What it Takes!

Holy Cow, All I can say is what a week. 5:30am to 6:00(ish)pm everyday this week. What normally takes a retail store 10-15 weeks Wal-Mart does in 5 1/2 weeks. We walked into an empty building Monday morning, and now the only thing missing is freight on the shelves. The longest part of the whole set-up is the operational side. We have to get all the info from the old store, we have to set up every office, ensure all our handheld scanners work, set up the registers etc. If it wasn't for that part of the equation, we could hypothetically open the doors in two weeks. It really is amazing, the proficiency with which Wal-Mart opens stores. This week shouldn't be quite so tiring due to the fact that the heaviest and most physically demanding work is mostly done. 1 week down, 4 1/2 left until we open an amazing new store.