Banish the "cheating goods" from the cash registers!

Verbannt die ,,Quengelware'' von den Kassen!

Guest

Dear Migipedia team,

In the spirit of your Generation M advertising campaign http://www.migros-generation-m.ch/?gclid=CLaEvK68mr0CFWfLtAod1AsAIg, this would be a real promise to the future, especially with regard to the drastic increase in widespread diseases such as diabetes.

Lidl UK could be a role model here:
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/13/lidl-bans-sweets-at-checkout

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Guest

Hello NoSweetsAtCheckout

Thanks for your message. I think that's an interesting idea and could definitely be worth experimenting with. I'll be happy to pass your idea on to the people responsible.

Kind regards
Tanja, Migipedia team

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M-Infoline

Hello NoSweetsAtCheckout

Thank you for your message. We have discussed your suggestion with our managers.

The items in the checkout stands are part of the Migros range and are only available at the checkout area. Many customers want these items at the checkout because it enables them to buy individual chocolate bars for immediate consumption on the spur of the moment, for example. This would not be possible in the rayon due to the multiple packs. It is also not possible to move these products to the shelves at the checkout, especially as we have limited shelf space available in the stores.

We are aware that this range is not only appealing to adults but also to children. For this reason, toys, for example, have been greatly minimized at the checkouts in recent years. Incidentally, Migros already operates so-called "family checkouts" without sweets in 20 stores.

We hope you can understand our motives and ask for your understanding that we cannot do without this range.

Kind regards
Your M-Infoline Team

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Guest

Hello everyone

I support the idea of NoSweetsAtCheckout.

And I see no reason why this should not be possible. Migros is doing it themselves, for example, you can take multiple packs of drinks or even individual bottles right next to them. Why shouldn't this also be possible for sweets? The limited shelf space is a pretty poor excuse, I was in a Migros store today and the sweets shelves were just 1.5m high, you could easily put a bigger shelf there and offer individual bars. Migros also doesn't sell alcoholic drinks, so it should have more space than other stores. Migros itself proves with its family checkouts that these items can easily be banned from the checkout area and there are no sweets at the new self-checkout checkouts either. And moving these items from the checkouts to a shelf does not mean removing them completely.

Greetings
Raphael

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Guest

Hello Orio

Thank you for your message and your thoughts.

It is important to us that the goods are as easy and simple to reach as possible for everyone. This would no longer be the case with higher shelves and is therefore not an option for us. Moving items from the checkout area to the standard shelf is also not an alternative, as shelf space is limited, as mentioned in our first letter. Unfortunately, we cannot confirm the theory that the stores have more space available because no alcoholic beverages are sold. As Migros has not sold alcoholic beverages since it was founded, the space allocation is already based on the actual range of products available when the stores are planned.

We ask for your understanding that we cannot do without this partial assortment. However, we endeavor to do justice to all our customers. For this reason, in addition to the special family checkouts in the stores, there are always checkouts that do not have checkout stands and are therefore suitable for people accompanied by children.

Kind regards
Tanja, Migipedia team

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