The USDA says it believes certain BJ's Wholesale Club stores in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Virginia received the products.
Watch a video on the recall at: Ground Beef Recall
Development:
Taunton City Council Gives BJ's Addition the Go-Ahead
Taunton, MA-- The council voted unanimously to allow the completion of a new building adjacent to the existing BJ's Wholesale Club.
Delaware Business: BJ's Elsmere- Area Store On the Way
The Wholesale club opening is planned for December 2010.
BJ's May Close Store in Westboro
Westboro, MA-- After more than 20-year presence, BJ's may close next year, when the company opens a bigger store less than 2 miles away in Northboro.
BJ's Back in Business After Roof Collapse
Akron, OH-- A BJ's store reopened August 7th after being closed on July 23rd, when a storm damaged its roof.
Economy:
Price Competition Sinks BJ's Profits
Citing" an intense level of price competition" from discounters and supermarkets, BJ's invested more heavily than expected in its own prices during the second quarter, causing margins and earnings to fall below expectations.
BJ's Stems Profit Erosion Amid Slowing Sales in Q2
"Going into this year I thought the competitive environment would be a lot more severe as people were trying to gain sales based on the weak environment. But that has not been the case."- Laura Sen, chief executive officer
Downside Purchased on BJ's Wholesale (BJ)
Shares of BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. are lower on the session by 1.09%. The stock has been basing sideways for the past two months after a sharp pop higher.
BJ's Wholesale Club July Sales Increase
BJ's Wholesale Club sales for July 2010 increased 2.8% compared to decreased sales of 9.1% in July 2009.
Here are the results of the poll taken from our last post:
Question: What do you think of BJ's Star of the Year Program?
66% - Its strongly favoritism, I didn't like it
22%- Its legitimate, I love it
13%- It doesn't bother me, I have no opinion
It seems that the majority of you don't agree with the Star of the Year Program. Let us know how you were affected by the Ground Beef Recall by taking our new poll, just to the left of this months post.
All of the comments from our previous posts are greatly appreciated. We are still receiving feedback on the Wage and Hour Suit story we posted a few months ago:
Anonymous said that as long as the clubs " hit their numbers ", corporate will not care about day to day issues at the club level...
One anonymous person received a settlement check: FYI, I got my settlement check today. South Florida.
An anonymous post on the home office: "They don't care about the employees, they just want to run a store with the bare minimum. The more they save the larger the bonus, so sure exploit the few good workers that you do have. If the store was properly staffed, and they stop giving the overtime to a select few then maybe they can manage the building."
Anonymous thinks "In order for BJ's to be a better company, they need to start with the home office."
66% - Its strongly favoritism, I didn't like it
22%- Its legitimate, I love it
13%- It doesn't bother me, I have no opinion
It seems that the majority of you don't agree with the Star of the Year Program. Let us know how you were affected by the Ground Beef Recall by taking our new poll, just to the left of this months post.
All of the comments from our previous posts are greatly appreciated. We are still receiving feedback on the Wage and Hour Suit story we posted a few months ago:
Anonymous said that as long as the clubs " hit their numbers ", corporate will not care about day to day issues at the club level...
One anonymous person received a settlement check: FYI, I got my settlement check today. South Florida.
An anonymous post on the home office: "They don't care about the employees, they just want to run a store with the bare minimum. The more they save the larger the bonus, so sure exploit the few good workers that you do have. If the store was properly staffed, and they stop giving the overtime to a select few then maybe they can manage the building."
Anonymous thinks "In order for BJ's to be a better company, they need to start with the home office."
As a former Manager with BJ'S, how the store was run started with the GM. A couple of the GM's I worked for were useless, game playing, finger pointing idiots and a couple of GM's knew how to lead and motivate by example.
ReplyDeleteI still shop at BJ'S, and some of the people I use to manage are still employed there. They ALWAYS ask me when I am going to return, and complain how it's not how it use to be.
It's amazing how the company keeps going downhill in the treatment of the hourly employees, the lack of staff ( even in high volume clubs )and how good managers leave or get fired, while the managers with poor skills remain.
As I mentioned in another post, " as long as the clubs hit their numbers, corporate will not care about day to day issues at club level"