Kirsten



Hi I'm Kirsten. I currently live in Palmerston North in NZ.

I have a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management and a Diploma in Computer Graphic Design, well, most of the degree really if I ever go back to finish a couple of papers!! Ha Ha.

I love anything involving water and until I embarked on study at Otago Uni, I was a competitive tenpin bowler who was ranked quite well amongst my peers - I might add. Now that I have a career and can afford it, I have started it up again.

I'm a big of a geek really - interested in all things design, art and gadget related. But in saying that, I think I'm a pretty cool geek.

My favourite Warehouse product would have to be the Harrison and Lane range. I love them, good solid products that not only look great, but last too.

So come on, read my blog. Find out what life at The Warehouse for a Store Manager Development Programme participant is really like. Learn about my challenges as well as the awesome friendships and opportunities I get along the way.

Ask me questions, I'm not shy.
August 10

We’re open

What an absolute blast! If you’re ever afforded this opportunity, put your hand up and take it! You won’t regret it!

So what have I learnt this past month? I think it’s more of a case of what haven’t I learnt! I’ve done so much and been involved with almost every aspect involved with opening a new store. Did you know the last new store to open was about 2 years ago in Wellington? So for The Warehouse Local to open in Mosgiel, is a pretty big deal. We’ve had so much positive feedback from the locals - even before we opened they were trying to get in and have a good look around. Being able to see the store take shape through different racking, stock and people was amazing and big credit goes to Store Development team for setting us up so well.

Launch day was full of excitement. I was in charge of rosters for the opening 4 days. We started off with speeches from our Store Manager and CEO which was pretty exciting and then the ribbon was cut allowing well over 100 people to come streaming through the doors to have a go at picking up some of our opening deals.

With the opening out of the way it’s now time to knuckle down and get some real work done. In regards to sales, after the initial opening week, one of my departments was fourth in NZ and another was eleventh from 86 stores, which for this local store, is rather impressive!

This month however, I’m flying out to Thailand for a family holiday. So when I come back, you’ll hear about my time away and what I have to look forward to for the rest of the year.