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Case Study: ASDA

Summary

Bluestone One at Asda Ashington was chosen to rejuvenate every area of the store’s sales floor space with extensive activity across 12 weeks.

We deployed multi-skilled split shift teams actioning merchandising relays and fixture moves throughout the full shop floor through the night, with further teams deployed through the day supporting the store colleagues and helping customers continue to shop as normal as the improvements are being made throughout the store.

Challenges

With an extensive General Merchandising Department, there were a number of intricate merchandising solutions required. We wanted to ensure that through the first phase of this refit, availability of all lines were maintained at all times whilst also minimising disruption to customers’ shopping experience as the improvements to the store are being made over the 12 weeks.

Results

The working relationship, communication and collaboration with the main construction team was essential to ensure the smooth phasing of fixture and merchandising moves throughout the 12 weeks.

This enabled all planned works to be completed in good time, which allowed additional support to the store colleagues to support the night fill replenishment, ready for the store to re-open with good levels of stock fill each day.

In memory of Harry Stringer

In memory of Harry Stringer

In loving memory of Harry Stringer On Monday the 7th March 2022, we lost one of our most loved site supervisors. Harry passed away suddenly after suffering a heart attack 1 week prior to his passing. Harry was a much loved and well respected mentor and friend in the retail merchandising world and in particular the D.I.Y sector. Harry made his debut in the retail industry working for Homebase in 1987 where he served for 20 years in roles such as Store Manager and in the later part of his Homebase career in the Store Format team. Harry then moved on to work for several Merchandising and Installation companies completing roles mainly working on Format Projects for B&Q. Harry was versatile and would do whatever role was required of him whether it be Site Supervisor, Retail Change Partner, Siers Supervisor or Team Leader. Over the last 12 years Harry worked for Dee Set and most recently Bluestones One. He will be sadly missed and we send our condolences to all of Harry’s family and friends. RIP Harry. Here’s what Bluestones One Director, Gary Lowe had to say shortly after Harry’s passing: “We are all shocked and devastated by the sad

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