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Caroline's holiday this year passed quickly because the Meisi Premium Store opened early on the second day of the new year, and Vivienne's wedding happened to catch up with her during the holiday.She felt like she hadn't had a good rest before the workday had started all over again.

Although the optimal store opened two days in advance, and the daily business hours were only five hours, Caroline still had to be in the store all day. As the person in charge, she had to do a lot of work.

Recently, Caroline has less and less free time, and the cooperation with the newspaper has changed from publishing once or twice a week a column on clothing collocation to a semi-monthly "special column".

If the editor of the newspaper hadn’t come to see her in person, and repeatedly mentioned that her popular analysis and collocation skills already had a group of “loyal fans” and hoped that she could continue to write, Caroline might have shelved this project for the time being.” "side job" in exchange for the opportunity to sleep in for a few more hours every Sunday.

A busy life has already become a habit for Caroline.After working for a long time, she has been in charge for a long time. Although she is busy with her daily work, she also has a routine.

If Caroline had to talk about something that made her happy recently, it would probably be the bonus she got a few days ago.

Originally, Caroline's current income is only the basic weekly salary, and the rest is calculated according to the profit share of the preferred store.

Although the optimal store is operating very well during this period, after all, the store has invested a lot in the early stage, and many preferential activities held during the opening period, as well as advertising, all require costs.

Moreover, many of the goods negotiated in the optimal store are long-term orders, and a lot of money has been suppressed by the cooperative manufacturers.Even if Ms. Green takes out the investment in the new building alone, it will not be possible to pay back the cost in two or three months.

In this way, Caroline's salary is not as high as when she was at the preferred counter. After all, as the person in charge at that time, she had counter sales points.

Caroline didn't think it was a problem. First, when she made the decision, she was already prepared; second, her current weekly salary of 35 yuan is enough for her own expenses, and she can also save some savings every month.

But Ms. Green privately sent Caroline a bonus of 200 yuan after the holiday.

This is what Ms. Green told Caroline that day,

"The salary you are getting now is the remuneration you deserve as the person in charge of the preferred store. But during this time, you still did a lot of other work for me. So this bonus should be regarded as your remuneration for being my assistant."

This windfall naturally delighted Caroline and brought her some motivation.

After all, for a "wage earner" like her, the joy of work is not only watching her store grow step by step, but also watching her deposit increase a little bit.

The Christmas and New Year season, which brings shopping peaks, has passed, and the various promotional activities in the early stage of the store's opening have all ended, and the store's customer flow and sales have gradually stabilized.

The previous cooperation with Mr. Lango, a real estate agent, also brought a small wave of customer flow to Meisi Department Store and Youyou Store.

Although she agreed with Caroline's proposal at the time, Ms. Green did not expect these tourists from other cities to create value for Meisi in a short period of time.In her opinion, as long as these customers can spread the popularity of Meisi, she has achieved her goal.

After summarizing the accounts at the end of the year, Ms. Green found that the income from this group of customers was actually better than she had imagined. Not only did she recover the cost of gifting Mr. Longo’s shopping card and coupons, but she even had additional income.

As for the growth of reputation, although it is not easy to test, since these foreign customers have chosen to shop at Meisi, isn't it already a kind of proof?

On the other hand, shortly after the Meisiyou store opened, Ms. Green sent someone to let the wind out quietly, saying that she had plans to establish branches in the future and would also consider cooperating with operators in other cities.

So far, no less than ten companies have come to Ms. Green to inquire about cooperation.

Even in the last member event of Max Department Store, a big customer hinted whether as a regular customer of Max Department Store, he could have the priority to cooperate.

For Meisi, Judging from the current operating results, Youyou Store is a success.However, the range that a premium store can radiate is limited after all. If you want to consider longer-term interests and development, it will be a matter of time before you open a branch.

So Ms. Green has had a lot of discussions with Caroline recently about opening a branch.

"Of course I am more assured of direct investment, and let our own people manage and manage all the stores under the name of Meisi. But we all know that there are really not enough people to call.

For the product selection and business philosophy of Max Department Store, I have always been pursuing "excellence". I didn't think too much about expanding the scale in Chicago a few years ago.New recruits, especially managers, we definitely do.

But the training process is unknown. Even if they are experienced people, we will not be able to fully trust them in a short period of time, let alone arrange store management in other cities. "

"You built the preferred store by yourself. What do you think about this matter? Let's talk about it."

Since no one knows when, Ms. Green has gradually regarded Caroline as a manager like herself.At the same time, like Fred Adler, she is her reliable partner.

Caroline did not hesitate to express her thoughts as concisely as possible.

"The two methods of direct chain stores and franchise cooperation have their own advantages and disadvantages, and no matter which method we choose, it seems that there are problems that cannot be solved in a short time.

As you just mentioned, we have the shortcomings of insufficient manpower and difficult management for direct-sale stores, while for franchise stores, it is difficult to control the source of goods, unify the style and transport goods. "

"But in general, if we want to expand our business scope now, franchising stores is a more beneficial way for us",

Caroline looked at Ms. Green's expression, "If you consider the state and nearby states first, the problem of transportation is not big. As for the source of goods, in my opinion, maybe it's time for you to consider building your own factory. In this way It is easier to ensure that all franchise stores and products come from us, and it is easier to maintain a uniform price."

Ms. Green tapped her finger on the rim of her glass and said nothing for about two or three minutes.

For her, building a factory is not difficult, but there are many things to consider.The product range of Meisi Best Store is wide, and the production line certainly cannot cover all types of products, so the first problem is to choose the category of self-produced products.

As for personnel management...

"I think Mr. Vincent should be in charge of this part," Caroline said.