Monday, December 30, 2013

Weekly Recognition Roundup!

Coretta Booker from Edgewood:  A customer stopped in our Corporate Office to tell us what a phenomenal job Coretta does at Edgewood!  He said she always goes above and beyond.  Way to wow them, Coretta!

Mike Runte & Tiffany Leicher, DM's:  Jason Klemme wanted to recognize you for a fantastic Quarterly meeting on 10/30.  It was a ton of fun and a great team building experience.  GREAT JOB!


Paul Lamaster from I-69:  Randall Brock, DM, writes " Paul has been vital in a plethora of activities  associated with RJ Reynolds.  Paul’s store was a part of the Klipsch Summer concert coupon events coordinated with Rickers.  He was more than happy to monitor inventory levels to support these events which drive consumer loyalty and increase register rings for Ricke'rs while driving trial of RJ Reynolds products.  Paul did an excellent job of learning product attributes during normal coverage with me, however the education did not stop when I left the store.  Paul continued to educate his staff on the products after I left. He also coached his staff and offered tactics to make them more comfortable discussing their tobacco purchases while couponing during our coupon efforts. The couponing/inventory successes I experienced in Paul’s store led me to ensure that his location is regularly utilized by our 3rd party couponing personnel.  Paul and his staff have also been at the forefront of several market visits by our employees.  They have always been very supportive of our market efforts as well as provided consumer insights, shopping patterns, and voicing consumer feedback on product."  WELL DONE, Paul!  Great job!



Brownsburg Team:  Lisa Stokes wants to recognize her team for being AWESOME.  She appreciates all the hard work in obtaining an outstanding OEI score!  (From Blog Comment in November)


Michael Knost and Jesse Boling from Chesterfield:  Great job to these two Chesterfield superstars for having excellent LP technique!  Their keen insight helped prevent loss to our store in mid-November- great job!  


Downtown Team:  Keirstien Smith thanks the entire team at Downtown in Anderson for coming together to help the interim manager, one fabulous Geri Scott.  Also, much appreciation to Geri for stepping in and helping out, and doing a great job!  


Amanda Schoolcraft from Lapel/Elwood:  Cindy Brummett from Lapel wants to recognize you for having a perfect trend, no voids, cancels, and balances to ZERO!  This occurred in mid November when you rang 173 customers in your shift-- FABULOUS!  Thanks for being so great with your cash handling AND still wowing our customers with customer service!


Justin Nelson from Corporate:  Shannon Edwards from Oaklandon would like to recognize the newest member of the IT Department, Justin Nelson!  Justin is doing an awesome job and went above and beyond to help Shannon in early December.  Thank you Justin, for being a new but TRUE superstar!

Friday, December 20, 2013

Management Pre-Req Courses for 2014

Join us for FREE classes on Leadership & Communication Skills!  Here is the MPR Schedule for 2014!

Ricker's University
2013 Management Pre-Requisite Courses
Date
Course
Loc
January 28th
103
Anderson
January 30th
102
Indy
February 25th
104
Anderson
February 27th
103
Indy
March 18th
101
Anderson
March 20th
104
Indy
April 15th
102
Anderson
April 17th
101
Indy
May 27th
103
Anderson
May 29th
102
Indy
June 17th
104
Anderson
June 19th
103
Indy
July 15th
101
Anderson
July 17th
104
Indy
August 26th
102
Anderson
August 28th
101
Indy
September 16th
103
Anderson
September 18th
102
Indy
October 28th
104
Anderson
October 30th
103
Indy
November 11th
101
Anderson
November 13th
104
Indy
December 9th  (Tentative)
102
Anderson
December 11th (Tentative)
101
Indy

RBA Training schedule for 2014

Managers & Associate Managers, these are the dates for 2014 Ricker's Business Academy:

Ricker's University
2014 Business Academy
Anderson
January 20th through 24th
February 17th through 21st
March 24th through 28th
April 21st through April 25th
May 19th through May 23rd
June 23rd through June 27th
July 21st through July 25th
August 18th through August 22nd
September 22nd through September 26th
October 20th through October 24th
November 17th through November 21st
December: Tentative 15th through 19th

Friday, December 6, 2013

Toys for Tots Update!


Please don't forget we are collecting for Toys for Tots this season!  New, unwrapped toys (any amount, even dollar store) can be dropped off at the Corporate Office.  Also, checks made out to "Marine Corps Toys for Tots" will be DOUBLED by Toys R Us. (Cash not accepted)

Please share or consider making a donation for a needy child this Holiday season!

Gabby


Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Toys for Tots Donations at the Corporate Office

Hello All!

I am excited to announce the Corporate Office will be collecting toys to be donated to Toys for Tots.

There will be a large box in the large conference room if you wish to donate.  Please ensure to ask your family and friends for donations too, and you can put them in our donation box. 

Toys for Tots is a non-profit organization that collects new, unwrapped toys throughout the Christmas months to give to less fortunate children within the area in which they are collected.

·         Toy donations need to be unwrapped, but new (in packaging), and cannot resemble weapons or contain food.  Please submit your donations by friday, 12/13/2013 if possible. 

I would love to have your support in spreading some Christmas cheer for children this year!

Thank you for any way you can assist, even if asking family and friends for donations!

Please contact me if you have any questions at gvanalstine@rickers.net.

Sincerely,


Gabby & Robyn

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

NEWEST Ricker's HR Review! Hot off the digital presses!

Good Afternoon Superstars!

Stay up to date with all the Ricker's happenings by checking out our newest print newsletter.  You can find the newsletter here:  Read all about it: Ricker's Review - http://eepurl.com/J2d09

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