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I had my first day a few days ago and was told in a 4hr shift I must get 2 isles stocked! My first day I got half my isle stocked and the manager made it clear if we don't speed up we'll be done with kroger after our 30days. Any tips on stocking faster?



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Be efficient. Don't overcut the tape on boxes. What I mean is, don't feel the need to cut every corner of the box to get it open. One down the middle and rip it is plenty and will save you time on the vast majority of cases. On SRP items, prepare the shelf before inserting the pack(for example canned veggies/beans remove any old cardboard and take out any non-full packs so that you can insert the full SRP into the back). Most things have some sort of organization. So if you don't know exactly where something is, look at the items around it and play the associative game. Del monte veggies stays with other del monte veggies, next to other brands of veggies. Del monte fruits stay with other del monte fruits next to other brands of fruits. Brands of cereal stay together, etc. Always clean up as you go along. Keep a flat top/basket to keep your cardboard/plastic. Be sure to flatten your empty boxes, don't leave boxes whole, that takes up way too much space and do not stack easy.  Also, once a box is empty, it will be easy to rip the tape off of the other side so that you can flatten it without having to take the time to get your knife out.   Just push your thumb where the bottom and the side tapes meet and pull the tape off.   This will save you multiple trip to the baler. If working off of a pallet, work all of the items that are directly in front of you, and then move it down the aisle as you work others off. Don't just take a case off the top and walk to the other end of the aisle. That's not efficient. Keep backstock on the floor in front of where it goes on the shelf. This will make scanning residual faster as you'll be able to look directly at the item on the shelf to verify BOH. Conditioning really just comes down to a rhythm. Different item types you'll associate with different ways of doing it.

Also, 2 aisles in 4 hours? Those have to be soap & paper aisles. Those are the only ones that would be possible to do in that time frame. Not to mention most new hires get put on those aisles because they are the easiest. 4 hours should be enough to get done with both completely. Stock/backstock/condition depending on load size obviously.

Once you become efficient, you won't have to kill yourself to get done in a timely manner.



-- Edited by DeltaGrocery on Tuesday 3rd of March 2015 07:28:17 PM

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Most things have some sort of organization. So if you don't know exactly where something is, look at the items around it and play the associative game. Del monte veggies stays with other del monte veggies, next to other brands of veggies.


 Umm, they just reset my veggie section.  There is no rhyme or reason why everything got put where it is.  Some of the slowest sellers were given 4 feet of shelf!  Some of the fastest sellers were given only one facing.  Someone on days will have to fill those every 6 hours!

I agree, at most stores, paper and soap should only take 4 hours. 

OP, what aisles are you running?  What products are in the aisles and about how many cases per aisle?  Do you run off a pallet or spot on floor in front of where it goes?  Delta grocery gave good suggestions.  I will try to give specific pointers on how to get the job done and a true idea of how long it should take.  My previous manager would make impossible demands so he and his back-up could slack off during the night shift.  I got good at calculating DDP and what 100% efficiency is. 

 

 



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Don't bring your phone, use a bascart for trash/backstock, and if you HAVE to scan backstock do it as you accumulate it because allocation doesn't always match up and you don't want to order excess product.



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DeltaGrocery wrote:

Most things have some sort of organization. So if you don't know exactly where something is, look at the items around it and play the associative game. Del monte veggies stays with other del monte veggies, next to other brands of veggies.


 Umm, they just reset my veggie section.  There is no rhyme or reason why everything got put where it is.  Some of the slowest sellers were given 4 feet of shelf!  Some of the fastest sellers were given only one facing.  Someone on days will have to fill those every 6 hours!

I agree, at most stores, paper and soap should only take 4 hours. 

OP, what aisles are you running?  What products are in the aisles and about how many cases per aisle?  Do you run off a pallet or spot on floor in front of where it goes?  Delta grocery gave good suggestions.  I will try to give specific pointers on how to get the job done and a true idea of how long it should take.  My previous manager would make impossible demands so he and his back-up could slack off during the night shift.  I got good at calculating DDP and what 100% efficiency is. 

 

 


Resets are supposed to go off of historical sales data.    I'm interested if you could post some pictures of your veggie section.   Most stores are supposed to stay as close to a regional set as possible to make it easier for customers to find things when they go from store to store.



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Resets are supposed to go off of historical sales data.    I'm interested if you could post some pictures of your veggie section.   Most stores are supposed to stay as close to a regional set as possible to make it easier for customers to find things when they go from store to store.


 Ok, maybe I embellish a little!  :) 

I had the veggies packed can tight.  Now, I have an L cart full of veggies.  I need to fix allocations and minimums quick before more starts coming in.

Example:  We sell a lot of beets.  Our shelves are shallow so they only hold 6 regular cans deep.  The regular beets held 48 cans.  Now, they are allocated at 24.  The Organic corn, peas and green beans are now only one facing each.  There are jars of cactus(can't remember the brand name).  We have sold 2 jars in the last 3 months.  It went from 2 facings to 3.  The huge cans of green beans appeared to go from 2 facings to 5.  Del Monte brand products seem to go almost 20 feet of 25 feet on the 3rd shelf.  I was struggling to find everything so didn't have time to figure out the pattern.  And in shock.  I had my veggie backstock down to 4 flats!!! 

I am off lastnight and again tonight.  I might send you pics in private If I take some.  My store is easy to recognize.



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About the beet thing, that's really something I've noticed. Even if one or two stores do higher volumes on specific items(maybe a local population of different ethnicities/religions) the historical data they use is based on the division. I have a lot of 2-3 facings that I only need 1 of, and a lot of 1 facings that I need more of, just because they sell less or more here compared to the division average. Hot sauce is a big one here. Our store doesn't sell just a whole ton of it, maybe a case and a half a week of the kroger brand, but the store a few miles down the road sells almost a case a day. We both have the same 5 row facings. It really varies.


The huge green beans makes sense though, those only go 3 deep in the shelf, pack 6 unless they've changed. That would mean your allocation was 6, with a minimum at 2. Leaves too much room for error with spikey purchases on it. I think it's good they expanded to more. 5 may be a bit excessive, but maybe regional sales have been up on them.

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I had my first day a few days ago and was told in a 4hr shift I must get 2 isles stocked! My first day I got half my isle stocked and the manager made it clear if we don't speed up we'll be done with kroger after our 30days. Any tips on stocking faster?


Standard is about a case a minute, or 55 cases an hour. You'll have to tell us which isles, because some are way easier than others. Hardest is probably canned vegetables, asian food, and the yogurt portion of the dairy.



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Anonymous wrote:

I had my first day a few days ago and was told in a 4hr shift I must get 2 isles stocked! My first day I got half my isle stocked and the manager made it clear if we don't speed up we'll be done with kroger after our 30days. Any tips on stocking faster?


Standard is about a case a minute, or 55 cases an hour. You'll have to tell us which isles, because some are way easier than others. Hardest is probably canned vegetables, asian food, and the yogurt portion of the dairy.




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