Chapter 782: Mobilization
In Barron's previous life, when the 201 store opened, he was in Shanghai.
Although he did not join in the fun, he knew how popular it was from his friends and media reports.
Now that it has opened 9 years earlier, Barron has also reminded Costco to be prepared.
Well, although it was not like his previous life, when the inventory was sold out by customers in just half a day, so it had to suspend business...
But it only lasted for three more hours. At four o'clock in the afternoon, Costco sent a group text message to inform the citizens of Shanghai that it would suspend business that day and asked them not to go to the store today.
It can be said that the scene on the opening day of Costco made everyone, including Costco management, excited.
But Barron understood that as a warehouse-style supermarket with a sales method different from that of local retail supermarkets in China, whether this situation can continue remains to be seen.
However, Costco itself is similar to Wal-Mart's Sam's Club, which implements a membership system. Only Costco members can enter. In Costco in China, the annual fee for individual membership is 299 yuan - but before opening, Costco Magic City Store began to attract new members with a preferential price of 199 yuan that year. So far, the number of members they have accumulated has exceeded 50,000!
Therefore, it is obvious that users who have already applied for membership will probably not just come to shop once or twice for the sake of trying new things...
Costco itself is not like other supermarkets. Its profits mainly come from the products sold in the store, while Costco's profits mainly come from membership fees.
Therefore, the pricing of Costco supermarket products is basically the purchase price - the supermarket also stipulates that the gross profit of all sales products must be controlled between 10% and 14%. If it exceeds, it must be reported to the CEO.
For example, if a T-shirt is purchased for 10 yuan, its selling price must not exceed 11.4 yuan.
Such a high cost-effectiveness has also created a membership renewal rate of Costco supermarkets in the world that is higher than 87%!
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“Congratulations, William and Cather. Have you decided when to hold the wedding?”
On November 26, Prince William and Cather held a formal engagement ceremony at St. James’ Palace in London.
This engagement ceremony was not held in public. Only nobles close to the royal family and friends of both parties were invited. Only after the ceremony, William and Cather took an engagement photo at the door of St. James’ Palace and released it to the media.
Today, Cather wore a dark blue dress, and on her hand she wore a sapphire ring surrounded by broken diamonds.
Barron knew that when Prince William was on vacation in Kenya, he proposed to Cather with this ring in his hand.
This ring is also of great significance. It was worn by William's mother, Princess Diana, when she got engaged...
"The wedding is scheduled to be held in April next year..."
Hearing William's words, Barron smiled and said:
"It will definitely attract a lot of attention. By the way, this ring is very beautiful, and we all like what it represents."
Prince William's eyes stayed on Cather's hand, and he said:
"This is very special to me. This is my way to commemorate my mother... Now we are all very happy."
And Cather also looked at William with affection:
"I like this ring very much, and I will keep it well."
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It is almost December, which is also the end of 2010.
The weather in London has become cold at this time.
But after discussing with Bonnie and others, Barron plans to wait until after New Year's Day before leaving for Australia to spend the winter.
After all, earlier, they had spent quite a while sailing on the sea and lived in Coral, West Africa for a while.
Not only Barron, but also Bonnie, Tamaran Ecclestone and others, all have their own work to deal with.
Yes, now Tamaran has started to resume work while accompanying little William. In fact, before this, she has been paying attention to the production of the show "The Grand Tour" and is preparing to prepare a new show.
Perhaps someone has discovered that among Barron's children, there are two "Williams", namely William Hearst, his son with Amanda Hearst, and William Cavendish, his child with Tamaran Ecclestone.
Although it is not uncommon for Westerners to share the same name for three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, it is rare for brothers to have the same name - but if there are cousins or cousins in a large family, it is possible.
And there will be no situation that is difficult to distinguish. After all, there are probably not many times when two "Williams" appear at the same time. Even so, William Hearst and William Cavendish can be distinguished by William H and William C.
Or giving each of them a nickname used by their family is also possible.
For example, the well-known George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush are often referred to as Bush SR. (Senior) and Bush JR. (Junior). Senior and Junior are often used when the elder and younger generations in a family have the same name.
When Barron opened the gap in the curtains, he saw that the window in the early morning was covered with heavy snow.
Last night, the snow was not heavy. It seemed that the snow had not stopped in the second half of the night, and it was getting heavier.
Wearing pajamas, in the warm room, looking at the snow-covered world outside, it felt quite subtle.
Barron looked back and saw Zhang Junning sleeping soundly on the bed at this time - it was also last night, because their study was too intense.
Yesterday, because he went to relax with William and others, Barron did not return to The Holme in Regent's Park, but stayed in this villa near Kensington Palace.
After Barron finished exercising and took a shower, when he had breakfast with Zhang Junning who had already woken up, Talulah Riley, who was dressed in a professional suit, also came here.
Now Talulah Riley is no longer an actress - in fact, as early as last year, she stopped acting in film and television dramas, but returned to school again to study for a short-term MBA course.
After all, in the original time and space, she later obtained a doctorate in quantum physics from Caltech, which can also show that she is a "study master"...
The reason why she is dressed like an office lady today is that during this period, Talulah Riley will serve as Zhang Junning's deputy, and with her help, she will adapt to Barron's assistant status.
After Talulah Riley is able to take on this job, Zhang Junning's position will also be transferred-she will be stationed in Asia to take over the position of CEO of Rich23 Capital.
The headquarters of Rich23 Capital is located in Lijiapo. Before that, this investment company was mainly responsible for some of Barron's investments in China. However, after the establishment of Tianhe Capital, Tianhe Capital will be more convenient for investments in certain industries. Therefore, Rich23 will only hold partial shares in some Chinese companies, and its main business will also shift to Southeast Asia.
The original head of Rich23 Capital was Chen Fuyang, but Chen Fuyang's main focus is now on Avago Technologies.
Liu Chiping, who joined later, went to Penguin Company as in the original time and space, and now he is the president and executive director of Penguin Company.
Since Barron has not found a suitable person to take over, and Rich23 Capital has always been a shareholder, there is not much work, so Chen Fuyang is still the CEO.
Now that Barron has inspected Zhang Junning and passed her, and the position of his personal assistant is not convenient for one person to hold for a long time, so after the relationship between the two becomes closer, she will be sent to Rich23 Capital as CEO to be responsible for the daily affairs of this investment company.
