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PEAK PERIOD - PEAK PERIOD COUNTDOWN PLANNING
2 WEEKS PRIOR 1 WEEK PRIOR
• Make sure your store is ready and well-stocked; take note • Create a zoning chart and make sure that you have the
of any deadlines for online requisitions and place your right coverage for the weekend. Factor in the need for a
orders beforehand – keep in mind that you must be well- replenishment team each morning (and possibly evening
stocked enough to accommodate the entire peak period. as well!) and expect to have the steamer going all day,
each day.
• If you would like to open earlier, please make sure to
contact your DSM and mall administration to advise them • Review the schedule to make sure it is optimal — it is
of the change for that day, and ensure that you change easier to cut back than be caught short-staffed.
your store hours for that day in StoreForce.
• Replenish gaps little by little each day to ensure you never
• Review Visual directives and develop an execution plan. have to replenish the entire store at the last minute- create
a system to slowly lift the replenishment in the store over
• Start saving boxes to use as hanger boxes. 3 days prior to the peak period. Lift piles (but ensure that
you do not cover any signage!) and add extra sizes into
• Check your Monthly Planning Calendar and take note of walls and racks while respecting the visual standards of the
important dates/events. store. Refer to the Merchandise Replenishment section of
the Backroom Optimization module.
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