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Podcast: The Produce Retail Podcast
Episode: Armand Lobato on managing when stores are understaffed
Description: For this week's episode, we're delighted to feature a conversation with Armand Lobato, a longtime produce manager who has also spent time as a supervisor, buyer and in other roles in the produce world. Armand and host Ashley Nickle discuss how produce managers can best handle understaffed situations — either temporary or chronic. Armand talks department priorities; utilizing team members as efficiently as possible; enlisting help from elsewhere in the store; advocating for more hours from the store director; taking your case for more hours to the produce higher-ups; creating flexibility in produce department roles to help recruitment and retention; and...