Page 16 - GTA South BU Newsletter No 3

2020 INVENTORY DAY – WOW!!! WHAT A YEAR!!
This time of year we are usually winding down inventory counts but for 2020 we are still going strong!!! 2020 counts will be going into December!! All stores need to be counted and we have multiple counts happening every day!
Inventory day looks different during CoVid19. During the count RGIS and store staff need to wear masks and gloves. When RGIS arrives they are staggering the start – what does this mean? The Supervisor will come in with 2-3 people, then 15 – 20 mins later 4-5 more people will come in and so on. We can’t have 10 or more people accumulating in the back room. As people come in they are being deployed to the sales floor.
A few reminders:
- RGIS arrives 60 mins prior to the start time
- The count window is 8 hours (if a store starts at 8 am it should finish by 4pm)
- They will take a 30 min break - usually around 11:30am
As a resource team we can’t THANK YOU enough for all your hard work in preparing the store and running the count. Most stores only have resource support by phone on the inventory day and Associates are stepping up and taking care of inventory business!! SDM and RGIS are working on a new and exciting processes for 2021 but you will have to wait and see!!!
Thanks again to all Associates and store staff for their continued support!!!
Donna Ratke
Store Systems Specialist, Ontario Operations