Encouraged by Gu Qinghuan, Zhong Zijun immediately began to prepare for her own small grocery store, taking advantage of the summer vacation while she still had time to prepare.
However, at the suggestion of her daughter, she did not resign from the school job for the time being, and was prepared for both situations. In case the grocery store did well, she would not have no way out, and the two salaries were also very attractive.
Besides, she doesn't have many classes at school, so she should be able to handle it for the time being after school starts. If it's really feasible, she can hire a salesperson to help.
From renting a house to determining the source of goods, purchasing, transportation, and layout, she did it all by herself, with Gu Lanting and Gu Qinghuan occasionally coming to help.
Everything was in place, and the small grocery store's business license had also been issued. Looking at the piece of paper in front of him, Zhong Zijun was extremely excited.
Zhong Zijun's grocery store is located in the middle area of the student dormitory. He rented a small warehouse of nearly 100 square meters, put customized shelves in it, and filled it with a wide variety of goods, turning it into the prototype of a small supermarket.
As for the management method, she thought for a long time and decided to follow the supermarket management method that Gu Qinghuan mentioned to her. Of course, the specific operation still needs to be combined with the actual situation.
Although it's just a small grocery store, when it gets busy, there will definitely be a lot of people. It will be very difficult for one person to take things out and collect money, and it is easy to make mistakes.
You will definitely feel tired after a day.
If students were allowed to select products by themselves and then line up at the door to pay, this would save a lot of manpower and provide a good customer experience as they could select products by themselves.
Of course, this method of operation will definitely work if it is placed directly outside. Without monitoring, at least a few people should be arranged to watch it.
After all, people have different qualities. If you encounter petty theft or deliberate destruction, you have reason to explain it.
But fortunately, this grocery store is located in Huaqing University, which gathers the best people in China. After all, the quality of universities is the same.
Even if someone wants to do something small, everyone will supervise it.
If there really were people in need who were willing to take the risk to steal, she would accept it and consider it a good deed.
The early preparations were hard work, including the placement, pricing, and tagging of each item, as well as climbing up and down to pack up.
Zhong Zijun was so tired that his whole body was about to fall apart, but he was still happy despite the pain.
Gu Qinghuan also came to help. Things were not as convenient now as in later times, so she wrote and pasted the price tags of all the products herself.
Gu Lanting transformed himself into a porter, moving things in and out.
He also came up with the name of the grocery store.
Zhong Weiqian also supported his daughter's business venture. He wrote a few words on the sign and asked someone to carve it and send it to her.
Who would have thought that this small grocery store could gather the strength of so many people.
At the beginning of the new semester, a grocery store named "Time" quietly opened on the Huaqing campus.
Zhong Zijun personally stood at the cashier counter at the door to collect the money, and Wang Xiaowei also came to help her.
Gu Qinghuan and Gu Lanting handed out flyers everywhere in the school, telling the younger students who came to register that a grocery store had opened in the school and that they could buy inexpensive and high-quality daily necessities, so they no longer had to run outside to buy them.
The looks of both of them are obvious to all. People like beautiful things, which invisibly attracted a lot of attention and achieved the effect of publicity.
And the content they promote is also unique.
“In a self-service supermarket, you can pick out the products you want and take them away without waiting. It’s fast and convenient.”
Gu Qinghuan even bumped into a little fan who came to report to the school.
"Is that you, Senior Gu? Wow, I admire you so much."
"Senior Gu, I've bought all your books. They're really well written."
"Senior Gu, I studied science because of you. I want to be like you in the future."
"Senior Gu, is this self-service supermarket owned by your family? I will definitely go and support you."
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Gu Qinghuan didn't expect that she already had a star effect this year. Her face was almost frozen with smiles, and she kept responding to the love from her junior classmates.
The publicity effect is directly maximized.
Suddenly, many people flocked to the Time Grocery Store.
The products inside are indeed complete.
A small cream, a brush, a needle, a button, and a pencil.
There are large bedding sheets, enamel basins and plastic buckets, brooms, clotheslines, and everything else you need.
In the corner were some sample clothes and socks, which were taken from Lin Xiaomeng.
Zhong Zijun had just started out, so she planned to stock up on goods herself and purchase them directly from Lin Xiaomeng. This was equivalent to borrowing her place to help her sell the goods, and then the two of them would split the profits and both would make a profit.
After all, Huaqing’s traffic volume is guaranteed.
If someone likes clothes, shoes or socks, they can take them directly if they have a size. If they don’t have a size, they can order them from Lin Xiaomeng, which is also very fast.
Lin Xiaomeng has a good eye. These clothes are the most fashionable styles at the moment and are of good quality.
In addition to clothes, there are even bicycles that require tickets. These were obtained with the help of Gu Qinghuan.
There is a shortage of wealthy people in Huaqing, and you can often see students riding bicycles in and out.
So this is also a selling point.
All products in the Time Grocery Store are clearly marked with prices. You can choose what you want and pay at a unified bill, which truly realizes the freedom of purchase and makes people buy comfortably.
Avoided an embarrassing situation.
Sometimes in a supply and marketing cooperative or department store, the salesperson takes the goods you want, and you can only reluctantly agree to it, because there are many customers waiting behind you, and the salesperson may run around for you alone.
Sometimes, if you meet a salesperson with a good temper, you may even be scolded.
Buying things at supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores is more like begging others. The waiting process is also very painful. You can also choose at will, as if completing a task, by rote, and you don’t feel happy at all after spending the money.
Word of mouth spread, and so many people came to buy things that the grocery store was almost packed.
The place is originally very large.
While Wang Xiaowei was loading the goods, she arranged for everyone to come in in batches, and after buying, they had to settle the bill and leave quickly, so that the business could be handled smoothly.
This is just the beginning of the school year, so there is such a big event. Normally, it shouldn't be this busy.
Zhong Zijun stood at the cashier. At the end of the day, her hands and legs were tired from counting money, and she had to restock the shelves time and time again.
Even the stock was sold out, so I had to ask the supplier for more stock.