Belk big wigs said they don’t want any interaction with associates and minimal interaction with managers. Store visits are to be kept to a thirty minute maximum time frame, Don will be surrounded by his assistants and will be unapproachable except... — read more
Can someone please tell me what a regional Vice President does?
What does a regional Vice President do other than walk the store and say the same things on every visit?
how long can belk go on like this?
how long can belk sustain this type of business model?
Belk ignores the $2.5 billion debt, ignore it and it will go away?
Why is the debt not being discussed? It was brought up at a meeting and immediately glossed over The “I haven’t heard anything about that” line was muttered Less than 5 minutes after development burden was brought up, meeting was abruptly cut... — read more
Belk is an ugly Bull Dog
Belk is known for nice and sophisticated retail stores for more than 130 years ago. Belk was famous known for Modern Southern Style quality with many elegant images of the south region retail stores. Belk is nothing but a cheap general dollar store... — read more
Belk and don Hendricks on retail dives worst CEO'S and companies
Retail dive has voted ceo don Hendricks and belk as one of the worst companies to work for in America. Low pay, poor benefits, bad work/life balance, and poor company Financials make belk one of the worst companies to work for.
Keeping up with The Joneses at Belk
When Sycamore Partners purchased elegant Belk retail company in winter of Christmas season 2015. I told my Belk sycophant lazy store manager that Belk is no longer an elegant southern modern style fashion store any longer but just a cheap general... — read more
Belk is the king of Midas Touch
We all have heard of The King Midas Touch many times before since 2015 when Belk company was purchased by fraud and inflated leverage money buyout from Sycamore lying and cheating or crooked hedge fund group! Everything they bought and sold has gone... — read more
Now that Sycamore
has purchased Chico’s, is it true they will be building out Chicos shop in shops in Belk stores? I heard Charlotte will be first to test in market.
Belk is like a light bulb
Belk is like a light bulb don’t you think so? Every year about this time the company will say the need for hiring 5000 or 8000 quality Belk associates to help out for Christmas! How many Belk CEOs or Belk currently managers will take to change and... — read more
Hiring for Christmas still?
Hiring events in late October are crazy!!! Is recruitment that bad? If they staff like last Christmas we are screwed.
My goal is to find a new job and leave my store by December
I'm very tired of Belk. Dassit🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
COBRA deadline?
Hello all! Does anyone know the deadline for deciding on COBRA and when our existing benefits expire?
Belk is like a cheap mascara product
Belk retail company CEOS and Sycamore Partners leaders are like cheap mascara cosmetic products. When they are in financial trouble bankruptcy Chapter 11 or having trouble hiring Belk retail quality workers, they cry and their cheap cosmetics mascara... — read more
Cosmetic employees aren't cosmetic employees at Belk
There is a big difference between supporting the other registers and then completely neglecting your area. I will hopefully be putting my notice in shortly
When are gift cards mailed out for 5, 10, and 15 year anniversaries?
Are they mailed out before or after the anniversary? Mine is early next month.
Minimal investment in stores, belk falling behind other retail stores
Anyone who says belks new golden stores which invest $500k per store in improvements are an indication the company is doing well is flat out lying to you. Belk is not doing well, nowhere near well. They just seem to be kicking the can down the road... — read more
Holiday hours!!
Will we be open or scheduled on Thanksgiving/Black Friday for 2023?
Belk promoting anyone willing to be overworked and underpaid
Are you willing to be underpaid and overworked? Belk will carefully select you to be part of the high potential leader program. Just make sure you can do three or four jobs at one time.
Anyone noticed how bad the new fulfillment packing update is?
It now suggests package size for you. It tells you to put packages that you would normally put in a polybag into a 27x20x18 inch box. If this isn't intentional and they are trolling us then it is the worst written program of the century. I know... — read more
Are schedules posted 2 weeks ahead at your store?
