Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Victoria's Biggest Shoe Store in Shepp
A while ago I had cause to talk to most shoe shops in Shepparton about being part of a Buy Local Shopping Spree. They all declined and gave me the impression they did not need a boost in business.
Then into town comes a shoe shop that has 3 semi-trailer loads of shoes and cut-throat prices.
It does not pay to rest on your laurels as you don't know what's round the corner.
I took time out to catch up with the owner of The Shoe Gallery and he has plans to stick around. I hope he has a community spirit and will find ways to give back to the local community.
It will be interesting to see how much loyalty the locals have for the shoe shops who have been in town for a while.
Shepparton News:
"Tuesday, 25th September 2007
Shoes on show Shoe lovers can begin to salivate; The Shoe Gallery is beginning to fill its Shepparton store. The building, at the intersection of Corio and Vaughan Sts, is being transformed by a fresh lick of paint and a bounty of shoe boxes. Melbourne businessman George Fazzari is hoping to open the store - formerly K and D Warehouse Mitre 10 - on Friday, with an official opening on the first weekend of October. 'There'll be thousands of different styles and we're pretty confident that nothing will exceed $50,' he said. Earlier this month he estimated the site would house up to 250 000 pairs of shoes and be the biggest shoe store in Victoria. Mr Fazzari said 10 local people had already been employed full-time, but there was potential for 20 to 30 people to be employed on a full-time basis, as well as part-time and casual staff. He said the store would open seven days a week, and there were plans to convert an outdoor area into a children's playground. "
Then into town comes a shoe shop that has 3 semi-trailer loads of shoes and cut-throat prices.
It does not pay to rest on your laurels as you don't know what's round the corner.
I took time out to catch up with the owner of The Shoe Gallery and he has plans to stick around. I hope he has a community spirit and will find ways to give back to the local community.
It will be interesting to see how much loyalty the locals have for the shoe shops who have been in town for a while.
Shepparton News:
"Tuesday, 25th September 2007
Shoes on show Shoe lovers can begin to salivate; The Shoe Gallery is beginning to fill its Shepparton store. The building, at the intersection of Corio and Vaughan Sts, is being transformed by a fresh lick of paint and a bounty of shoe boxes. Melbourne businessman George Fazzari is hoping to open the store - formerly K and D Warehouse Mitre 10 - on Friday, with an official opening on the first weekend of October. 'There'll be thousands of different styles and we're pretty confident that nothing will exceed $50,' he said. Earlier this month he estimated the site would house up to 250 000 pairs of shoes and be the biggest shoe store in Victoria. Mr Fazzari said 10 local people had already been employed full-time, but there was potential for 20 to 30 people to be employed on a full-time basis, as well as part-time and casual staff. He said the store would open seven days a week, and there were plans to convert an outdoor area into a children's playground. "
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Sportsman's Warehouse - NOT serious about customer service
Made the effort to go to the Shepparton Sportsman's Warehouse to talk to the manager about my latest fundraising initiative. According to the staff member he was too busy in the storeroom to see me. I came back a couple more times over the next couple of weeks and got the same story and when asked what it was about was told they don't make the decisions locally, it had to go to head office.
Serious about sport is their logo. NOT SERIOUS about supporting the local community or common courtesy to talk to me.
I will note here that their competitors in Shepparton - Sportspower, Sportsco, Rebel and Athletes Foot, all had managers who gave me some time and were very interested in what I was trying to achieve. Funny thing is they will get my business ahead of NOT SERIOUS.
Serious about sport is their logo. NOT SERIOUS about supporting the local community or common courtesy to talk to me.
I will note here that their competitors in Shepparton - Sportspower, Sportsco, Rebel and Athletes Foot, all had managers who gave me some time and were very interested in what I was trying to achieve. Funny thing is they will get my business ahead of NOT SERIOUS.
Harris Scarfe - community minded
Congratulations to Harris Scarfe and their manager of the Shepparton store, Lurline Le Neuf.It's not just that they are interested in my latest fundraising initiative but they returned phone calls, asked questions and generally enthusiastic about supporting the local community. What more can you ask?
ALDI not interested in the local communities where they build their stores
But not very community minded. Spoke to the local manager in Shepparton the other day about getting involved in a fundraising inititiative but he said, "They would not get involved...they don't even allow groups to sell raffle tickets outside the stores."
Shoppers should vote with their feet and support the locally owned supermarkets.
Monday, September 03, 2007
Chain Stores don't care about Local Community
I have been approaching businesses to be part of a new initiative I am working on and have 30+ locally owned businesses and how many company owned stores? ZERO!! It is a fundraising idea and supports local schools, kindas, sports groups etc.The cost to join $0! Why won't the company stores, multinationals join...head office say NO! Here is the list so far that don't care about our Shepparton community - Aldi, K Mart, Sanity and Village Cinemas. Still waiting on Office Works and Bunnings for an answer.
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