That's really interesting about the book section, Kristen! I don't remember seeing a large book section at any of the stores I used to visit, but that was 20 years ago now! :)
The new layout you refer to happened around 2000 and was called "Mission Possible" internally (also called "MP stores" for short). The idea was to encourage browsin…
That's really interesting about the book section, Kristen! I don't remember seeing a large book section at any of the stores I used to visit, but that was 20 years ago now! :)
The new layout you refer to happened around 2000 and was called "Mission Possible" internally (also called "MP stores" for short). The idea was to encourage browsing and to hide a lot of the overstock behind decorative signage so it didn't feel quite as much like a warehouse. Since many of the fixtures resembled X's, it was nearly impossible to see everything in a department. Guests *hated* the new layout and it was very confusing. Most of the stores I worked in were MPs. The aisle stores that weren't renovated were the first to close. I closed one in Euclid, Ohio in around 2001/2002 and another in Revere, MA in 2004.
That's really interesting about the book section, Kristen! I don't remember seeing a large book section at any of the stores I used to visit, but that was 20 years ago now! :)
The new layout you refer to happened around 2000 and was called "Mission Possible" internally (also called "MP stores" for short). The idea was to encourage browsing and to hide a lot of the overstock behind decorative signage so it didn't feel quite as much like a warehouse. Since many of the fixtures resembled X's, it was nearly impossible to see everything in a department. Guests *hated* the new layout and it was very confusing. Most of the stores I worked in were MPs. The aisle stores that weren't renovated were the first to close. I closed one in Euclid, Ohio in around 2001/2002 and another in Revere, MA in 2004.