1,591 Store Manager Reviews
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"Was a great position in a not so great company."
What do you like about working at Big Lots?
"The freedom of the position to operate the store as I saw fit."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"I would recommend shopping the store and reviewing the history of the company (any company) before applying."
What don't you like about working at Big Lots?
"Limited product, low corporate support, poor product quality, dilapidated facilities."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Most importantly, I would say to operate your store to the best you see fit, regardless of the absent corporate presence and inconsistent policies."
What do you like about working at Toys R Us?
"What I liked best about working for Toys R Us was the growth possibilities."
What don't you like about working at Toys R Us?
"I cannot think of any aspect of the company I did not like."
What do you like about working at Spencer Gifts?
"I enjoy the fast paced work environment and constant changing daily tasks"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"They company is pretty good and the job is fun, but don't expect to move up the ladder anytime soon."
What don't you like about working at Spencer Gifts?
"My direct boss gives breaks to those managers that suck up to her and never voice their opinion"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would be more considerate of my employees needs, I would try to lighten their work load and listen to there suggestions."
What do you like about working at JC Penney?
"The people that I worked with. Meeting new people (customers), and helping find what they were looking for."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be yourself, and let your natural personality shine through. Be prepared to work hard, but know that in the end, it will be acknowledged and rewarded."
What don't you like about working at JC Penney?
"Being held accountable for things that are totally out of your control."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Not be so secretive about everything. I understand certain things being on a need-to-know basis, but withholding information can also make it harder to get the job done. Also, for certain projects, give more direction. Don't just expect people to figure it out, and then not like the result of them doing what they were able to with limited information and resources."
What do you like about working at JC Penney?
"The people I worked with. Meeting new customers on a constant basis, and helping them find what they were looking for."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be yourself, and let your natural personality shine through. Be prepared to work hard, but know that it will be rewarded."
What don't you like about working at JC Penney?
"You were sometimes held accountable for things beyond your control."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Not be so secretive about everything. I understand the need to keep things on a need to know basis, but sometimes not giving some information makes it harder to get the job done correctly. Also, give more guidance on major projects."
What do you like about working at Anne Fontaine?
"I love styling my clients, working with visual presentation and merchandising, as well as training my team"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Make sure you do a lot of research on the company before-hand. Have a passion for the designer and if you know French, all the better (make sure you tell them that, you will get paid more). Make sure you like a slower paced environment and enjoy working by yourself."
What don't you like about working at Anne Fontaine?
"Within 3 weeks of being hired, my immediate boss left the company. A few days later, my Regional was fired. Lots of change happening in a short period of time. Not as stable of a company as I was told. Very slow days.. when I don't have anything operational to do and clients aren't walking in or making appointments, it definitely drags. I feel like my ability to run a store is halted here."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would get to know my employees, it's a smaller company compared to other retailers so it wouldn't be hard to do. Hire a consultant to come on and help the business.. something needs to change with the way business is trending. Hire someone to help with real estate; close stores that haven't been performing and relocate. Have a proper training program for all employees at store level. Hire a Human Resource team.. there currently is no HR."
What do you like about working at RadioShack?
"I like working with and helping people fill their technology needs, as well as the recognition RadioShack gives for being at the top."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"A can-do attitude goes a long way. There is always room for improvement if you strive to be the best."
What don't you like about working at RadioShack?
"I don't like the fact that there are very few upper management jobs available."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Promote your top managers who perform constantly that way. The districts that they control will benefit for their management skills."
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"Poor work life balance, poor recognition, and strength is never rewarded."
What do you like about working at Kohl's?
"I like the product, customer focus, vacation package, health care, ESOP, vision and dental."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be prepared to work long hours and sacrifice days off and vacations. The company will draw a great picture of work-life balance."
What don't you like about working at Kohl's?
"I don't like 12+ hour days, unrealistic expectations, district managers discussing performance openly in front of subordinates or another store's personnel, inconsistency among leadership, and poor situational leadership skills."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Deliver recognition, do not consistently focus on opportunities, do not badger and belittle team and store leadership to subordinates and other leaders, recognize strengths in every leader, and fill roles based on ability and not favoritism."
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"Supervised more than 10 people and provided daily financial statements."
What do you like about working at Terang Dunia Internusa?
"I enjoyed the experience where I was given a chance to manage people and the whole system. I also was given a chance to develop many skills such as inventory, warehousing, purchasing, accounting, marketing, and customer service. The company really supported and empowered me to lead the team and generate a significant sales revenue for the company."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"As a store manager, it requires a total commitment, responsibility, and determination."
What don't you like about working at Terang Dunia Internusa?
"The amount of working hours per day that I went through are too much. Sometimes it was so tiring and stressful."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"To provide the person in charge, manager, with some additional facility where it can be helpful to ease the stress at working environment due to the long hours shift."
What do you like about working at Helen Ficalora?
"I like the job hours the most. I also have control mostly of my own store."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"If you really want the job and want to stay at Helen ficalora, convince her that you want Jewelry store management as your career, and nothing more."
What don't you like about working at Helen Ficalora?
"Owner treats employees badly. Managers are not allowed to manage their store or their staff."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Take and implement my manger's suggestions for improvement. Create more of a team-building environment. Encourage fitness and relationships and a healthy lifestyle."
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"This is a difficult company to work for."
What do you like about working at Helen Ficalora?
"its easy, its a pink jewelry store. And the hours are good."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Present yourself as wanting a career in selling jewelry forever, and becoming a manager for her."
What don't you like about working at Helen Ficalora?
"Owner doesn't appreciate suggestions for improvement. Just follow instructions without arguing."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Just do as you're told and you won't cause friction"
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"The discipline to run a business and succeed in it."
What do you like about working at Blockbuster?
"The experience to learn about the entertainment industry and selling aspects."
What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?
"Unfortunately the company does not exist anymore, it went into bankruptcy."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"It would have been great that the company would have succeeded."
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"At RadioShack I had the ability to run my own business, and the discipline of making a business succeed."
What do you like about working at RadioShack?
"You get to learn the aspect of retail selling and working with customers."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Do your research carefully before you get into RadioShack."
What don't you like about working at RadioShack?
"The hours were too long, and the way RadioShack treated their employees was not productive."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"It would be nice for them to give better communication and training to their managers."
What do you like about working at Big Lots?
"There was nothing enjoyable about the job. It was high stress and they did not give you enough payroll hours for what they wanted done."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Ask about the amount of payroll given. Ask how long it takes to unload and put out a truck. They will tell you two days but most stores work on it all week. Ask about task Manager and how many projects corp. office puts on per week. On top of running the store I was getting 100 extra tasks that had dead line dates. I didn't have the payroll to get them done. Noone did. People ended up signing off on tasks they didn't do to stay out of trouble. Every store manager has all these problems. If you suck op to your Dist. Manager they will give you extra hours. Some store managers who lived near the Dist manager and saw her all the time, would get 150+ extra hours a week. Hours that should have been shared with all the stores."
What don't you like about working at Big Lots?
"Everything. They don't care about the employee's or the tools you need to get the job done. Most of the Dist. Managers on up have never worked in a Big Lots Store. They have no idea. My first year my Dist. Manager spent 4 1/2 hours total in my store. Only saw her when she thought her boss was going to visit."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Make sure the stores had the hours they needed to get the job done. Make sure people were trained. Bring in Dist. Managers and LP managers that know what there doing."
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