Chapter 67: Supermarket Progress

  The next morning, Mo Shaokun left school early and went directly to a supermarket in Baishan District.

  He was supposed to come over yesterday afternoon, but because of Chen Hai's thing, he didn't make it back last night. I figure it's been so long, the new supermarket's renovation should be basically done by now? As one of the major shareholders, if I don't show some concern, it would be a bit too much.

  "Liu Jie, busy?" Knocking on the door and walking into the office, Mo Shaokun saw that only Financial Manager Liu was there, so he smiled and asked her.

  Liu sister, who was busy with her head down, heard the words and raised her head to see Mo Shaokun. A bright smile spread across her face as she said: "Shaokun is here, sit for a while first, I'll just clear up these accounts quickly."

  Mo Shaokun naturally had no opinion, Liu Jie was a very serious person, and it was precisely because of this that after a short trial period of only one week, he and Qin Xin decided to make Liu Jie the financial manager of Sunday Department Store.

  Of course, for now Liu Jie is still a lone commander, but after several branches open one after another, she won't have to work so hard.

  Long before deciding to open a branch, Mo Shaokun had told Qin Xuan that he wanted to cultivate talent and do a good job in talent reserve work. After all, if there are not enough backup talents, it will greatly affect the expansion speed of the supermarket.

  Currently, there are only four high-level executives in the department store on Sundays: General Manager Zhang Xiaodong, Deputy General Manager Qin Xin, Financial Manager Liu Shufen, and Super Idle Person Mo Shaokun who has no position.

  When there was only one store, they were barely able to keep up with the work, but as the stores expanded, it became clear that they were not enough, even if they were split in half.

  But Mo Shaokun didn't need to worry about this, as he had already learned from Qin Xuan's phone call two days ago that she had already taken care of this aspect. After the new store opens, the person in charge of each store, as well as the financial, personnel, and business managers, will all be in place. Although Mo Shaokun didn't know where Qin Xuan found so many people, he didn't ask any more questions, and he still trusted her ability to handle things.

  About ten minutes later, Liu sister finally finished her work at hand.

  She let out a long sigh and raised her head to apologize to Mo Shao Kun with a smile: "Sorry, for the time being, I'm the only one here, so I have to take care of everything."

  "Hehe, being busy is a good thing."

  "Ah, that's true. Although it's hard work, but very fulfilling." Liu sister smiled and said, pouring a cup of water for Mo Shaokun. She sat on the sofa next to him and asked: "I heard from Zhang that you've been busy lately, how did you have time to come to the supermarket today?"

  Liu Jie wasn't very clear about the relationship between Mo Shaokun, Qin Xuan and Zhang Xiaodong. She only knew that Qin Xuan was the real boss, while the young man in front of her was the boss's younger brother.

  "It's not Saturday today, so I just came over to take a look. By the way, where is Zhang Ge?" Mo Shaokun asked.

  "Director Zhang hardly ever comes over here now. The decoration of the three new stores has already been completed and equipment is being moved in. Director Zhang has been busy with things over there."

  Mo Shaokun nodded slightly, roughly as he had expected.

  "How's the recent performance of the Baishan store?" Mo Shaokun asked again, this was what he cared about most.

  "It's not bad, now the daily turnover is basically maintained between 350,000 to 400,000 yuan, our gross margin is basically controlled at around 21%, and the net profit rate is also about 13%, with a daily net profit of over 40,000 yuan."

  In a later generation, a well-performing supermarket store can achieve daily sales of this figure, or even higher. Many people think that Mu Shao Kun has taken the lead in the market competition and has lower costs in all aspects, so it should make more money than the later generations.

  However, they overlooked a serious issue, that is, the consumption level of people in this era is also relatively low. Therefore, having a daily sales of 300,000 to 400,000 yuan is already considered not bad.

  However, when supermarkets sprouted up everywhere in later generations, everyone rushed to occupy the market and squeezed profits down to the lowest level. Generally speaking, the better-selling stores had a gross profit margin of around 12% to 15%, and a net profit rate of around 5% to 8%.

  Now the Bai Shan store's net profit margin can reach as high as 13%! This is a profit margin that will make supermarkets in later generations jealous. Moreover, as a pioneer, it doesn't matter how much money one store can make, what matters is seizing market share!

  "Liu sister, I heard that Zhang brother has found an office building in the city center, and after the branch opens, you will be going there?"

  "Yes, that's what Zhang meant. The Baishan store is just one of the company's supermarkets, and it wouldn't be good to put the headquarters here. Firstly, it would seem too petty, and secondly, it wouldn't be convenient for communication with other stores and suppliers."

  Mo Shaokun nodded and didn't say anything else. Since Zhang Xiaodong was gone, he also didn't linger in the supermarket for too long. After chatting with Liu Jie for a while, he got up and left.

  After spending the whole morning, Mo Shaokun had visited all three stores that were about to open. He was very satisfied with Zhang Xiaodong's ability to handle things, everything was going smoothly, and finally, he found Zhang Xiaodong at the Longhu store.

  "Shao Kun, take a look at this. These are the suppliers who have actively contacted us during this period." Zhang Xiaodong handed over a thick stack of materials to Mo Shaokun with a beaming smile on his face.

  Mo Shaokun roughly flipped through it and nodded in satisfaction.

  When the first supermarket opened, it was a novelty and most manufacturers were watching. However, with the success of the Baisan store, these manufacturers also discovered the business opportunities inherent in this new retail model.

  Rumors have it that several more supermarkets will open one after another on Sunday, and business has already been done in Kyoto. This time, the manufacturers can't sit still, and they come to seek cooperation one by one.

  "This is a good thing, which means we can save on the cost of intermediaries and our profits will be higher. Zhang Ge, you take care of this matter, remember that quality is key! In business, there's nothing more important than reputation, if we prioritize cheapness over quality and bring in substandard goods, it will harm our brand image."

  "Ah, I understand. Don't worry, I've already set up a special team temporarily called the Quality Audit Group, which is specifically responsible for strictly controlling quality." Zhang Xiaodong nodded and said.

  "I knew you'd be fine, Zhang Ge." Mo Shaokun smiled and gave a flattering pat, wanting the horse to run happily, he had to feed it first. Zhang Xiaodong's performance in recent days was enough to explain everything, such a person naturally needed to be won over.

  "In the past, we paid first and then shipped, but from now on, it's going to change. These suppliers want to put their goods in our supermarket? No problem! But I need to make one thing clear: at the beginning of each month, we won't pay any fees upfront, and instead, we'll settle everything at once at the end of each month." Mo Shaokun said with a sly smile on his face.

  "What? This... can this work?" Zhang Xiaodong was somewhat taken aback.

  "Don't worry, it's fine. In the past, we used to go to them begging for goods, but now it's different. They've already seen our consumption craze and are scrambling to get their products into our supermarkets. Can't let them have all the good deals, can we?"

  Zhang Xiaodong thought for a moment, and it seemed that this was indeed the case. He looked up at Mo Shaokun with some admiration. This young man was much younger than himself, but his brain was so sharp that he couldn't keep up even if he tried to flatter him. If they could really settle accounts by the end of the month, the supermarket's cash flow would be sufficient, and their expansion pace could also speed up!

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