Southern Dvor chain of stores: employee reviews, addresses, opening hours, goods

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Reviews of employees about the "Southern Court" will help potential employees of this company understand whether it is worth doing business with it. Considering that this is one of the largest firms in the country selling underwear, cosmetics, household chemicals, hosiery and home goods, it always has open vacancies. Therefore, if you wish, you can get a job here, you just need to know in advance and understand what to expect from the employer.

About company

Reviews of employees about the "Southern Yard" are very diverse. Over the years that she has been working in the domestic market, a lot of good and bad ratings have accumulated.

The company was founded in 1989 by a group of like-minded people headed by a candidate of chemical sciences and a chemist Mikhail Matlis. Soon the first wholesale store for household chemicals appeared,which opened in Moscow on Yuzhnoportovaya street. It is noteworthy that the business was launched mainly with a small personal capital of Matlis himself. This capital was received from money from renting out an apartment and selling his own inventions. He patented them. One of the most famous is a fluoroplastic diaphragm, which was necessary for use in technical and scientific instruments. At first, Mikhail Yakovlevich made such diaphragms with his own hands.

For quite a long time, this store on Yuzhnoportovaya Street remained the only one. At the same time, business partners received their main income not from the sale of household goods, but from the sale of chemical products at commodity exchanges and the rental of apartments to visitors. At one time, the company had up to 200 apartments in circulation throughout Moscow. According to Matlis, the company gradually moved from renting apartments to selling them, then switched to non-residential premises. Real estate operations had to be abandoned in 1994, when the profitability of short-term rentals significantly decreased.

It was from that moment that "Southern Yard" began to develop its own network of household goods stores. By the mid-90s, the company opened about 500 retail outlets throughout the country, which operated under a single sign. True, these were mostly not household chemical stores, but retail stalls, since in those days Russians made most of their purchases in the markets.

In the 2000s, when trading in the markets began to lose its relevance, management decided to focus ondevelopment of retail outlets in the drogerie format, that is, self-service stores that would be focused on residents of a particular city block in which they would work. Basically, they began to sell household chemicals and cosmetic products, as well as all kinds of related products. Soon, the number of outlets in the markets decreased by seven times, and the number of stores began to increase rapidly.

Development in regions

Household chemicals stores under the sign "Southern Yard" began to develop especially actively in the regions. The company practiced renting or purchasing premises in large regional centers, sending experienced managers from Moscow who trained local staff and controlled the entire process. Currently, full-fledged regional representative offices of the company are open in Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Saratov and Volgograd.

It is noteworthy that over time, in addition to trade in household goods and household chemicals, the company opened a network of food supermarkets under the brand name "Economy Market". It was created in the summer of 2002. At that time, the trend of the retail market in the metropolitan area was the emergence of a large number of stores, which, along with food, presented a range of household cleaning products.

Currently, the assortment of this household goods store includes more than 8 thousand items of cosmetics and perfumes, underwear, personal care products, household chemicals, hosiery.

Career

Management always notes that Yuzhny Dvor is a technological company that constantly introduces new engineering developments at all levels. In particular, the organization of video surveillance of the workplaces of employees, thorough polygraph checks during employment are practiced. An employee has to take a polygraph at the slightest suspicion of him lying. The company purchased the newest devices for establishing the truth in America. It is important for future potential employees to know about this.

By the way, they prefer to hire promising and young people. The company regularly participates in various special programs aimed at helping citizens who experience difficulties in hiring.

Currently, cooperation with suppliers from South Korea, China, France, Italy and many other countries is fruitfully developing. With these international connections, original, unique and innovative products are available to consumers.

Vacancies

Given the large number of employees in the company, as well as the presence of branches in several cities at once, there are almost always open vacancies. Of course, most of the employees demand not to the main office, but to the Yuzhny Dvor chain of stores.

Currently, marketers, cashiers, mechanics, drivers of the escort group, personnel department specialists, lawyers, economists, loaders are required -pickers, administrators, storekeepers, forklift drivers. Depending on the position, a potential candidate can expect a salary of 25 to 60 thousand rubles.

For example, from 40 to 60 thousand rubles in the company receives the deputy head of the legal department. Three years of work experience required, position is full-time. The duties of this specialist include conducting claims work, independent work on court cases, representing the interests of the company in law enforcement, state, tax and administrative authorities, including during inspections. Also, the specialist will have to analyze judicial practice and legislation, prepare legal opinions on the instructions of his immediate supervisor.

