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Old 09-23-2013, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by njbchbum View Post
is it not possible that city furniture has there own staff who might be willing to relocate to work in the villages stores? such transfers would provide sales associates already trained in the city furniture way and familiar with all of their sales/return/repair policies and procedures. there is comfort in
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Relocation of employees is prohibitively expensive, especially for floor sales assistants. Also, where would they get this relocated staff?, I have not heard that they are closing a store to come here, only that they are adding TV store to their list of stores they now own.

Unfortunately, I know too much about take overs of businesses, and if I am correct they are likely to keep the sales staff they want and need, they will bring in their own CFO to make sure the books are in order and he will probably only stay for a month or two and then hand that over to a reliable trusted person. They will probably bring in a high level sales person to teach the sales staff in their own way how they want their product sold, and they may well have managers in their organization who wish to relocate (but I doubt that), but I think they will keep people from this store to manage it for them.

The major problem with this type of sale is FEAR, people will get into the break room and say they have heard this that and the other, and none of it will be true. Believe me NO ONE knows what is going to happen except the people from TV who are handling the sale from this end, and the people from City who are handling it from their end. Unfortunately it is a waiting game and it is so stressful for the employees involved, I really feel for them.

I would add one more thing - DON'T talk to customers about the changes. There will be many people who want to discuss it etc. etc., with the sales staff. Don't get drawn in, you do not want anyone to hear you talking about TV or City at this time.
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