A leading discount retailer in the UK that has over 500 stores and employs over 28,000 staff, required the support of RGIS. The discount retailer has traffic of over four million customers weekly throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Departments include home, garden, back to school, toys, food, health and beauty.
REQUIREMENT
The discount retailer required
900+ experienced merchandisers to help support a major renovation initiative. Some stores were moving to new buildings and the rest of the stores would receive new fixtures.
The discount retailer required RGIS to provide the following:
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Experienced merchandisers in all stores across the UK
- New fixtures and signage to be
correctly installed
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Planograms had to be executed accurately in every store
- Once completed,
tidy and clean the store ready for opening
SOLUTION
The discount retailer partnered with RGIS to complete the
major renovation project, and RGIS provided the following:
- RGIS assembled
core teams of experienced merchandisers to work with the discount retailer across the UK and Ireland
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Scheduled stores to ensure all were completed within a specified timescale
- RGIS teams led both
day and overnight shifts
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Each store manager had
direct contact with the RGIS team supervisor they would be working with on the project
RESULTSThe discount retailer found by outsourcing the
major renovation project to RGIS, the following results were achieved:
- The discount retailer didn't have to keep contacting agencies to staff the project
- The process was
efficient and accurate due to experienced RGIS merchandisers being used
- Needed less staff than anticipated due to the
experience levels of the RGIS staff
Related Service: Store Fixture and Display Installations