ctgoldwing
Platinum Member
I guess after thinking things over the answering posters are right on the button. It really is hit or miss today on what kind of service level you are going to get.
I work for a company whose initials are, believe it or not, TSC. We are in the wholsale distribution business and have 4 retail showrooms. About 2 years ago we hired 'secret shoppers' to evaluate our salespeople. We had always felt we were head & shoulders above our competition. Not!
When the report was presented to the management team there was plenty of squirming in the room. We were no better or worse than our competitors. That was then, today is a much different story. We charged our middle managers to improve our performance with our customers - no allowances / no excuses. Fast forward 15 months and a second round of secret shoppers. Now we have the results we want - we are head & shoulders above our competitors. Its driven from the top down, its everyone's responsibility.
BTW we also have an Amazon presence:
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Good customer service is no accident. There is no excuse for poor service from a company like Tractor Suppy.
I work for a company whose initials are, believe it or not, TSC. We are in the wholsale distribution business and have 4 retail showrooms. About 2 years ago we hired 'secret shoppers' to evaluate our salespeople. We had always felt we were head & shoulders above our competition. Not!
When the report was presented to the management team there was plenty of squirming in the room. We were no better or worse than our competitors. That was then, today is a much different story. We charged our middle managers to improve our performance with our customers - no allowances / no excuses. Fast forward 15 months and a second round of secret shoppers. Now we have the results we want - we are head & shoulders above our competitors. Its driven from the top down, its everyone's responsibility.
BTW we also have an Amazon presence:
Feedback Rating:
30 days 90 days 365 days Lifetime
Positive 100% 100% 99% 99%
Neutral 0% 0% 1% 1%
Negative 0% 0% 0% 0%
Count 64 254 1140 4138
Good customer service is no accident. There is no excuse for poor service from a company like Tractor Suppy.