I'm.trying my best to finish the year here, but this schedule makes it ridiculous to have a decent work/life balance. I just wanna be able to make doctors appointments and plan fun stuff with my kids. 🙄🙄🙄😥😥😥
Belk’s debt balloons to $2.5 billion
Belk’s debt is increasing rapidly with lower margins, higher cost, and less foot traffic. The debt which is currently nearly $2.5 billion is only set to increase with rising interest rates and lackluster sales.
STH and credit
belk is surviving off STH and credit apps. store sales are abysmal. my store just lost two leads and a manager and and is not attempting to fill the positions. all extra work falls on us.
Karma is coming to Belk
Karma is coming to Belk sooner or later. What goes around will come around don’t you think? You can lie and treat Belk workers with no dignity, no honesty and no respect then expect quality work and quality workers at Belk. You can run but you can’t... — read more
Telling the truth Belk
Telling the truth is not hard for Belk CEOs and all Belk store managers. It is easier to tell me the honest truth and make me cry rather than listening to your filthy lies in morning meeting and lie to loyal Belk customers or Belk associates with... — read more
Pto errors or intentional?
Pto errors or is this intentional to prevent associates from taking pto? Wrong balance Time not allowed to be entered in computer Time disappeared Lots of people having same issues, corporate is non responsive to complaints about this. — read more
Fool me once Belk
Fool me once Belk company and its greedy crooked management shame on you. Promises of flexible working hours, competitive salary and friendly growing retail company. I am just a naive, new rookie and honest Belk Worker! Fool me twice shame on you... — read more
STORE CLOSING
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Selling your soul to Belk
Belk company was once an elegant retail stores with family valued and wonderful customer relationships. Belk image and clothings were well known for Southern Modern Style legacy. Today Belk is nothing but greedy Golden Dollar General stores trying to... — read more
There are two lies at Belk
Guess what my associate Belk workers. Do you know that every lies has two lies at Belk? The lies Belk executives and RVPs tell you everyday. The other is the lies they tell themselves to justify and convince their heart what wrong and nasty things... — read more
Golden stores, best of belk, associate of the year, credit champions it’s all smoke and mirrors
Belk is now heavily focused on meaningless recognition, none of these things mean anything because associates and sales team managers are still underpaid and belk sales numbers are horrible. best of belk and golden stores what a joke.
Some people are being good at Belk
If you want to know the honest answer about Belk company and financial status right now don't go and ask your store managers and your Belk RVPs top executives. They are there to make money for Belk and bonus for themselves. Why should they let you... — read more
This seems to be the only place to get answers!
Sooooo this isn’t much of a complaint or info spilling post although I could post COUNTLESS posts like that as I’ve worked with belk for nearly 12 loooonnng years now buuuuut I’m trying to put unpaid time off in October on Reflexis and it’s saying... — read more
Lack of respect for existing employees is infuriating
Do they not realize that without us, they could simply close every store down?
Golden Rules or Golden Stores
There is an old thinking that golden rule meaning he who has the gold makes the rules? So if Belk is so deep in debts and 90 million PIK is coming next month where is the beef? Money does not grow on Belk tree you know! Live on credits and beyond... — read more
A woman’s heart is deep ocean
A woman’s heart is deep ocean of secrets said Rose Dewitt Bukater on Titanic famous movie! As Don Hendricks and his failed top executives leaders standing on SMS Belk Titanic right now secretly thinking that if first you don’t succeed, then you are... — read more
Don’t listen to those who don’t know!!!!
Our company has 15 Golden stores, Golden stores are stores that are given half a million or more to increase the look of the store to a more boutique and elevated look and higher end clothes. Better visual appeal, glass tables, chandeliers, better... — read more
PIK payment due in august, and inventory in august…….?????????
Folks, mid year inventory now In august I’ve been in retail for 32 years and have never seen an august inventory…..never….. PIK Payment due in august You all see a connection here? Start looking for a new job
Titanic was a ship of dream
Titanic was built to sail the world and unsinkable thinking. It was a ship of dream all right. It was dreaming to be a yellow submarine after all. Belk retail store was a retail dream of Sycamore Partners and Don Hendricks dream of elegant, classy... — read more