As many of its workers spend their time trying to drive away business, the Market Basket supermarket chain has begun trying to replace at least some of them.

It's offering current employees promotions if they're willing to take over the jobs of some managers. But on the first day of recruiting the Market Basket job fair appears to have attracted few applicants to at least show up in person.

Listen above to a full report from WBUR's Curt Nickisch.