Hy-Vee vs Fareway - Sunday Commercials

[carvers4math]

I love the part where HyVee says that the corporate employees that they are cutting started out in retail so they'd for sure want to come back to retail.

Right? They actually for sure know they want no more of that crap.

 

[GMackey32]

Right? They actually for sure know they want no more of that crap.

If they wanted to stay in the retail store, they would have lol. There's a reason why they aren't anymore.

 

[Mads4st8]

So when they say they want corporate level employees to move to retail, what exactly does that mean? Store managers? Department managers within a store? Cart corraler?

Imagine how much they could've saved if they'd scrapped those godawful commercials and the huge fees they paid Barrymore, Simmons, Wahlburg, Cousins...

Corporate jobs. You do know the difference, right. Hy-Vee corporate jobs.

 

[Gonzo]

Corporate jobs. You do know the difference, right. Hy-Vee corporate jobs.

Yeah, I was asking what kind of "retail jobs" those who were losing their "corporate jobs" were being pushed into.

 

[MNCYWX]

80s Sports N Stuff
@80sSportsNStuff
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Apr 25

The store if you needed a wiffle ball, some candy, and a pack of baseball cards…

Bought baseball cards from that EXACT store as a kid. Hello Chariton.

Unfortunately this one closed about 10 years ago. Still has a 5-10 feel of a store in its place though.

 

[baller21]

Bought baseball cards from that EXACT store as a kid. Hello Chariton.

Unfortunately this one closed about 10 years ago.

The one in Nevada is still open.

 

[Mads4st8]

Yeah, I was asking what kind of "retail jobs" those who were losing their "corporate jobs" were being pushed into.

They’re being asked to leave corporate jobs for cashier, customer service, etc. type jobs. Very condescending.

 

[Pat]

Hint" they don't want them to move to retail jobs. It's all a ploy for them to avoid severance and unemployment benefits. They are literally offering office folks cashier positions in order to skirt around having to pay them entitled benefits.

At first I thought the CEO was incompetent (and he may be!), but all the recent moves (getting corporate and IT employees off the balance sheet) make me think they are prepping for a sale.

 

[Gonzo]

They’re being asked to leave corporate jobs for cashier, customer service, etc. type jobs. Very condescending.

Agree, and as was pointed out sounds like it's just a slimy way to sidestep severance and unemployment benefits.

 

[Mads4st8]

At first I thought the CEO was incompetent (and he may be!), but all the recent moves (getting corporate and IT employees off the balance sheet) make me think they are prepping for a sale.

Nah, you wouldn’t cut redundant corporate jobs prior to the take out. Hy-Vee is private. This could all be accomplished on T+1 of the acquisition closing date.

 

[RezClone]

Haven't seen them but I can guarantee if it's a TV ad from Hy-Vee, it sucks.

They really are cringey bad. And I'm sure they paid top dollar for them.

 

[NWICY]

EVERYTHING at Jethro's is him, or his. Would love to see the gymnastics required to simultaneously cook and serve all dishes at all locations. The wording of his script is super weird...and a perfect glimpse into who he is as a person.

To second a comment above, yeah I purposely will never eat at a Jethro's for reasons having nothing to do with the food or those who work there. He's not a guy I want getting any of my money.

Is he still dating one of the TV women in Des Moines? I heard rumors they were quite the pair while out on the town.

 

[NWICY]

They recently made some financial moves that will allow them to expand rapidly over the next 10 years. Every store they build isn't financed, it's all money they have in their coffers. They are building more meat markets in the Kansas City area since those are wildly popular, including remodeling some of the first ones in KC because the building is just too small for their demand. And now they will be adding a fresh produce section along with the standalone meat markets. So their top two profit margin items sharing a brick and mortar.

I did not really think the meat market concept would take off, but I was certainly wrong. Is it that people like the idea of a old fashioned meat market where they can get custom orders and a small footprint so you can get in and out?

I went to the one in West Ames and I liked the ability to mix and match the sodas (and I believe beer), but I really didn't think it would be a success that it is.

 

[NWICY]

Fareway is very intentional and public that their market is smaller communities with need for grocery stores.

Actually as small as Rockwell City. Supposedly they are like a mini Fareway but I have not been in one to see how they are.

Edit: I see @GMackey32 filled us in that it is doing very well.

 

[dosry5]

We called it Old Mud

Old Mud is what happened the next day on the toilet

 

[SCNCY]

I did not really think the meat market concept would take off, but I was certainly wrong. Is it that people like the idea of a old fashioned meat market where they can get custom orders and a small footprint so you can get in and out?

I went to the one in West Ames and I liked the ability to mix and match the sodas (and I believe beer), but I really didn't think it would be a success that it is.

I think this is more of a trend of people moving away from large corporate food production and back to more local production. Think more in line with farmers markets. I think people like the idea of a local meat market selecting their product personally from the farm themselves as opposed to just being given what ever production came from the big manufacturer. I use the term local lightly because some people will buy from a big food producer and sell it off as being local or something.

But, in my experience, living in Rhode Island, my local grocery stores lack a quality meat counter. The stores around me either just have one long refrigerator meat window, or two small ones; maybe no more than 10 or so feet long (some only do prepackaged meat). Nothing compared to what I was used to when living in the Midwest. So the fact that meat markets are making a comeback, I'm excited to hopefully get better options... when I move to New Jersey...

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

At first I thought the CEO was incompetent (and he may be!), but all the recent moves (getting corporate and IT employees off the balance sheet) make me think they are prepping for a sale.

His entire time as the CEO it's been bad decision after bad decision. He's incompetent, they aren't prepping to sell.

 

[GMackey32]

I did not really think the meat market concept would take off, but I was certainly wrong. Is it that people like the idea of a old fashioned meat market where they can get custom orders and a small footprint so you can get in and out?

I went to the one in West Ames and I liked the ability to mix and match the sodas (and I believe beer), but I really didn't think it would be a success that it is.

While everyone is going bigger, Fareway seems to be going smaller. Carrying items that people will travel to the store for, instead of carrying items customers will "cherry pick" the sales on by shopping around at other stores. Typically those items you lose money on too (cereals, any kraft items, etc.) Fareway decided leading with their strong foot (meat department) was the way to go. It seems to be working.

 

[throwittoblythe]

They’re being asked to leave corporate jobs for cashier, customer service, etc. type jobs. Very condescending.

Agreed. In the interview he did a couple months ago, he said something like "The core of our business is in the retail stores. If we have corporate employees who aren't willing to accept jobs in our retail stores, I don't want them here anyway."

Such a condescending thing from a CEO. I work as an engineer for a construction company. I'm pretty sure if they said "you're getting laid off, or you can take a job as a laborer," the decision would be an easy one.

 

[throwittoblythe]

While everyone is going bigger, Fareway seems to be going smaller. Carrying items that people will travel to the store for, instead of carrying items customers will "cherry pick" the sales on by shopping around at other stores. Typically those items you lose money on too (cereals, any kraft items, etc.) Fareway decided leading with their strong foot (meat department) was the way to go. It seems to be working.

I heard an interesting point on a podcast yesterday regarding Trader Joe's. There is some thinking that the reason TJ's is so popular is because they keep it simple. You have 1 or 2 choices for each item, which makes shopping so much simpler. Instead of stores like Wal-Mart or Hyvee, where there are 16 different brands of ketchup to pick from.