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Summary

Bluestones One’s Merchandising team supported Wickes in their latest relocation project in Leicester, supporting with the closure of their central Leicester store and the opening of their new store a few miles down the road in Wigston.

Challenges

Wickes Leicester required a partner that was able to efficiently and effectively relocate one store to another with minimal disruption. We implemented this project in three phases.

Phase 1 – Warehouse Reduction – During this phase, we were able to empty the entire warehouse of stock and work it on to the shop floor.

Phase 2 – Merchandising of the new store – We supplied a team of 12 people for 6 days to merchandise the complete store.

Phase 3 – Counting and transferring stock – We counted and transferred all of the stock from the Leicester store in order to quickly and efficiently empty the store.

Results

This piece of activity was completed 1 week ahead of schedule and under budget.

Celebrating BIG Awards 2021

Bluestones One is part of Bluestones Investment Group (BIG), and in November, Bluestones Group celebrated another successful year at the annual BIG Awards evening at Chester Racecourse. This year, brands from across the Group, as well as the central support services, came together for an evening of food, drink, live music, casino fun, and to recognise achievements. Over 20 winners were recognised for their achievements during 2021, which included top-performing consultants and brands, and the people who embody the Group values of Passion, Accountability, Collaboration and Enjoyment. This year, Bluestones One were delighted to win the Overall Profitability Award. This is a fantastic achievement for the team as it highlights their hard work and determination over the past year. So a huge congratulations and well done goes to the Bluestones One team! Every year, all award winners are treated to an award winners’ trip and this year it was revealed that winners will be jetting off to Dubai in 2022. Bluestones One team members Managing Director, Gary White; Operations Director, Gary Lowe; Director, Ashley Jewitt; and Operations Manager, Richard Jones also received awards last year for Outstanding Achievement. Prior to this, Bluestones One also won Best New Business in 2019.

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