Things to Know

Hey guys! Sorry about not posting last night. There wasn't anything big to report, and I would say the same for today. We are doing very well this week however, as a department and store wise. Double digit comps are always great. Sandra and Cara stopped in this morning, and Sandra was with us even as I was leaving after 5 today. We all know that when we get visits we have to be especially well behaved and well informed. However, I know that before I was a lead, neither I or any manager ever prioritized store knowledge, unless we were about to have a visit. I don't think that's completely fair or successful so whenever I can/remember I will post all of the important info that tends to come up in opening meetings and through out my day. These are fact that we are all expected to know, so cheers to a well informed team.

Important Info I can Recall Today:
1. Cycle counts- Cycle counts are 'mini inventories" we conduct (twice a month? I'll be sure to double check this statement) to help us determine what items we may be losing, where our hot spots are, and through further analysis, what types of loss we are suffering from, which brings us to LOSS, internal, external and paper work
2. What items did we count last cycle? What was our result?- So last cycle we counted the P&N patterned mesh crop top, the men's destroyed Standard Cloth denim and the studded iphone 4 and 4s cases. Our result was -3.59, I believe we counted two extra cases.
3. What items are we counting this week?- This week we are counting the blue TMD muscle tank with the buddah like image on the front. I'm not sure what the actual name is, but I will repost these items again tomorrow with their proper names. We are also counting the men's koto pocket tees and the SAS knit maxi tank dress, which comes in three colors.
4. What was our shrink result from last year?  2.48 %, embarrasing fact, I know what the results from last year are, and I was able to answer Corey without hesitiation when he asked me today, but as I was writing this I forgot. I had to actually call Charley just now and ask. Ooops! Ah well! We'll help each other remember them.


I hope you guys are all having a great week.



Abby