retail
What Grinds Our Gears: Being rude to retail workers during the holiday season
December 1, 2021By: Tamanna T., Staff Writer No matter how many years pass, the holiday season is the worst thing to happen to me in my retail job. The rushes, the yelling, the entitlement — you can feel it in the air the second it’s November 1. It all starts with excessive shopping and the attitude towards sales associates. We want to help you, but not at the expense of our own self-respect. I have been yelled at, tolerated snarky attitudes, dismissive behaviour and much, much more. It isn’t our fault if the store doesn’t have what you’re looking for, if the…
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Jeremy Stone: “‘Buy Local’ isn’t just for Christmas!”
February 1, 2021Written by: Saman Dara, SFU Student Jeremy Stone, director of the community economic development (CED) program at SFU, uses the concept of ecological resilience as an analogy for economic resilience within communities. The former refers to the capacity of an…
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Reliance on gender in categorizing holiday gift suggestions is anything but merry or bright
December 8, 2020by Juztin Bello, Copy Editor When it comes time for consumers to begin their holiday shopping, retailers everywhere love crafting the perfect list to help shoppers with their needs. One of the most recurring ways you’ll see retailers sort gift…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Giving attitude to workers is a non-essential service
June 7, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor I’m standing in line outside of a restaurant waiting to pick up some food my family ordered — making sure to be six feet apart from those around me, of course. Suddenly, a woman — a…
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Minimart left in state of uncertainty regarding future on campus
July 16, 2018By: Amneet Mann, News Editor The owners of the Minimart located on the second floor of Maggie Benston Centre (MBC) report a state of uncertainty regarding the convenience store’s future on the SFU Burnaby campus. Gideon Wong, who has…
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Stores fight for early shoppers this holiday season
November 24, 2014If you’re frustrated about Christmas decorations appearing in the middle of November, an SFU professor has bad news for you — the retailers don’t care. Lindsay Meredith, SFU professor of marketing, argues that retailers would rather risk alienating a few…
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