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Kevin Camper, Best Buy

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Background, Plans and VisionKevin Camper, Best Buy

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ECR Europe Shrinkage Group

Measuring “Hot Products” in RetailBest Buy Case Study

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AGENDA

Introduction to Best Buy

Best Buy Shrink Journey

Understanding ‘Hot Products” – Best Buy Lens 

Best Buy Cycle Count Program

Summary

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INTRODUCTIONBEST BUY, INC.

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Best Buy – Who are We?

Founded  in 1966, under  the name of “Sound of Music”,  (nine stores) and based in Richfield, Minnesota

In 1983, changes name to “Best Buy” and began pioneering the electronics superstore concept – “Big selection,  low prices and a grab and go environment”

2004, Forbes names Best Buy “Company of the Year”

Today, BBY operates a global portfolio of ten brands with nearly 4,100 stores and 155,000 employees worldwide

Operates  in  the United States, Canada, Turkey, China Mexico, and just recently opened our first store in the UK

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SHRINK HISTORYBEST BUY, INC

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SHRINK HISTORY

BEST BUY IS KNOWN FOR THE LOWEST CE SHRINK RESULTS IN THE INDUSTRY

UNFORTUNATELY,  THIS WAS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE 

1995/1996  ‐WORST SHRINK PERFORMANCE 1.12%

SEVERAL CHANGES HAPPENED (LABOR AND CCTV’S ADDED, PRODUCT LOCKED UP, OVERBUDGET MEETINGS, ETC…) HOWEVER, DID THESE CHANGES HELP?

1996 1997 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007

BBY 1.12 0.83 0.62 0.39 0.37 0.35 0.38 0.37

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WHAT WAS THE #1 CHANGE THAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE?

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For it was our PEOPLE who introduced us to what is today fondly known as our company shrink plan:  G.B.O.T

GENERAL MANAGER 3RD INTERVIEW

BAROMETER MANAGEMENT

OVER BUDGET MEETINGS

TALKING SHRINK

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UNDERSTANDING  / LEAKY FAUCETHOT PRODUCTS

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UNDERSTANDING

80% shrink comes from 20% of sku’s

Products  that  have  high market  value in terms of “want” and “need”

Can  be  identified  through  highest vendor shrink and highest sku shrink at store level

Key  Product  class  that  impacts  the entire organization – i.e. leaky faucet

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FY10 – SHRINK RESULTS

Class Class Name Shrink $

92VIDEO GAME SOFTWARE (18,167,809)

160 MP-3 DEVICES (9,453,346)

140 MOBILE COMPUTING (9,188,477)

96VIDEO GAME HARDWARE (6,256,339)

276 FLAT PANEL TV (5,935,089)

53 DIGITAL CAMERAS (5,207,965)

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“Fixing the Leaky Faucet”

Focus on the vital few amongst the trivial many

Greatest return in the quickest time

Generate company wide engagement

Vendor ownership and assistance  (i.e.  source  tagging, Alpha security solutions) 

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“GENERATE COMPANY WIDE ENGAGEMENT”

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BEST BUY’S CYCLE COUNT PROGRAM (ROLES / TOOLS / BENEFITS)

HOT PRODUCTS

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KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM

Establish a schedule – start small and work toward a 12 week calendar

Constant Preparation – Sales associates prepping departments at closing.

Counts should be completed in the morning

All previous days receiving’s , transactions, deliveries must be reconciled before counting

Openly communicate results  

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Warehouse Employees o Oversee the entire cycle count process  

o Download cycle counts from the 12 week cycle count calendar

o Cycle count deviations are identified and adjustments are processed

o Product Process Manager communicates weekly shrink results 

Store Employees o Participate in the cycle count program 

o Help research and resolve any Cycle Count discrepancies

o Preparation of their departments 

Store Manager o Ensure cycle counts are maintained on schedule. 

o Ensure  all inventory adjustments are submitted on a weekly basis 

o Leadership discussion weekly  

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TOOLS – CYCLE COUNT CALENDAR

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TOOLS – RETAIL SHRINK BAROMETER

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BENEFITS

Replenishment – Eliminate customer disappoints

Narrows  the  gap  when  discrepancies  actually  occurred.  Able  to  diagnose  the  potentially  problem  more expeditiously.

Employee  awareness of  “hot  zones” during morning  chalk talks.

Employees walking through “hot zone” areas of the store –regardless if it is their department or not

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SUMMARYHOT PRODUCTS

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SUMMARY

Ask and Listen to your employees   ‐ they will have the answers

Keep your cycle program small at first then grow

Generate  company  wide  engagement  – constant communication (Be Open and Transparent)

Leadership commitment to the program

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THANK YOU

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EXECUTIVE MESSAGE BRIANN DUNN, CEO, BEST BUY

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EXECUTIVE MESSAGE

Everyone  has  to  think  and  act  like  a  owner  of  the company

Listen to customers and employees

Embrace challenge and change

Ordinary  people  with  a  shared  mission  can  achieve extraordinary things