Hi-Def & Video Game Hut

2007-09-06T13:53:00.000-07:00

Added & researched more school uniform product

Worked on formatting feeds, discussed feeds & status of project with Adam on phone

2007-09-05T13:54:00.001-07:00

Added more school uniform product

Worked on formatting feeds

2007-09-04T14:06:00.000-07:00

Added more school uniform product

Discussed feeds w/Adam & Wyeth

2007-09-03T14:20:00.001-07:00

Updated stock on the site & worked with the feed.

2007-08-30T13:44:00.000-07:00

* Had meeting with Allan
* Had meeting with Sammy
* Had phone meeting with Adam
* Entered in school uniform data

2007-08-29T13:48:00.001-07:00

Done Today

* Went over site issues with Adam

* Entered School Uniforms in site

2007-08-27T14:33:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

* had meeting with Sammy about all product

* had meeting with Wyeth about status of project

2007-08-24T13:10:00.000-07:00

* added product

* did research on missing products we would need for the site

2007-08-23T13:50:00.001-07:00

* added more product

* had discussion with Matt about SW project status

2007-08-22T13:42:00.001-07:00

* discussed site progress with Matt

* added more to SW site stock/photos/related items

2007-08-20T14:18:00.001-07:00

* Looked up more dropshipping options

* added more to SW site stock

2007-08-17T13:43:00.000-07:00

* added "related items" to SW product entries
* added new items to HiDefster

2007-08-16T13:39:00.001-07:00

* added "related items" to SW product entries
* added new photos

2007-08-15T14:35:00.000-07:00

* added "related items" to SW product entries
* added new photos

2007-08-14T13:28:00.000-07:00

Added more "related items" to stock

Found pictures on internet of missing images for appliance stock

2007-08-13T13:28:00.001-07:00

* added "related items" to SW product entries

* discussed w/Sammy missing product categories that buyers have to fill in

* regrouped w/Matt over progress of site & Blueswitch

2007-08-10T13:51:00.001-07:00

added to SW site

discussed site w/Adam At Blueswitch

2007-08-09T13:54:00.000-07:00

Added some remaining newproduct/took care of odds and ends like "related items" fields.

Fielded issue about putting up SW flyer on homepage

Need more product

2007-08-07T13:42:00.001-07:00

Added more content for Hidefster

Worked w/Sammy on list of product that is still needed for SW website

Talked to BLueswitch

2007-08-06T13:43:00.000-07:00

Added product to Shopper's World site

Added product to Hidefster

Talked to Graco dropship representative about carrying product

2007-08-03T13:51:00.000-07:00

Added product to Shopper's World site

Added product to Hidefster

2007-08-02T14:11:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

added more product & Wyeth's photos to Shopper's World site

started getting updates for Hidef & VGB

2007-08-01T13:53:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

added more product & Wyeth's photos to Shopper's World site

2007-07-31T13:44:00.000-07:00

Done Today:

added more product & Wyeth's photos to Shopper's World site

2007-07-18T14:32:00.000-07:00

Done Today:

added more product & Wyeth's photos to Shopper's World site

2007-07-17T13:48:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

added more product & Wyeth's photos to Shopper's World site

2007-07-12T13:45:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

added Wyeth's photos

went over some things w/Sammy & then made a list of things for Adam to address

prepared for photo shoot tomorrow

2007-07-11T13:47:00.001-07:00

Done today:

* added more product

* coordinated with Jeffery new products to pull so we can take pictures on Friday

2007-07-10T14:19:00.000-07:00

done today:

* added more product, more information to existing product

2007-07-09T13:46:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

Entered more products in Shopper's World site

went over with Matt questions to ask Sammy for meeting tomorrow

2007-07-05T13:43:00.001-07:00

Done today:

* added more products (housewares) to site
* added more of Wyeth's products to site
* scheduled w/Jamaica another visit for tomorrow

2007-07-03T13:28:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

Faxed lists of items for Jeffery to pull in Jamaica

Added more photos and text to items in database

-->important, need more products from buyers

2007-07-02T13:44:00.000-07:00

Done today:

