Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife

Chapter 1166: Chapter 1167: Inspection

In the next few days, Cheng Su and Ning Ge began to evaluate their own jam sales points in this area, starting with Lai Lai Shopping Mall’s sales section of their products.

In this era, there were no supermarkets as such, but Lailai Department Store had set up several sales areas, covering a variety of dry groceries, food, and daily necessities, as well as leather products and clothing, making it a relatively large mall.

Their sales section was in the dry groceries food area and did not have dedicated sales staff, only general management over a few booths. This was also part of the cooperative agreement with Lailai Department Store, where they were responsible for supplying goods, Lailai was responsible for the buying and selling, and kept a certain profit and booth fee, settled on a quarterly basis.

It’s actually quite similar to the supermarket model of the 21st century. Just by looking, you can’t discern much, just consider the condition of the place. The specific sales figures depend on the distribution store side, as they would know about the supply and return volumes.

So, after walking around Lailai, Cheng Su and the team headed to the distribution store.

Knowing that the bosses were coming, Wang Bo kept all the sales staff at the store and, upon their arrival, introduced everyone briefly.

As the owner, a few words of encouragement were naturally necessary. Cheng Su said a few motivating words and let them get back to their work, then sat down to look at the various reports Wang Bo handed over.

The distribution store, unlike a franchise store, looked more like a small company, with a counter area for sales, an office set up, and complete staff including business representatives, assistants, and managers.

Cheng Su looked at the sales figures on the report — Guangcheng had just been entered, everything seemed to be going smoothly, but the sales figures hadn’t fully picked up yet.

"You climbed up from business yourself. The team now is something you built up personally, and you’re almost an area manager. When you have time, think more about how to improve performance, and train the sales staff more. Guangcheng is a big city with opportunities everywhere. Once the sales channels open up, there will be more than just this small distribution store in the future," Cheng Su told Wang Bo.

"Thank you, President Cheng, for your guidance. I will definitely do my best," Wang Bo said.

Wang Bo understood Cheng Su’s underlying message. Once the sales channels opened and distribution was not limited to just one, as the company developed and expanded, his achievements would exceed those of today. Can an area manager compare to an area president?

"Although the performance hasn’t improved much yet, it’s better than when we first started. Keep it up." Cheng Su smiled and made a cheering gesture.

Wang Bo nodded and added, "President Cheng, there’s another issue to consult with you. The distance between Guangcheng and Qing City is vast. Regarding the supply chain, do you think we should strengthen it? After all, the extended transportation time compromises the freshness of the food."

Currently, the jam supplies to Guangcheng are transported long distances from Qing City. The time consumed in transit, plus the time spent unloading and sorting, could take from ten days to a couple of weeks at best, or up to a month if slow, which is quite disadvantageous.

Having its own transportation supply chain would be ideal, but Jam Company’s current resources and corporate funds do not allow for this, so this needs to be addressed properly.

In any enterprise, as long as there is the movement of physical goods, a transportation chain naturally exists. Cheng Su had also considered this issue. As they didn’t have their own transportation chain now, they could only cooperate with others. How to control transportation costs was a major subject that required careful thought.

"I understand, and I will think it over carefully. If you have any ideas, feel free to report them!" Cheng Su said with a smile.

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