Requirements for such an employee: higher legal education, at least 10 won cases in the capital's arbitration courts, participation in inspections of regulatory administrative bodies, independent handling of claim correspondence, enforcement proceedings, development and negotiation of contracts. The work schedule is from 9.00 to 18.00, the office is located near the Technopark metro station.

Assortment

Many customers are attracted by the wide assortment that Yuzhny Dvor can offer its customers in Moscow and other cities.

You can buy decorative cosmetics from 28 domestic and foreign brands. Also available are productscreams, makeup removers, batteries, laundry detergents, shampoos, deodorants, conditioners, pads, dishwashing liquids, dishwasher capsules, fabric softeners, toilet bowl cleaners and more.

Store addresses

Currently, the company's stores operate in 11 regions of Russia. Of course, most of all in the territory of Moscow and the Moscow region. At the same time, there are retail outlets in Cherny Yar and Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Region, Volgograd, Obninsk, Kaluga Region, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgodonsk, Konstantinovsk and Tsimlyansk, Rostov Region, Ryazan, Saratov, Tver, Tula, and Yaroslavl. Most of the chain's stores are located in the cities of the Moscow region: Bolshie Vyazemy, Vidnoe, Dubna, Dolgoprudny, Zvenigorod, Zhukovsky, Korolev, Klin, Malakhovka, Lukhovitsy, Podolsk, Nakhabino, Bronnitsy, Ruza, Domodedovo, Kolomna, Zaraisk, Egorievsk, Ivanteevka, Lytkarino, Krasnogorsk, Odintsovo, Mytishchi, Stupino, Ramenskoye. There are 37 Yuzhny Dvor stores in Moscow.

Opening hours of retail outlets may vary. Most of them are open from 9 am to 9 pm. At the same time, there are several convenience stores "Southern Yard". The addresses where household goods can be purchased at any time of the day or night are as follows: Skhodnenskaya street, 44/17; Zelenograd, bldg. 249.

As mentioned above, the stores of this chain operate not only in Moscow. For example, 30 retail outlets are open in Nizhny Novgorod. "Southern Yard" is open here from 9.00 to 21.00 without exception. The shops are onstreets of Vedenyapin, Gordeevskaya, Rokossovsky, Ryabtsev, Belinsky, Komsomolskaya, July Days, the Soviet Army, Heroes of Space, Medical, Leskov, Guardsmen, Boris Panin, Chaadaev, Monchegorskaya, Lvovskaya, Krasnodontsev, October Revolution, Hero Chugunov, Boris Kornilov, Culture, Southern Highway, Molodyozhny, Soyuzny, Oktyabrya, Gagarin, Shipbuilders, Zarechny Boulevard.

Using the contacts of the "Southern Court" in any city, you can inquire about the availability of vacancies and conditions for employment. It is better to arrange an interview in advance, preferably the day before or a few days in advance. You can do this by calling the "Southern Court".

The main office of the company in Moscow is located at the address: Andropova Avenue, 18, building 7, 8th floor.

In the Moscow region, the leadership is located in Lyubertsy at the address: Projected passage, 6. The management of the "Southern Court" in Nizhny Novgorod is located on Molodezhny Prospekt, 16, and in Volgograd - on Kozlovskaya Street, 4.

Promotions

The success of the company is ensured by promotions and special offers, which are always enough. The marketing service comes up with new options from time to time, which it will test on the basis of different outlets.

At the same time, several actions are regularly held at once in the "Southern Yard". These are "Shock price", "Red price tag", "Yellow price tag".

As part of the "Shock Price" promotion, certain goods of the "Southern Yard" are offered extremelyadvantageous discount. For example, an air freshener can be purchased at a 17% discount. Many items in stores have red price tags. So it is easier for the buyer to navigate the goods for which the company offers a significant discount today. The action "Yellow price tag" works on the same principle, individual household goods in the "Southern Yard" can be purchased for half the price. For example, with such a promotion, you can buy nail polishes, nail polish removers, lipsticks, blush, eyeliners and much more.

There is also a regular discount magazine, which helps you navigate the best offers of the current month.