Made list of existing items on SW site that still need photos/to be pulled from the Jamaica store

Uploaded Wyeth's photos onto product pages

Discussed w/manager of Jamaica store regarding items to pull & his schedule

2007-06-28T13:40:00.000-07:00

Done Today:

* Finished adding info from Jamaica trip to SW site, started adding Wyeth's photographs

2007-06-27T13:20:00.001-07:00

*Done today:
* entered in Shopper's World website information gathered from trip to Jamaica store

2007-06-25T13:43:00.001-07:00

Done Today:
* added more additional information to items on SW site & new items
* prepared information for use in Jamaica trip tomorrow & coordinated it with our contact at Jamaica store

2007-06-22T13:37:00.001-07:00

Done today:
* entered in Shopper's World website information gathered from trip to Jamaica store

2007-06-20T13:40:00.000-07:00

done today:

* added more product
* prepared lists for trip to Jamaica tomorrow

2007-06-19T13:51:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

*Added more product

2007-06-18T13:45:00.000-07:00

Done Today:

Finished deleting record-by-record all product from old feeds

Added new product

2007-06-15T13:37:00.001-07:00

* Added product
* Deleted by hand the old product from the feeds so we can update -- we are almost done with this

2007-06-14T13:44:00.001-07:00

* Created file system for all Shopper's World site paperwork, style sheets, catalogs, discs, etc. Files kept by my desk, broken down by Product categories, dropshippers, etc.
* Typed in more data and continued list of information/products we will have to get from Jamaica store
* Went over current status of project with Matt and pinpointed next actions to take based on new schedule

2007-06-13T14:12:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

* Made a week-by-week schedule of all that needs to be done to get all product up on site

* Made a detailed list of what products we are still missing

* Went over items that are already loaded and identified what is ready to go live and which ones need photos

2007-06-12T14:27:00.001-07:00

* finished adding party supply merch from American Greetings (need more info on items)
* Added new TVs to Hidefster from J&R Music World

2007-06-11T13:45:00.000-07:00

Done Today:

* entered kids' party favor items into system

2007-06-08T13:55:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

* typed up more Men's Clothing. Called more vendors for information

* Discussed the girl's uniform product with Elsie. Started entering in product

* Updated Hidefster w/product

2007-06-07T14:07:00.001-07:00

Done today:
* added Men's clothing products to database & contacted vendors

2007-06-06T14:37:00.001-07:00

TOday:

* finished entering bridal & baby shower party supplies
* entered Men's clothing -- shirts, belts, boxers

2007-06-05T13:42:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

* Had meeting w/Raul to go over his product, sizing & assortment issues
* inputted bridal & baby gift favors product

2007-06-01T13:23:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Continued focusing on Men's Clothing & preparing information & questions

* Had a series of meetings throughout the day w/Matt, Wyeth, Sammy on site-related issues

For Monday:
* Set up meeting w/Raul to go over his product and answer questions (sizing, color assortments, etc)
* Keep entering Men's Clothing in the system
* Call Men's Clothing vendors for UPC, questions
* Have meeting with Blueswitch
* Call dropshippers that David put me in touch with

2007-05-31T13:50:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

Going over the Men's Clothing category in detail and figuring out all the questions we have to ask about these items (in addition to the ones we were asking before):
* Are we bundling these in 2 or three packs? If so, what are the prices?
* what material are they made out of?
* are they in assorted colors?
* are they in assorted sizes?
* do we need to take photos?
* what related items do they belong to?

Talking to vendors & Raul about questions for this category

Making a running list of what items need photographs from Jamaica

Met with dropshipper who had furniture/organizational items & high-end coffee makers

Had internal meeting (w/Matt & Wyeth) as to progress on site and what our priorities and next concerns are.

