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How to automate “do price changes, labels and display resets”

Here are 2 ways to spend less time on this, best first. Each comes with steps you can follow today.

60 min
typically, once a week
30%
of the time can be automated
A small project
to set up

Fix 1 of 2

Software featureBest fix

Move to electronic shelf labels for price changes

Electronic shelf labels update prices from head office automatically. No printing and swapping paper labels. This is a company project, but worth raising if price changes eat hours every week.

Typically saves about 70% of the time1 h to set up
  1. 1Count the hours your store spends on price changes each week.
  2. 2Share it with your district manager as a business case.
  3. 3Ask whether the company is trialling electronic labels (VusionGroup, Hanshow, Pricer).
  4. 4Meanwhile, ask for price changes to be grouped by aisle and sent in one batch a week.

Tools: VusionGroup · Hanshow · Pricer

Fix 2 of 2

Software feature

Run checklists, the manager's log and head-office tasks in one app

Task apps put opening, closing and safety checklists on a phone or tablet with photo proof, keep the manager's log, and let head office send tasks without emails and calls.

Typically saves about 40% of the time2 h to set up
  1. 1Check whether your company has a task app: Crunchtime Zenput, Jolt, YOOBIC, SafetyCulture or Connecteam.
  2. 2Move your opening, closing and cleaning checklists into it.
  3. 3Use the logbook for shift handover notes.
  4. 4Ask head office to send campaigns and resets as tasks with photo proof instead of emails.

Tools: Crunchtime Zenput, Jolt, YOOBIC, SafetyCulture or Connecteam

Who does this task

Roles in our library that list this as one of their common tasks. Each guide covers the rest of that role’s week.

Retail associate

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