Jeans Centre – a Dutch fashion retailer with stores across the country.
Jeans Centre is a well-known Dutch denim and fashion chain, with locations throughout the Netherlands. Several locations use Workfeed, but this story starts in Breda, where Bart runs the day-to-day. The tip came from colleagues at the Eindhoven branch, who had been using the app for a while.
The Problem.
Before Workfeed, scheduling at the Breda store was a patchwork of Excel sheets and WhatsApp messages. Updates slipped through the cracks and the team regularly found themselves out of sync on who was working when. Bart knew there had to be a better way, and Eindhoven had already found it.
"We at the Breda branch experienced a lot of miscommunication regarding the schedules with the way we were doing things before. That's why we looked for a solution. Colleagues from Eindhoven were already using Workfeed and recommended it to us."
- Bart, Jeans Centre Breda.
The Solution.
The whole team now works from a single, centralized schedule, and automatic notifications keep everyone on top of their shifts and any changes along the way. Submitting availability and swapping shifts, things that used to mean a dozen messages, now happens without any unnecessary hassle.
"The system works very efficiently and is a pleasure to use. Scheduling shifts is quick and straightforward, employees can easily submit their availability, and swapping shifts happens without any unnecessary hassle."
The Result.
The biggest change has been in communication. What used to get lost between Excel tabs and WhatsApp threads now lives in one place, and miscommunications have dropped to almost zero. Bart's favorite parts? Employees can request time off directly in the app, they get a handy notification about tomorrow's shift without anyone having to chase them, and at any moment, it's clear who's working when.
"It's great that when we use the app, miscommunications are reduced to almost zero. Employees receive updates about their shifts, so they're always aware of any changes and get a handy notification about the next day's shift. All in all, a great solution for organizations looking to professionalize and streamline their scheduling."
