In a sense, express delivery combines logistics and retail services, creating a new transportation and sales system.
Chu Yu pondered that this was the precursor to the internet.
Connect things into a network so that everyone can buy what they want within this network.
After Chu Yu's express delivery company started, many merchants came to her for cooperation. Their purpose was to promote their products and services when the express delivery company picked up the packages. In the pre-internet era, merchants had no way to find customers, and customers had no way to find merchants. The express delivery company frequently contacted its customers and merchants, and could act as an intermediary, allowing customers to find sellers and sellers to find buyers.
The express delivery service model is very advanced. If the Internet hadn't yet emerged, Chu Yu could have established a service network to provide a communication channel for these sellers and buyers, which is what we now call internet shopping.
People can buy suitable products while sitting at home.
Chu Yu noticed that there were many sellers in Zhongguancun selling high-priced items that were easy to transport. She said to Zhang Ying's husband, "Could we make a flyer listing all the items we sell? We could distribute it to customers, who could then use the product code to contact our logistics company. Of course, we don't manufacture these items; we just handle the delivery, providing convenience for customers and peace of mind for sellers. For example, with my Mandarin skincare products, we could print flyers so customers can buy them from home. This way, even in cities without physical stores, people can buy Mandarin products from home."
Zhang Ying's husband thought Chu Yu's words made sense.
A new era has arrived. People who are inflexible and incapable of innovation will not succeed. Only by constantly devising more flexible methods to cope with the changes of the times can we achieve a qualitative leap.
Zhang Ying's husband didn't invest much, but he didn't want Zhang Ying to look down on him.
He hoped to achieve something so that Zhang Ying would know that her man was also capable and wouldn't embarrass her.
"Who will pay for the shipping?" Zhang Ying's husband asked.
"For now, the seller will cover the shipping costs. If the seller's prices are good and the profit margin is high enough, we will help the merchant sell their products. This will not conflict with the merchant's own business. In the early stages, we will not charge a service fee, only a shipping fee. Once the business takes off and customers get used to buying goods through our delivery service, and the merchant does sell more, we will then charge a service fee of about 10%."
Zhang Ying's husband, of course, wouldn't object.
If Kuaisong wants to differentiate itself from ordinary logistics companies, it must have its own innovation. It's impossible to succeed by just sending logistics packages. Chu Yu's idea is good. If Kuaisong can really sign contracts with all the big brands, it will have the most complete retail network.
After Zhang Ying's husband returned home, he told Zhang Ying what Chu Yu had said.
Zhang Ying was truly ashamed of herself.
"How come they have so many ideas? I'm exhausted just running a training institution, let alone working for so many big companies. I wish I had Chu Yu's brains."
Zhang Ying's husband also agreed that Chu Yu was quick-witted and resourceful, and that her ideas were all feasible. In any case, Zhang Ying's husband admired her greatly and was willing to be her pawn.
Zhang Ying's husband then went to work on signing contracts with retail merchants.
Needless to say, Mandarin clothing and skincare products under Chu Yu's company are definitely signed to Zhang Ying's men.
Zhang Ying's husband also signed contracts with merchants in Zhongguancun. These days, VCD players are very popular, and a single machine is quite expensive. The business of burning discs is even more lucrative. Many people don't know how to burn discs and have to spend tens of thousands of yuan to learn how. In particular, some cinemas, in order to attract business, learn how to burn discs and burn photos and videos for newlyweds onto discs. They all come to Beijing to find training merchants.
Zhang Ying's husband discovered this and partnered with the training institution, signing a business deal with them and introducing many customers to the institution.
Gradually, the shop owners in the mall discovered that the businesses whose advertisements were printed on the express delivery flyers were doing exceptionally well. At first, they would only have one or two orders, but then the number would increase to three or four, five or six. Later, one business was particularly successful, and the express delivery service alone brought them dozens of orders.
Merchants have discovered business opportunities and are willing to join forces with express delivery companies to promote their products.
The advantage of express delivery is China Unicom's network, after all, there are many locations in Beijing, making door-to-door delivery and pickup very convenient.
This makes on-site shopping feasible.
Zhang Ying's husband's business is growing bigger and bigger. Although the delivery service hasn't taken a commission yet, merchants are willing to cooperate with the delivery service because they can get more profits. The more goods the delivery service sells, the more logistics fees it collects, which spreads the logistics costs. Overall, the delivery service still benefits.
Chu Yu couldn't help but smile when she saw the delivery bill.
While we haven't reached the era of online shopping yet, this shopping model is actually quite similar to internet shopping. As long as Chu Yu maintains good relationships with the merchants, once Kuaisong develops its own online shopping mall, it will definitely be able to attract more high-quality merchants.
Duoduo nestled in her mother's arms, listening to her mother make a phone call.
Mom is amazing; she came up with this method for logistics and retail.
Duoduo hugged her mother's neck affectionately.
Chu Yu patted her daughter's face and continued making the call. As for her son... he had already fallen asleep, hugging Chu Yu's leg.
Just then, a car accident made Susen Company the focus of attention throughout China.
A middle-aged man surnamed Zhou bought a Susen car and planned to travel around China. However, he was unlucky and was involved in a serious car accident just after leaving his province. The car overturned and rolled off the highway. Logically speaking, such a serious accident should have been fatal for Mr. Zhou. However, Mr. Zhou not only survived, but also successfully used the emergency rescue function of the Susen car to send a distress signal to a nearby signal tower, thus successfully attracting the police and firefighters to the scene and receiving a rescue.
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