2007-05-30T14:35:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

Contacted all Raul's vendors & sent them information requests & started to prepare the emailed data

Had meeting on feeds with Sammy & Matt

Had another meeting on feeds with Matt & Wyeth

Typed out all the fields for the M Rothman & Lehrhoff feeds & analyzed them against the fields for the backend

Went through Walmart for new TVs for Hidefster

2007-05-29T13:26:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

* Worked w/Elsie to get info on school uniforms
* worked with Raul to get info on men's clothing
* worked with Ike to get info on linens & such from Daintyhome
* Made information requests of vendors
* Met with dropshipper that Alan put me in touch with
* Had catch-up meeting w/Matt

2007-05-25T14:38:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

* Went through all Haier information and put everything together necessary to list them on the site

* Wrote up Shopper's World SKU requests for all Haier items

* Started grouping Fruit of the Loom items by requested "bulk" amounts

2007-05-24T13:50:00.001-07:00

Done Today:

* Finished writing up Shopper's World SKU request for Summer products dropship items

* Had meeting with Haier representative

* Had meeting with Matt about setting up Cool Air Store for Haier dropship

* Had big meeting with Matt about the entire Shopper's World website project, going into detail about each element & making priorities

2007-05-23T13:48:00.001-07:00

Today:

* wrote up more SKUS for dropship items (Summer infant furniture)

* researched & contacted dropshippers for infant furniture per Sammy's request

* Talked with dropshippers we are working with & new ones like Haier

* Started making master list of separate tasks that need to be done for site

* explored on site & did research on product feeds

2007-05-22T15:09:00.001-07:00

Another big buyer's meeting

will type up meeting notes tomorrow morning

2007-05-21T14:36:00.001-07:00

Entered product

Had big buyer's meeting. Will write up minutes tomorrow.

2007-05-18T14:47:00.001-07:00

Done today:

* Added more stock to Cool Air Store -- all possible new stock from stores added
* Discussed adding SKUs to dropship items with Sammy

For Monday:
* add new dropship infant product

2007-05-17T13:21:00.000-07:00

Done Today:

* Finished entering dropship items for infant furniture/supply dropshipper. About 80 items total.

* Talk to Adam at Blueswitch about changes to fields -- they are still being worked on

* added product to Cool Air STore from J&R Electronics

For tomorrow:

* figure out w/Sammy how to make SKUs for dropship items

* add more Cool Air Store product

2007-05-16T13:46:00.000-07:00

Today:
* Finished up entering infant furniture dropshipper items; just have one more bedding set to do
* Talked to sales rep about feeds

tomorrow:

* add new received info & photos on existing entries
* touch base w/Sammy on creating dropshipper SKUs
* touch base with Adam at Blueswitch

2007-05-15T14:35:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Entered 1/2 of products from baby furniture dropshipper
* Set up bulletin board with status of all aspects of Shopper's World website

For tomorrow:
* finish entering in dropshipper products

2007-05-14T13:58:00.000-07:00

Done today:
* Added new Haier airconditioners from Walmart on Cool Air Store
* Started work on infant furniture dropshipper's items

For tomorrow:
* Enter dropshipper items
* Talk w/ Adam at Blueswitch regarding question brought up in today's meeting

2007-05-11T14:14:00.000-07:00

* Today: followed up on all vendor correspondence, information requests, etc.

* All SW site entries updated with new information, UPC/SKU, photos, etc

* Final list of missing info made -- not that big, we have most of it

* Added to Hidefster

Shopper's World site status:
* Adam at Blueswitch working on adding new fields to "variant product" section.
* All vendors (provided on lists so far) contacted for dropship status
* All vendors contacted/re-contacted for missing information, photos, etc.
* Still only received lists from Alan, Ike, & Raul
* Lehrhoff, Unical, T-Fal, Kripa, all have dropship programs

2007-05-10T13:47:00.000-07:00

Done today:

* continued to add UPC/SKUS & missing info to Shopper's World entries. Call & email vendors. Compile final list of missing information

* added TVs on Hidefster

For tomorrow:

* add more TVS & Air conditioners to sites unless get more info from buyers

2007-05-09T13:24:00.000-07:00

Shopper's World Site

* Contacted all of Alan & Ike's vendors (which have been provided to me so far) for dropshipping information. Got answers from most of them.

