Posted on 07/26/2014 9:51:59 AM PDT by SamAdams76
And even odder is that it is a company run business and it is a cousins fight. One or more cousins attained majority status and fired the cousin who was CEO and who may have previously had majority status. Basically one cousin doesn’t like how the other was running the business and pulled rank and pushed the other out. Now the employees have taken side of the cousin who was dimissed.
A different approach than other supermarkets, kinda the old fashion way where you could actually retire as a butcher and have done pretty decent.
Not only that. But MB never had a company website until the past few weeks! A fan of the store actually set up a fan website and posted the ads and coupons and hours! Talk about loyalty. The guy actually makes so much money from the website via advertising and such he quit his job and does it full time.
So one side of the family knows how to treat employees well and probably live within their means, while the other side of the family are the “wantmores”, probably dems too. would be interesting to know if one side of this family is gop and the other dem.
When the shelves are empty, you take the shelves.
The guy actually makes so much money from the website via advertising and such he quit his job and does it full time.
Sam, you might consider adding something to the title so that
it doesn’t appear to be a prepper’s thread (no offense to preppers) like PRIVATE UNIONS WORK or something.. especially if the BOD sells to Artie T. next Monday.
lol
Next time you reply, point out that you have reading comprehension issues.
would be interesting to know if one side of this family is gop and the other dem.
Being MA, they’re probably all forced to donate to RATS but this act of ‘rebellion’ has other grocers saying ‘no comment’ as you see in the first paragraph of the article.
All of the grocers quoted had nothing worthwhile to say, which means private unionization is something they could easily see happen to their own operations... which terrifies them.
After all, your grocery store is only metal siding on metal structure on a slab with expensive refrigeration and point-of-sale systems. What happens IN the store is when shoppers try to buy from shelves that the employees stock and maintain... it’s the oldest business in the world (that requires clothing).
This is a societal compact that is being sealed, that no Union kleptocracy can coerce or co-opt. The outcome of this will be the model to take the sociopaths and grifters and overall jerks out of the grocery equation.
Well that’s pretty much how this is going to turn out.
I am loyal Market Basket customer. All registers usually open. Great prices and great customer service too. I truly hope they get their CEO back very SOON!!!! shopped elsewhere this week. Paid more. I’m sure once CEO is back and things return to normal all the regular loyal customers will return.
I am loyal Market Basket customer. All registers usually open. Great prices and great customer service too. I truly hope they get their CEO back very SOON!!!! shopped elsewhere this week. Paid more. I’m sure once CEO is back and things return to normal all the regular loyal customers will return.
In the 1950’s and 1960’s, there was a supermarket chain in Southern California called Market Basket. Each store featured a large square tower that resembled the woven side of a basket.
That’s because they see so many of the EBT and SNAP crowd (daugher is an employee). Familiarity breeds contempt, and conservatism.
I have seen pictures of the customers taping the receipts from other stores to the front doors of Market basket, to show they are taking their business elsewhere.
Apparently they didn’t take your advice. Because standing firm and watching a business slowly shrivel and die is SUCH good business advice.
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