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Besides CI what other companies offer merchandising gigs? I'm not interested in mystery shopping. Thx

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There's Survey Merchandiser (app) - tends to be low paying but I believe you can negotiate with them a little.
SAS retail
SPAR

There aren't a lot that post here and some of them aren't "gig" type work, they might have recurring assignments at certain stores like a dollar store chain to do weekly visits to re-stock chips or dog food (I've gotten an offer for things like that).

There also used to be an association called NARMS, national association of retail merchandising, they dissolved and another association was created, I think it was WARES, world alliance of retail something. I don't know if they exist or not anymore but the merchandising companies have gone through some similar mergers and acquisitions as mystery shopping companies - some of the smaller ones have been bought out or closed their doors.

I would recommend trying to go on Indeed or LinkedIn and searching for merchandiser or merchandising gigs in your area, that is probably going to be your best bet.
Hope that helps!

Market Force has a merchandising portal -- I think it is mostly movie theater standees but I don't really know since I don't do it or monitor it regularly

RMS, Premium Retail Services, Crossmark, Driveline, Anderson, Chuck Latham.
That's just a few merchandising companies.

There are a few on the above lists that I do not recommend. Go to Glassdoor and read the reviews. Some offer great pay in their description, but then the jobs they give pay half of that because they are only slotted for 30 mins each. Add travel time, and distance, its a money loser.

@Koyote1 wrote:

There are a few on the above lists that I do not recommend.

Which ones *do* you recommend?

It depends on where you live what you get

@shopnyc wrote:

@Koyote1 wrote:

There are a few on the above lists that I do not recommend.
Which ones *do* you recommend?

SPAR. Premium Retail Services (magazines only)

@shopnyc wrote:

@Koyote1 wrote:

There are a few on the above lists that I do not recommend.
Which ones *do* you recommend?

SPAR is about all

check craigslist for your area. thats where i found all of mine.

shopping north west PA and south west ny

I have personally worked for three of the above mentioned companies and would definitely recommend Anderson Merchandisers. I have been with them for a few years. They offer weekly pay, some really great benefits for both full and part timers. They offer a free iPhone which is a company phone that you use to clock in and out, see current work schedule, submit time and mileage. The best part is that this company is portable and if you ever need to go to another state temporarily, you can transfer to another area. Upon return you can come back and work where you initially started. You get to do a lot of cool projects and their training is top notch. They also offer above average pay for merchandisers as well as yearly raises. I am not on here much, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to say something positive about this awesome company. Good luck to you on your job search!

Market Force's theatre and merchandising team does regularly have merchandising gigs available. We are in the midst of a label change out at hardware stores now and looking for merchandisers across the country (noting, this is not stable work/income, we mainly run ad hoc programs).
If you aren't already signed up: www.certifiedfieldassociate.com

when i worked with anderson in 2015 the extreme early hours were killer. they had very strict rules about company cell phone use. the daily tasks with restocking movies and displays for new dvds were easy. the cell phone resets and display set ups were sooooo friggan hard. also they had terrible flow chain management. the planograms were often impossible to set up as the areas and space were not available. the weekly work hours also varied widely so it was hard to work around day to day. i lasted two weeks.

i was tasked to set up a huge cardboard display for market force in 2010 the pay was $20. It took me three hours with one of the employees helping. I stopped after that.

shopping north west PA and south west ny

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Be VERY careful with any assignment for Market Force/Certified Field Associates. The cell phone audits in the discount stores are easy, but I got taken to the cleaners on the "paint label swaps" at the blue home improvement store. $12/hour, two hours max, would have been more than enough for the 44 quart-size cans of paint, but add in the 76 gallon-sized cans that were located on the bottom shelf of the bay, and I ended up working for a third hour for free, not to mention the body aches from crawling on my hands and knees into the bottom of the bay. Totally not worth it.

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown

The greeting card companies, Hallmark and American Greetings, both have openings now,

I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

@stilllearning wrote:

The greeting card companies, Hallmark and American Greetings, both have openings now,

Do you have a URL to apply for those?

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown

It's easiest to find them on Indeed.com

I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

Anderson needs a lot of people too.

shopping north west PA and south west ny

Hi - Can you PM me additional information? You should have been paid for all hours worked assuming everything was completed and reported correctly.

@drdoggie00 wrote:

Be VERY careful with any assignment for Market Force/Certified Field Associates. The cell phone audits in the discount stores are easy, but I got taken to the cleaners on the "paint label swaps" at the blue home improvement store. $12/hour, two hours max, would have been more than enough for the 44 quart-size cans of paint, but add in the 76 gallon-sized cans that were located on the bottom shelf of the bay, and I ended up working for a third hour for free, not to mention the body aches from crawling on my hands and knees into the bottom of the bay. Totally not worth it.

Recall work is also considered merchandising. These are usually products that are being pulled from shelves and destroyed or sent back.
There are several companies that do this like customer impact and RQA do merchandising and recalls.

I suggest doing a team reset or two with Survey. The pay is low, but they are there to supplement the bigger companies like Acosta. Ask the others on your team who is hiring in your area. Networking is your friend in the merchandising world.

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