% smaller and they would still be generating the same amount of sales dollars....
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Yikes at this article.
Yes, god forbid people who have degrees and careers in IT or marketing don't suddenly want to accept jobs that totally derail their career track. That is, apparently, "offensive" to him.
I'm still getting caught up, and this has probably been mentioned already, but I think this is how they got around the layoff reporting.
100% - though some people laid off reported that they were not offered other jobs, somewhere else reported that these people were offered the chance to apply for other jobs (not offered jobs outright), and obviously these jobs have nothing to do with their chosen career paths. It violated the spirit of the notification laws, and it might well have violated the statute itself. I'm sure nothing will come of it.
I've heard that some marketing people were given a list of outside vendors that worked with Hy-Vee that they could go apply at (you can find people on Reddit confirming this as well). From everything that I've heard, there's no way the number they've stated is accurate.
I heard from someone who is still there that the internal off-boarding tickets that are created when people leave the company were initially open (internally) for everyone to see. When the layoffs happened, someone grabbed the list of names and sent them to local recruiters. That evidently got out, because they were then locked down. In one particular department meeting later last week, leadership was asked if the number of people laid off was going to be shared. The response was no, and that whoever shared the list of names externally should not have done that.
Initially I thought, that's Hy-Vee being petty (which they very much are). Now, I can't help but think that they don't want those people contacted because it makes it easy to confirm if they were actual offered another position.
That's all speculation on my part; unfortunately it would be pretty on-brand for them.
I heard from someone that the Waukee location does the most in revenue out of all the Hyvee locations (which could totally be wrong), but I've also noticed that they have things at the Waukee location that are a buck or two more expensive than other locations in the metro.
I could be wrong but the WDM West Lakes store used to be #1 in sales volume but yeah I think Waukee is #1 now.
I believe it, that store is absolutely nuts every time I end up out there.
Individual stores do have a lot of autonomy, including the freedom to set pricing.
Not sure if Waukee is #1, but it wouldn't surprise me. It's certainly among the highest volume stores.
The CEO said that no one is making money in the grocery delivery business.
I’m sure it’s either Jordan Creek, Urbandale or Waukee. Those stores are always packed.
The "Amana" label stuff is also at Fareway? I don't buy it, I just see it advertised a lot.
I've also had really good luck with the "Webster City" labeled pork products at Fareway. Couple months ago I bought a 5lb cryovac of Webster City bacon for $19.95. It's good quality and flavor.
Webster City Meats is legit. We sell it through my work and it sells better than Hormel and other big names.
I've had some tasty ham from them too. That label has never let me down.
There's one further toward Madison but none of our group shops there because it's $$$$. I'm not sure if this planned one is in addition or if they were going to move the existing.
Nobody I know from Madsion shops at the one there and they can't understand why I was so excited that they had one.
I forgot Pick and Save, that's another one that they like. I always thought that Iowa people were cheapskates, but the citizens of Wisconsin take it to another level. A restaurant review is basically about the price and how big the meal was.
I haven’t seen one yet but her reported NIL deal with them is between $1 - 1.5 million so I doubt they are gonna pay her over a million to clean up aisle 4.
Ha, I still call it Copp's but DH reminds me every time that it's now "Metro Market" whatever, it's Copp's.
We did go to the Hy-Vee when we first moved up here but then the longer drive + $$ didn't make sense when it had no other real draw.
Haven't tried out Aldi's yet, I presume it's similar to Fareway but don't actually know that. DH does 95% of the grocery shopping.
