Does anyone know what it is?
Has any SM gone through an FFL class yet?
The RM for my area is starting an FFL in the near future. Can anyone who has already gone through it vouch for its helpfulness or lack there of? Do you feel any closer to a potential EL role? Thanks!
Store Managers Meetings
Just wanting to know how other districts handle their monthly Store Manager Meetings. Do you get extra payroll hours that week to attend the meeting or do you attend the meeting on your day off?
RAPL meeting
Anyone know what the 1 day rapl meeting Orlando is about?
It's all a scam
Service is ridiculous this year. They raised the targets to unreachable scores so we cant bonus and wont have successful scores. The higher they raise the targets the harder we will work to get mediocre results. We are strategically set up for... — read more
MyStore Health
How are there stores getting 4.0’s? I used to be one of those stores. Scripts are down! Optimization is terrible! Service is in the 80’s (target 95) WeCare (though not on MSH) is bad too. Anyone out there still performing well? Advice? Service is the... — read more
Now it’s time for HRBP and FTMs.
The first wave of field managers have been laid off. HR had to keep a straight face and pss the Koo laid as everyone was informed at the end of last year that their posisition was going to be eliminated. Just learned that they are now also passing... — read more
The only reason that the Wall Street Journal, and other news organizations, are not running.....
...the story on Larry Merlo, and CVS, is that they, like Merlo, they are Liberals, and would like to preserve the Conservative bias! Agree, or disagree?
The only reason that the WSJ, and other news organizations, are not running.....
...the story on Larry Merlo, and CVS, is that they, like Merlo, are Liberals, and would like to preserve the Conservative bias! Agree, or disagree?
Mycustomer
Jeez CVS has a bunch of morons working in the main office.... first lets cut all payroll from every store and make them run with skeleton crews. Second lets increase there MCE target to make it impossible to hit.. Its not rocket science. Cut labor-... — read more
CVS is having an identity crisis.
CVS is having an identity crisis. They think they are a higher end retailer and continue to push these offerings while abandoning sale/promo loss leaders. The reality is that the stores have turned into pill mills attached to rag shops due to high... — read more
Shares of CVS marked down for quick sale at $69.
$120 to $69 a share and its Helena's fault.. Not Blame the Chairman of the Board
Company announces $11.00/hr wage increase today..
.....however, as with everything CVS, the "Devil" is in the details!
Duh??
“Though she oversees an $81 billion operation, Foulkes is struggling to keep customers in the habit of buying general merchandise when they visit a CVS to pick up a prescription.” Fortune All she had to do was ask, we could have told her why????
Helena Foulkes quit!
Well our fearless leader must know something we dont. She resigned effectively immediately today. Wonder what she saw coming down the pipeline
Larry Merlo on Undercover Boss??????
You guys/gals need to lighten it up a little! Stressful times but stay the course...we need to stick together especially on this site. Soooooooo... what would an episode of Undercover Boss with Larry look like? Helena would probably become CEO... — read more
March/April layoffs at CVS
Despite these tax savings, 2018 payouts for 2017 performance will be below last year’s level. Additionally there will be more layoffs in the April/May timeframe. Look for an extra 400-500 cuts. Anybody knows more about this? Is it true and if it is... — read more
CVS Asset Protection
Asset Protection Team being downgraded as we speak and were informed this week that they will no longer receive stock options and bonuses. Asset protection district teams will be replaced with auditing specialists at 75% of cost which is standard... — read more
Regional/District alignments
Who was in charge of these new division/regional/district alignments? I'd love to have a long talk with them and how this will save the company ANY money? My 3 year old with a crayon could have made better decisions. A-- clowns. Smh. This company Is... — read more
Tax Cuts and CVS
CVS stands to benefit by 2 billion by the new tax cuts. Will CVS be giving out bonuses like other companies are doing or will that all go to Larry Merlo? Asking for a friend.
District Leader Exodus
Who is planning to leave after stock and bonus this year? The role is awful with the extreme workload, lack of support from regional directors who are clueless about day to day operations, and the lack of training from the company all while trying to... — read more
Corporate expense
There are many retail workers and leaders on LinkedIn, maybe you can shine some light on this for me. “Amazon effect”-what does that mean to you? “Amazon effect” is a term used by company leaders that do not have the courage or will power to improve... — read more
CVS Health Corp-Insider-SEC
see secform4.com/insider-trading/64803.htm 606,000 owned by, you guessed it. Need to find some new fluff to "change" subject. The "No Touch -Ups" , , models in campaign's,, good one, the world now Hearts you.
Insider Trading
reuters.com/finance/stocks/insider-trading/CVS Insider trading. ALL execs who are on lit have sold over 100 million shares. Transactions, amt shares, buy at half price,sell at ask same day. Also shows every stock symbol, quit a long list. Recent... — read more
Fortune recognizes CVS Health on 2018 list of the World’s Most Admired Companies!
When you read the accomplishments that put CVS on this list they are ALL driven by the exceptional associates working for this company. There is nothing this two faced company will not take credit for. All the higher ups do is seek high profile ways... — read more
Regional Meetings this week.
At least here in the northeast. My new District Leader and others from the area in Boston all this week. I expect big news.
Executives selling there stock
Read up. She is the ninth cvs executive since December to sell the majority of her share holdings https://weekherald.com/2018/01/16/insider-selling-cvs-health-corp-cvs-evp-sells-2208375-00-in-stock.html/amp Why would do execs sell there stock if they... — read more
SSS Surveys
Honestly no one does these! I work in the pharmacy and all month I’ve had 2 drop. One was good and one was bad. So my over all score is terrible. None of my customers do these. And I feel like a super lame pharmacist asking people to do them. Plus... — read more
FCT
Next on the chopping block will be our FCT. They will be eliminating/changing the job duties. The Fct will be a part time position, most fct have tech licenses and will be able to make up the hours inside the stores going foward starting March 1st... — read more
New Coupon Policy?
Has anyone heard about an upcoming change to the coupon policy?
Sam’s club closes 63 stores, customers were showing up to closed stores.
http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/11/news/companies/walmart-sams-club-pr-mess/index.html If Walmart can close 63 stores with hardly any notice to employees and customers, I’m afraid of what CVS has up thier sleeves. Working for Retail is getting so scary... — read more
Was anything announced on Monday 01/08/2018.
..that would make anyone change their mind?
Monday
Get ready there going to be releasing more info/changes on Monday! Cvs posted sh--ty FS earnings. While Walgreens posted 9% increases in FS. Walgreens kicked our butts.
retail plan
I do work at CVS Corporate in Rhode Island. I know the short term plan for low volume stores is to continue to remove SKUs from store level and replace with blank space holders, and begin pushing customers to our online or high volume stores. Long... — read more