Delivery Arrangement

It is noteworthy that the company provides services for the delivery of its goods. For example, when ordering more than 5 thousand rubles within the Moscow Ring Road, free delivery is provided. In the same zone, you can order an additional service of lifting goods to the desired floor to the door of the office or apartment.

For example, the cost of lifting goods by elevator is 150 rubles, and if there is no elevator, you will have to pay another 50 rubles for each floor passed by the employee. The time when you want your order to be delivered is discussed in advance and determined when communicating with the manager. The territory of free delivery of each of the branches can be specified separately at the company's offices.

Employee Experiences

About the work in the "Southern Yard" a huge number of the most diversereviews. Among the advantages, many note that they provide an opportunity for a good start for employees without work experience.

One of the main advantages is a well-coordinated and friendly team, mean and unpleasant people, of course, come across, but they are in the minority. In addition, the employees' reviews of the "Southern Yard" always separately emphasize the absence of problems with the payment of wages, they are never delayed, giving employees at a predetermined time in full.

Moreover, centralized meals for employees are organized here, lunches for employees are provided completely free of charge, which is important.

Negative moments

At the same time, it is worth recognizing that there are much more negative reviews of employees about the "Southern Yard" than positive ones. A fairly large number of employees remain dissatisfied with cooperation with this company.

Despite the fact that the salary here is paid on time, many people say that it is too low. Many of the company's offices are mired in litigation, resulting in complaints and mounting losses.

Especially not advised to get a job here for young girls who in the future, even if very distant, expect to become mothers. The fact is that when an employee "gets on maternity leave", the company will try by any means to get rid of the employee, whom he will immediately begin to perceive as a burden. For example, they may notify you about the reduction or elimination of a certain number of rates in your speci alty. All this is done only in order not to pay the money due to a young mother while she is on parental leave.

Employees who have worked for this company for many years, are well aware of all its ins and outs, claim that in 2017 the affairs of the "Southern Court" deteriorated significantly when they lost a multi-million dollar lawsuit in court to one of their suppliers. Naturally, the defendant was not the head office, but one of the firms organized by M. Matlis, which immediately after that was promptly bankrupted. At the same time, the management assures that all existing problems are conjectures of competitors.

Some potential candidates note that it is extremely strange to have job interviews here. First they give you to fill out a questionnaire, and then they start asking frankly stupid questions. After that, the job applicant will have to pass an IQ test. After completing all these procedures, they offer a salary that turns out to be about a third lower than that stated in the job advertisement. For example, if it was indicated that an employee can count on 40-45 thousand rubles, then in reality he is offered 30,000 rubles.

It is worth noting that such conditions are offered not only to novice managers, salespeople and cashiers, but also to heads of departments, who are required to have several years of experience and high professional qualities. At the same time, the offered salary level is significantly lower than the market average.

All this leads to the fact that the company has a constantstaff turnover, only a few achieve official registration, the rest work for the minimum salary that the company needs to demonstrate for reporting to the tax authorities, and everything else is received illegally. Of course, in such situations, one often has to deal with situations where employees can simply be deceived, for example, not paying them full payment upon dismissal or leaving them without appropriate vacation pay.

Employees who work at the company's head office (in Moscow) say that now, although formally, the general director is the daughter of Mikhail Matlis, in reality he still deals with all issues, makes decisions on key issues. All employees literally freeze when he personally appears in the office, trying to frantically demonstrate at least some kind of activity. Before his arrival, the daughter necessarily gathers a meeting with the supply department, at which they discuss how the report will be built. At the same time, some high-ranking officials claim that he believes everything they say, completely unaware of what is happening, not owning the situation. Most of the complaints that are made against the company are related to the fact that they sell expired goods. It is almost never written off, leaving it lying on store shelves, counting on inattentive buyers who will sooner or later purchase this product. Therefore, in the stores themselves, employees who know all the ins and outs are advised to be extremely attentive and vigilant.

Often employees are fined here for the slightest faults, which manyis perceived as an inadequate punishment, especially considering the violation committed (it can be completely insignificant and miserable). Some get a job here out of desperation; in Moscow, the company employs many visitors who need to get the experience required everywhere. Therefore, most of them leave with relief after one or two years of such cooperation.

At the same time, many people have problems when they are fired. For example, when they not only cannot receive a full-fledged payment, but for a long time they are not given their work book in their hands.