a large number of customers are cancelling their belk card after the interest rate goes up to 34.99% and some customers are cancelling because of the $2 a month paper statement fee. belk card usage has dropped. and belk in-store applications at all... — read more 

Work in the raleigh region and the air conditioning has been broken for at least a year. Word on the street is that corporate will only pay for bandaids and not to fix it correctly. Any other stores having issues like this? And this is in addition to... — read more 

It's time for store managers to step up and champion their teams! Supporting and advocating for your staff is essential for creating a positive work environment. When managers take a stand, it fosters a sense of unity and motivation among team... — read more 

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If you are working on August 17th, 2024, employees are organizing a call out, if you are tired of Belk's dismal working conditions, low pay, gaslighting, and lies......CALL OUT!!!

Belk’s store management, especially new hires are very unqualified and inexperienced. They are unaware of simple managerial duties and how to motivate and retain associates and floor managers. It’s unbelievable how disconnected some managers are from... — read more 

why do store manager never have to close the store, work past 5, and get most weekends off? how is this allowed in, especially in retail?

we are having job listings go weeks and weeks with zero applicants. anyone else have ZERO applicants to job posts?

I'm leaving soon and have about 103 hours accrued. I don't want to lose it.

If you are a store manager, Human Resources lead, sales team manager, or any other type of manager, have you ever been told not to contact someone who has been fired or quit belk, especially someone who was in a leadership, management role? Belk... — read more 

we can no longer schedule/use associates for something outside the scope of their job title/duties. even if nobody else is available. so unless the associate was hired specifically to do truck/housekeeping they are not required to do so. you can ask... — read more 

https://www.adweek.com/commerce/southern-department-store-belk-is-building-an-ad-business/ It's a good read....they know the website su-ks right, they only have 300 stores and they are not amazon! They have no reach.... Put your $$ in your stores — read more 

we've lost lots of associates. they;re just walking out or not showing back up. i've lost about 12 since late last year. get it together belk.

we have been through three store managers in two years. my sales team managers are all gone, except one. store is running on key holders. so for the person saying belk can fire people, NO THEY CAN'T, the store wont be able to open. ... — read more 

this is an ongoing problem everywhere one or two people processing 800-1,200 piece trucks is not possible

Now that we received a loan, it now says that the new creditors will also have a say in how things are run. Not sure if this is a good or a bad thing. Just more people to decide if we keep our jobs or even close more stores. More people own you, the... — read more 

Why is Belk, a company that pays scab wages to its store level workers, a company that lets stores become outdated, unclean, and a total disaster, and a company that fails to keep its employees up to date on anything, billions in debt? Where did the... — read more 

Well it looks like they are good thru 2029....let's hope the Belk card doesn't fall apart and Consumer keeps spending $$ ( an pays her credit... — read more 

How can a store operate effectively if it only receives hours based on traffic? It becomes extremely challenging to accomplish tasks such as unloading trucks, organizing merchandise, setting up sales displays, and rearranging the store layout without... — read more 

where is don? lots of cancellations this month.....??????????????

store closing watchlist 20 stores & 7 outlets Americus, GA Cordele, GA (outlet) Conway, SC Toccoa, GA Gaffney, SC Thomaston, GA Kennesaw, GA Reidsville, NC Richlands, VA (outlet) Wise, VA Owasso, OK Stuttgart, AR Douglasville, GA... — read more 

It doesn’t seem anybody cares that we are dilapidated, falling apart and definitely not attractive. If I was a customer, I would give us a wide berth. Cutting costs to the point that you’re not capable of creating at least a semblance of decent... — read more 

A note of the front door of store 589 says the store is closed permanently as of July 15th. Associates found out when they came to work.

0458 Crabtree's main building is a 3 level store. By end of day yesterday both of the elevators were shut down, and the escalators only would get you as far as the 2nd floor. There were signs on the elevators instructing customers and employees to... — read more 

Not much activity here. Surly there something going on in the world of Belk.

I haven't gotten a gift card since May and usually would've gotten one by now. Has the loyalty perks structure changed since May?

Belk is in trouble for only adjusting employee time cards when it’s in Belk’s favor. Associates missed punches were not corrected when it was in the employee’s favor. For example, missed lunches were corrected, missed clock in, or time clock... — read more 

we are we told to put job ads up but not hire anybody? No hours to hire, yet Belk wants people to think they are constantly hiring Something is wrong here guys, very wrong.

why does belk understaff to the point of rails and rails of go backs. fitting rooms cant be cleaned out properly because they have one person at the cash register and one person in cosmetics. they will have a flex come in with a 3 to close shift, but... — read more 

having only one fitting room and only one or two registers open is the typical day at most Belk stores, especialy 'neighborhoood, smaller belk locations, not flagship stores in larger malls'. the only difference is it's not 2020 or 2021 anymore and... — read more 

Belk Inc, is looking to raise around $500 million in fresh capital to help refinance existing debt and shore up its cash reserves, people farmiliar with the situation told Bloomberg News. KKR & Co Inc, has approched private credit firms to raise... — read more 

I didn't read the article ( I don't care enough to subscribe to Bloomberg news) however it appears they are out looking for $$....let's see if they get it.... Belk Seeks $500 Million in Fresh Financing With Help from KKR Department-store chain... — read more 

sycamore partners has devistated belk. i fear the whole company will go bankrupt. it's that bad.

my daughter works at belk as a part time flex. and i found this forum accidently browising the web looking at belk employee reviews. last week, my daughters phone started ringing at 8:07am with a caller ID from the local belk store. she didnt answer... — read more 

New card applications have dropped drastically Belk corporate is in panic mode Customers just don’t want high interest cards anymore and synchrony has a bad reputation

The company must refrain from prolonged conference calls, especially those concerning credit cards. It is imperative to recognize that many individuals face financial hardships and prefer to avoid using credit cards. Store personnel and managers are... — read more 

I work in beauty in a SC store. The hours and with us associates from beauty being moved all over the store has made me quiet quit. The goals keep going up, but we have no way to actually meet them when our associates are in other departments during... — read more 

Is there a way to contact the higher ups anonymity?