* I got dropship info from one out of the four vendors from Raul's list

* worked out more formatting issues with Adam @ Blueswitch

* adding UPC & SKU #s to newly-created fields on existing entries

* fielded vendor calls regarding missing photographs, information, etc.

have not received new raw data for entry yet, but David was working on it (for infant furniture, etc.)

For tomorrow:

Follow up with Raul's vendors

finish up adding UPC & SKU

maybe add more data if received

2007-05-08T14:03:00.000-07:00

Shopper's World Site:

* Talked to Adam @ Blueswitch about site issues

* Adam has just added new fields for vendor UPC and Shopper's World SKU

* There are still a couple of bugs/changes that have to be made. We need seperate fields for vendor/SW SKUS in the "variant" section. The SW SKU field won't save new information in it.

* Contacted major vendors about dropship programs/feeds. Of those so far, Lehrhoff & Unical have confirmed they do this. I think we might already have a feed thing with Lehrhoff, but they wanted to get formatting. I asked Unical how we get started.

* waiting on M Rothman contact on feed info

* Went over existing product entries to add UPC #s and missing data. Proofreading each entry so I can be sure it's ready to go live

For tomorrow:

* keep finalizing existing product entries

* keep following up on dropship

* Follow up with ADam on site bugs

* add more product

2007-05-07T13:12:00.000-07:00

Shopper's World Site:

All received data has been entered

For tomorrow:
* go over all entries, work w/Blueswitch to catch up on progress with entering extra fields, etc.

2007-05-04T13:46:00.000-07:00

Shopper's World site:

* Finished entering all Alan & Ike data I have received so far

* discussed futher field tweaks and changes w/Blueswitch (adding two fields for SKUS, ours and vendor's, in variant section, for example)

For Monday:

* start entering Raul's data

2007-05-03T14:16:00.000-07:00

Shopper's World Site:

* Almost finished entering all of Ike's data

* Talked w/Sammy regarding SKUs, etc

* Corresponded with vendors for information

For tomorrow:
* Finish Ike's lists
* start on Raul's lists

2007-05-02T14:22:00.000-07:00

Shoppers World site:

* Finished entering all information from Alan's list that I've received so far from vendors (2/3s of the entire list)

* Re-contacted all vendors who have not turned around information yet

* Contacted all of Raul's vendors based on what he has given me so far (shirts, fruit of the loom, hanes)

For Tomorrow:

* enter in Ike's data

2007-05-01T14:18:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
Kept adding product from Alan's list (very long list): electronics & housewares from Black & Decker, Presto, Conair, Toastmaster, Rowenta, Faberware, Aroma, more

Raul gave me some items to get info on

For tomorrow: finish Alan's list and go on to ike's

2007-04-30T13:38:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Added to Shopper's World Site, including Lehrhoff (Alan's list) products
* internet down on and off during day

For tomorrow: continuing to enter product

2007-04-27T14:22:00.000-07:00

Shopper's World Site:

Entered product from the following companies, from Alan's list:
JWIN
TFAL
ATC
UNICAL

The actual entering of the data goes very fast, but I have to keep a careful list of additional info/questions for vendors to make records complete. There are also questions coming up regarding formatting, etc.

For Monday:
finish up Alan's list, start Ike's

2007-04-26T13:31:00.000-07:00

Shopper's World site:
* Added JWin product & pictures to site
* Formatted Daintyhome product info and pictures for site
* Had meeting with Sammy to go over site issues
* worked with Adam @ Blueswitchthroughout day to finalize tweaks to site
* finalized understanding of site & how to enter all data.

Tomorrow: continue to add data, follow-up with Adam

2007-04-25T13:39:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* formatted JWin Electronics text and images from provided reference & website to put on SW site
* went over product lists with Raul and Sammy
* addressed SW site backend issues with Blueswitch
* started adding product

* For tomorrow:
resolve backend questions & issues
enter product

2007-04-24T14:25:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Finished updating Cool Air Store -- all links, prices, and added new product
* started working w/Shoppers World backend

For Tomorrow:
* add to Shoppers World backend

2007-04-23T13:24:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Updated links on Cool Air Store
* Gathered information from Buyers for Shoppers World Site

