A Challenging And Creative Way To Meet Your Personal Goals!The good thingsWorking with your customers and building a good relationship with them. Building a trust knowing exactly what will suit their needs and likes. As a long term employee I was able to establish a great friendship with many most of whom I still share a mutual respect for.
Also, working with a great supportive team. I loved merchandising, being creative and getting stuck into the new stock. Catering for our local customers. Often had a great laugh whilst working away. Customers love seeing something new coming out. A little mess makes for a lot of fun!
The challengesBeing in retail your have to successfully manage your time and skills. I took great pride in knowing I did this well. It is crucial to meet targets which at times were a challenge due to the financial situation at times. This included rostering staff for fewer hours throughout different months. So you had to be able to be self motivated and creative, making efficient use of the time. (e.g. banking, breaks, rubbish and keeping staff up to date within a 3hr period) Also, getting the right stock. Often suggesting what our customers wanted, was not always supplied. So, you had to adapt be positive and work with what we had.