MYER AXED 25% OF BUYING DEPARTMENT

can I begin with WTF!!!

I was reading my email when I receive my regular weekly update from Ragtrader, and when i saw the headlines "Myer cuts back on buying staff", I was gobsmacked...as I just spend the day studying about how buyers and merchandiser are essentially the people that help the company generate the sales, and it is even more important in this current economy climate that we honed into the people holding these roles...

i do not understand when organisation are going to stop seeing buyers, merchandisers and marketers as an expense rather than an asset. Often times, company sees buyers, merchandisers and marketers as people who spend the company money, not income generator... that is a wrong perspective to have which is why i am so against this...
i feel like shaking them and screaming at them, telling them "these people are the people that add value to your business"

argh....don't MYER's director understand this, I mean look at Zara for example, their buyers and merchandiser have done such a fantastic job that they can still make loads of money in this economy climate...

this is so frustrating...

however, I do hope that eventhough they are letting these people go, I really hope that they will bring in a new team that can give the company a fresh perspective, because trust me, MYER has a lot of potential but they just never had the correct people to bring it forward...
for example, the stuff that they buy into the departmental store, I seriously think the buyers have lost touch with their customers, they do not know what the customer wants, if you are doing selective buying although you are buying products that need to aline with your brand, you do need to meet your customer's needs as well...MYER fail in this category...
buying team, please go and do your research and find out what are available to purchase in the market, don't be lazy and rely on people coming to you or depending on old accounts, get out there, find out what's new in the fashion world for example, it is always changing, this week is never the same as last week...

Secondly, the merchandising team, I am pretty sure the supply chain can be made leaner and more efficient, and I am pretty sure given that merchandisers control the price architecture and product allocation, you can make the stock move faster instead of forcing customers to see the same product on the shelf for months, also please do not rely so heavily as you are now on discount strategy, that is profitablity suicide...
i.e. from start of season till end of season...if i didnt see anything that I like for SS08/09 collection in October for example, I will not go into MYER until next year because I know if I go in, it will be the same products on display, unless I go in to get a bargain during christmas sales. And all good buyers and merchandisers know that you can't depend on christmas sales, or price promotions to get customers to buy products from you, it doesn't make any commercial sense...

Do an audit and find out where you are going wrong and FIX IT!!! Turn buying and merchandising into your competitive advantage, and kick DJ's butt...

I think I am done with this topic at the moment...in a way I hope no one high up in the MYER chain sees this, as I would like to work for them given the huge to potential that they have, but on the other hand I do hope they see this and realise what a big mistake they make...

TOPSHOP @ OXFORD CIRCUS

ATTENTION ALL SHOPPERS...

TOPSHOP AT OXFORD CIRCUS DOESN'T HAVE THEIR SECURITY BEEPERS TURNED ON!!!

HOW DID I FIND OUT? WELL THE STUPID GIRL DIDN'T TAKE THE DAMN SECURITY TAG OFF MY SKIRT, AND IT DIDN'T BEEP WHEN I LEFT THE STORE AND CERTAINLY DIDN'T BEEP WHEN I WENT BACK A FEW DAYS LATER TO ASK HER TO REMOVE THE TAG FOR ME.

NOW I KNOW THAT THE TAG WORKS, BECAUSE IT BEEPED WHEN I WENT TO DEBENHAMS, HOUSE OF FRASER AND SOMERFIELD...

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT...

BLOODY ANNOYING THING, IF IT JUST BEEPED WHEN IT IS SUPPOSE TO, I DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THE EXTRA ROUND TO TOPSHOP, AS IF I ENJOY GOING TO THAT JAM PACKED PLACE!!!

AAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!



P.S. DID YOU KNOW THAT TOPSHOP HAVE RECORD SALES DESPITE THE CREDIT CRUNCH. AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO TURN THE DAMN BEEPERS ON??? I DON'T THINK SO....

SHOUT OUT!!!

SYLVIA SNAP OUT OF IT!!!
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAME HERE TO DO!!!

S-N-A-P O-U-T N-O-W

"A"

Its been a month and 2 days since I arrived in this foreign land...
I am not sure if it is this new environment, new people or loneliness that made crave for this particular thing...let's call it "A"...wherever I turn everyone seem to possess one, whether it is a temporary instable A or a permanent A that is engraved into their life...
I finally understand why people that go overseas away from their familiar surrounding would desperately seek for A... there is no word that an sufficiently express this emotion that cause someone to crave for this thing...
At the moment, I feel that I desperately need to possess an "A" of my own, so much that I contemplated on compromising who I am, and to some extend my principles....i am pondering, is this worth it? Is my life worth to be measured by my ability to possess A, and the quality of the A that I manage to secure?
It seems that every single day I can't stop myself hallucinating what it would be like if I have an A, would my life be different, would the things that I experience be different? Would my life be more colourful?
Will I enslave myself to A? Just a short few weeks ago, someone told me that this girl is enslave to A, but her desperation to get an A is because of the background. And I remember clearly what I said and how fast I was to cast judgement on her just because she would do anything to get an A, even until sacrificing her future...and now, look at where I am...
I am such a hypocrite...
Is this what life is suppose to be like?
My mind is no longer under my control, I need to force myself and realign myself...
So I decided that although today I don't feel like going to church, I will go...after I decided I will go, the enemy tempted me again, my flatmate invited me to go out with a bunch of them to this festival in the city...I was tempted, you have no idea how much I was tempted...but I said no, I have to go to church if not I will be in ruin, I need to stay close to God, He is my provider and He will look after me....
Lord give me strength to be strong, and I trust that you will give me what I need in Your time.

*Btw, does anyone know what I am talking about, when I am refering to A, I silently hope no one knows...*

BLARDY AUD

What on earth is happening to the global economy? Turmoil after turmoil, is the US bail out package still not sufficient to stabilise the world economy?
STUPID IRRESPONSIBLE BANKERS!!!
And what in the world is happening to the AUD, stupid RBA cut interest rate by 1%, isn't this a bit too much?
For crying out loud, if you want to cut rate, go ahead, but 25 or 50 basis point at one go, not freaking 100 basis point, you dungu.
Have you not have any sense on how it is going to affect the dollar value? Freaking hell AUD was at record high less than 6 months ago, and not it is at record low.
I seriously feel like smacking some sense into them. And for those people who works as those mortgage bankers that approves loan, YOU IDIOTS!!! Don't simply approve loans to people who can't afford to repay, or give out credit line to the amount that people's can't afford to repay.
WHERE IS YOUR CONSCIENCE, DO YOU GUYS LOVE SEEING PEOPLE GETTING INTO DEBTS AND AT THEIR WITS END, OR ARE YOU GUYS JUST SIMPLE COLD BLOODED COMMISSION CENTRED PEOPLE!!!