For Tomorrow:
* Finishing updating links on Cool Air Store

2007-04-20T14:22:00.000-07:00

Done Today:

* Added to Video Game Buttons

For Monday:
* Give Cool Air STore another run of updates

2007-04-19T14:41:00.001-07:00

Done Today:
* Added to Hidefster & VGB

For Tomorrow: keep adding

2007-04-19T14:41:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Added to Hidefster & VGB

For Tomorrow: keep adding

2007-04-18T13:40:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Added big-screen LCD HDTVs to Hidefster

For Tomorrow: keep adding

2007-04-17T14:30:00.001-07:00

Done Today:
* added to Hdefster & VGB

For tomorrow: add to Hidefster

2007-04-13T14:28:00.000-07:00

Done Today:

* Added to VGB

For Monday:
* hopefully adding to Shopper's World site, if Blueswitch has backend ready

2007-04-12T14:23:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Added to VGB & received more data from vendors

For Tomorrow: more; if Blueswitch can fix backend I can start adding

2007-04-11T14:14:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Went over Shopper's World backend with Adam @ Blueswitch
* Handled Shoppers World product data
* Added to VGB

For Tomorrow: continue

2007-04-10T14:13:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Contacted all vendors (received so far) for Shoppers World Site
* Received some data & pictures from vendors through email
* Added to VGB

For Tomorrow:
* Get the backend for Shoppers World set up (w/Adam from Blueswitch) & start adding product

2007-04-09T14:11:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Requested data from vendors for all the Shoppers World website product sheets I've received so far
* Added games to VGB

For Tomorrow:
* More Shoppers World

2007-04-05T14:44:00.000-07:00

Done Today,

* Searched for Shopper's World product data & added to VGB

For Monday: Get Shopper's World product data

Read all about the World Series of Videogames in the Video Game Buttons blog!

2007-04-05T14:37:00.000-07:00

Done Today,

* Searched for Shopper's World product data & added to VGB

For Monday: Get Shopper's World product data

Read all about the World Series of Videogames in the Video Game Buttons blog!

2007-04-04T14:16:00.001-07:00

Done Today:
* Shopper's World data search for website & adding to VGB

For Tomorrow: More

2007-04-03T14:48:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
*Gathered information -- including contacting vendors -- for Shopper's World site
* Added a few games on VGB

For Tomorrow:
* keep working on Shopper's World site

2007-04-02T14:34:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Began collecting data for Shopper's World site

For Tomorrow:
* Continue collecting data for Shopper's World

2007-03-29T14:25:00.001-07:00

Done Today:
* Added TVs to Hidefster. 225 active products in system
* added more games to VGB

For Tomorrow:
* Keep adding Best Buy links to Hidefster

2007-03-28T14:17:00.001-07:00

Done Today:
* kept adding to VGB

For Tomorrow:
* keep adding to VGB & check out new Best Buy links for Hidefster

Find out about Xbox 360 Elite -- the next stage in video games -- in the Video Game Buttons blog!

2007-03-27T14:10:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Updated Video Game Buttons. 500 XBox games in system, 1576 games entered total. Xbox listings almost complete. Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, & DS all complete.

For Tomorrow: Keep adding

2007-03-26T14:26:00.000-07:00

Done Today:

* Added to VGB: Xbox 360 & Xbox

For Tomorrow:
* More adding, find more product for Hidefster

2007-03-23T13:53:00.000-07:00

Done Today:
* Finished updating/adding to Wii
* Updated new stock on Hidefster

For Monday:
* More updating on Hidefster

Free HDTVs at the UK PS3 launch? Read all about it in the Video Game Buttons blog!

2007-03-22T14:18:00.000-07:00

Done today:
* Finished most of Wii updates

For Tomorrow:
* Complete Wii updates, look at Hidefster again

Find out all the latest on the new "Gears of War" movie at the Video Game Buttons blog!

2007-03-21T14:20:00.000-07:00

Done today: finished half of Wii updates

For Tomorrow: finish the rest of Wii updates

Xbox Live fraud? Read about it in the Video Game Buttons blog!