Maintaining Retail Stores During the Holiday Rush
The holiday season is already upon us! Gift shopping, food prepping, and seasonal cheer abound. Even after the year is over, joyous celebrations can continue far into the New Year. For retail stores, however, the holiday season can significantly increase profits, bringing with it a different sort of joy.
That said, this joy can quickly become stressful for retail employees, store managers, and store owners. An uptick in customers brings with it an uptick in clutter and an uptick in anxious workers who don’t have the time to fix things that break. All of this at a time when business competition is harsh, as stores jostle one another for the title of “best holiday shopping destination.”
You need your multi-facility retail stores to look in tip-top shape. In this industry, appearances are paramount to attracting and maintaining customers. The holiday season can be a difficult time to maintain a retail store, but The Firm Facility Services is here to help, offering nationwide multi-facility solutions.
Check out these seasonal tips to help keep your retail store looking as good as possible while coping with the massive influx of customers.
Support Your Employees By Hiring Facility Maintenance Pros
Anyone who has worked as a sales associate or store manager has probably learned to dread coming to work during the holiday season. Dealing with all those customers, plus gift-wrapping and increased cleaning and maintenance duties, can lead to a lot of stress.
Of course, as an operator of multiple retail stores, you care about your employees’ morale and how that morale affects your customers. Grumpy workers can’t possibly spread holiday cheer, which means dissatisfied customers at the best and scathing reviews at the worst.
Keeping your workers happy and reducing stress can mean more satisfied customers who are likely to return. But with everything that needs to get done around the holidays in your store, it can be hard not to feel like you’re overworking your employees.
There is absolutely no need for your workers to feel grumpy or your customers to feel shortchanged during the holiday season. Professional multi-facility maintenance services like those provided by The Firm can help take over some or all of the maintenance and handyman responsibilities you might normally impose on your employees, leaving them more time to maintain merchandise and help guests find what they need.
Recurring Multi-Facility Maintenance Services for Retail
When it comes to multi-facility retail maintenance, hiring the right team can take a great amount of strain off your employees by cutting down on the number of tasks they must complete in a day while also boosting overall morale by keeping the place comfortable and put together.
Recurring maintenance services are essential for keeping your facilities in good repair. From quarterly HVAC inspections to regular maintenance on plumbing and electrical fixtures, The Firm can help your facilities avoid future problems.
Taking a proactive approach to your facility maintenance can mean fewer headaches in the future. And since The Firm has a nationwide network of providers, we can ensure the recurring maintenance services take place at the same time in each of your facilities. This can help reduce your facility management burden.
On-Demand Retail Break-Fix Solutions
When something breaks in one of your facilities, and you need repairs, call The Firm! We offer on-demand maintenance programs that are tailored to your business needs. Whether you have a broken toilet, HVAC system, furniture, appliances, plumbing, etc, The Firm can provide the necessary maintenance services anywhere in the country.
The Firm can handle most of your on-demand maintenance tasks, and we can provide you with a single point of contact for every facility in your portfolio.
Broken Furniture & Appliances
Handyman services are in high demand, and your business is no exception. Don’t put the stress on your employees to fix broken furniture or appliances during the holiday rush.
Use The Firm’s on-demand services to call a handyman almost anywhere in the United States, who will arrive within a designated window to complete repairs.
Emergency HVAC & Plumbing
Depending on your facilities’ locations, the holiday rush can mean colder weather. That’s when your HVAC system has to work overtime and can sometimes malfunction. When you work with The Firm, you’ll have access to emergency HVAC services when you need them most.
Plumbing problems can also cause problems for your retail stores. Get a plumber onsite quickly with The Firm’s on-demand services program.
Electrical Services On-Demand
Flickering or burnt-out lighting will certainly not make a good first impression in any retail store, but it’s a chore to track down a reliable electrician for every one of your locations. Simplify it with The Firm!
Our licensed electricians install and design a variety of electrical projects for commercial businesses nationwide, from simple to extremely detailed electrical work. The Firm makes electrical projects happen conveniently and efficiently on your schedule!
Wall & Flooring Solutions
Whether you need drywall patched, walls painted, or flooring installed, The Firm offers commercial painting and flooring solutions that can happen after hours, so there is little to no disruption to operations. We can even handle projects like carpentry where you need a specialist.
In fact, we have extensive experience with all aspects of construction management, no matter the scale of your renovation. Get all the services you need as part of a personalized multi-facility maintenance plan!
Contact The Firm for Retail Maintenance Services Nationwide
Our services at The Firm don’t just stop there. We offer countless maintenance opportunities to help your retail business stay clean and maintained throughout the holiday season. Help your team come together and focus on your customers; we’ll handle the cleaning and maintenance.
To discover more about what our nationwide facility maintenance business can do for you, give us a call today at 833-347-6411.