Used to be a fantastic company to work for but now is a shadow of what it used to be. Poor leadership. - Store Manager L.K. Bennett Employee Review

2.0
14 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Amazing workshops. In every possible area they are the best and will get you ready for everything = management or sales assistant. Monthly bonus if you reach your monthly target was good if you are in a store which is able to make the month (if you are not you won't see anything and your area manager or area support manager won't support or help you). Former Head of Retail was amazing and under her lead everything was working perfectly. She cared about people and was able to see the potential and support and work together. Whenever something needed to be done she organised it and it was done. Everyone knew what is going on and company was profiting and everyone was happy. Big loss for L.K.B!!! Bi annual managers meetings with store managers from all Uk used to be perfect as you can meet each other and also staff and management from head office (these have now changed but should come back).

Cons

My first 3,5 years in company were amazing. Since new HoR started last year and London get new AM, everything went down hill. No one knew what was going on. Lots of people were leaving the company mainly from Head office, but also Stores. All changed to massive dis-organised company. No support, no comunication, unfair treating, just mess. Top managemet in Retail, VM , London AM with discusting attitude and no people skills what so ever. Company which takes your health and all free time away from you for their own benefit, but nothing for you. Not anymore. Not how it used to be before. Change of HoR and all qualified people have left the company and new starters or incompetent people were given the lead.

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5.0
19 Nov 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

clothes, small boutique environment, great clientele

Cons

low hourly pay, still new to the U.S

2.0
11 June 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

60% Off Clothing allowance--- Full Time --- $750--- Part Time $450 --- Men $250 Payout for a suit Easy job

Cons

You will never go anywhere in this company! The pay for most positions is on the low end. Benefits are not fantastic-- 401K (does not match), Health and Dental were low-end plans They are constantly trying to hire people, since they cannot keep employees long term, and because of this they hire people that cannot do the job--- they also like to make one person responsible for the work of an entire department. The website is a mess, the emails that are sent are almost always misleading or incorrect based on what was told to the store staff. They do not have their own social media accounts based on the U.S., and the product is not always the same, which causes confusion. They have no idea what they are doing when it comes to loss prevention! RTW- Cheap (China, Nigeria, etc) SHOES- UNCOMFORTABLE--- (GET FLATS FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES!!!)

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