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Hannaford Bros., a subsidiary of the Belgian Delhaize Group, says OWO helped it reduce labor costs at more than 150 supermarkets in New York and New England.

Stores Count Seconds to Trim Labor Costs 2008

In a study late last year for a large clothing chain, for example, OWO determined that for every customer buying something in a high-traffic urban store, 2.63 items were "disturbed" and required straightening or reorganizing.

Stores Count Seconds to Trim Labor Costs 2008

The client list of OWO, as it is now known, has included more than five dozen retail chains, including Gap Inc.,

Stores Count Seconds to Trim Labor Costs 2008

OWO says retailers can, and should, adjust time standards to take into account customer service and other variables such as store layout or sales volume, which can affect how long it takes employees to perform certain tasks.

Stores Count Seconds to Trim Labor Costs 2008

OWO says its methods can often cut labor costs by 5% to 15%.

Stores Count Seconds to Trim Labor Costs 2008

(* Savings generally vary according to the number of stores in a chain.) "Recovering" Items At clothing retailers, OWO defines "recovery" as collecting an item that has been left behind or disturbed by a shopper.

Stores Count Seconds to Trim Labor Costs 2008

B.fore Meijer installed its system a couple of years ago, OWO, then still known as H.B. Maynard, helped devise engineered labor standards for everything from greeting shoppers to scanning items too big to remove from a shopping cart.

Stores Count Seconds to Trim Labor Costs 2008

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