Category: Meat Retailing

It is the desire and ambition of every meat retailer to conduct his business in such a manner that he can sell meats at a reasonable price and earn a legitimate profit on the transaction. To know how to conduct the meat business most profitably is unquestionably the major problem requiring a solution. The retailer […]

The largest expense item in conducting the retail meat business is for wages or salaries. It would seem, therefore, that this most important item should be studied more closely by the meat retailer than any other miscellaneous expenses. Meat cutters and clerks are cautioned to practice economy on paper, twine, light and other minor expense […]

Typical Amounts For All Stores On the average, the wage bill as a percent of sales is 11 to 15 per cent. But such an amount does not tell the whole story. It needs to be supported by detailed figures in which differences in location of shops, their size, and success are considered. What is […]

The method of compensation employed in paying meat cutters or clerks has a great influence upon the wage percentages. There are three principle methods of compensation employed such as : 1. Straight Salary. 2. Salary and Commission. 3. Straight Commission. The Straight Salary The great majority of meat cutters and clerks are employed on a […]

General Rules and Regulations Covering the Operation of the New Union Market 1. Market hours will be: Monday to Friday, inclusive 7 A. M. to 6 P. M. Saturday 7 A. M. to 9 P. M. 2. No goods will be allowed to be moved in or out of any part of the market on […]

This type of market differs from the regular public market inasmuch as it is usually owned by individuals or a corporation, who put up a building and then sub-lease or rent space or stalls in the market. This type of market is popular in lower California, and also in certain southwestern states. Los Angeles has […]

The markets which operate under different methods of doing business may be generally divided into the following: 1. The cash and carry market. 2. The market doing a credit business. 3. The market doing a credit and delivery business. 4. The chain store market. The Cash and Carry Market The cash and carry meat market […]

The young man starting in the retail meat business with the thought in his mind of advancing himself by owning his own store, tries of course, to first select a proper location for the market. As a rule, considerable attention is given to many factors which may influence his future business success. A check is […]

The lay-out of a market or the proper planning of the most suitable locations for the various fixtures used in a market is of great importance. Economical lay-out has a direct bearing and influence upon sales and accordingly upon the cost of operating the market. Since each individual market has a certain method of con-ducting […]

Comparing a meat market of the year 1890 to our modern present day market, a great change is noticeable. The tendency in modern meat market equipment is towards better sanitation. Reasons for Sanitation Our present day standards of living call for sanitation in our daily life. Market owners building their own homes, insist upon tile […]