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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: The Last Day

  • October 2, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
In the final chapter of Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer, the author looks back to the feeling of a last day at work.
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Computers and Retail

  • August 28, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
Brian Brehmer looks into how computers have made ordering a milk deliver anything but easy. Retail Tales is back.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: Inclement Weather

  • May 10, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
Brian Brehmer goes into the absurd world of retail in conditions of inclement weather. Tornado? Hurricane? Snow? You’d better believe you are expected to clock in.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: The Transfer

  • April 23, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
Brian Brehmer is torn from the relative comfort of his store to be transferred to another, then another, then another. It can only be Retail tales.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: Inventory

  • April 9, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
Brian Brehmer describes the utter soul-destroying misery of an inventory in the world of retail.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #13 The Customers

  • February 14, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
In his column, Retail Tales, Brian Brehmer looks at the essential, but often unpredictable, aspect of retail: the customers.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #12 The 5 Hour Meeting

  • February 7, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
Called in on his day off with the promise of over-time pay, Brian Brehmer finds himself at a pointless, five-hour meeting for the photo department. Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #11 The Annual Review

  • February 3, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
After a year of mind-numbing repetition, Brian faces up to the enticing prospect of reflecting on his actions in the annual review. Retail Tales, with Brian Brehmer.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #9 The Employee Handbook

  • January 24, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
The employee handbook. Time to knuckle down and get ready to give everything, even your life, for the multi-national corporation in which you work. This is the nature of retail. This is Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #6 The Award

  • January 6, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
Don’t you hate the corporate drivel? They give you an award for all the time you have spent earning very little while making the company so much richer. When they take your time and your dignity to boot, then it’s time for Brian Brehmer.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #5 Dumpster Divers

  • December 26, 2020
  • by Brian Brehmer
The day to day machinations of the retail industry as told by insider, Brian Brehmer. In the latest in his series, Brian recalls some of the brilliantly bogus refund claims brought about by the infamous ‘Dumpster Divers’.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #4 Employee of the Month

  • December 13, 2020
  • by Brian Brehmer
In an attempt to appease the downtrodden workers, management tries to push the ‘Employee of the Month’ scheme with limited success. Welcome to ‘Brian Brehmer’s Retail Tales’.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #3 Stealing

  • November 29, 2020
  • by Brian Brehmer
Apart from the obvious crime of stealing employee time, Brian Brehmer, retail worker extraordinaire, talks about the weird and wonderful acts of theft that he has seen while working in retail.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #2 Returning Condoms

  • November 15, 2020
  • by Brian Brehmer
Brian Brehmer is back with another crazy tale from the world of retail. In this episode, a female customer attempts to breach store policy by returning some condoms.
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The Inner Dialogue of Retail

  • October 27, 2015
  • by Laura Smith
The inner dialogue between a cashier and an overworked mother in small town America. A must for all those who have worked behind the counter.
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