Chapter 821 Unexpected
On August 25, 2011, Ivanta successfully gave birth to a baby boy at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
Mount Sinai Hospital is located on Fifth Avenue in New York and is one of the best obstetrics and gynecology hospitals in New York. It should be attributed to Ivanta's regular exercise. Her physical fitness is very good, so the birth of their son Theodore TP was relatively smooth.
"Look at him, how beautiful, baby."
After giving birth, Ivanta took the child back to the manor in Long Island to recuperate. After all, there will be a special team here to serve her recovery, and if there is any situation, the best medical staff of Mount Sinai Hospital will arrive here by helicopter as soon as possible.
Now, after two days, Theodore's skin is no longer like when he was just born, slightly wrinkled. It has grown up a little. He looks small, with big eyes full of curiosity looking around, and looks very cute.
When Barron held him close to Ivanta, he seemed to see his mother. Theodore stretched out his little hand towards Ivanta, with a wronged expression...
Ivanta saw this and quickly took the child from Barron's hand. Seeing Theodore smiling in her arms, she felt that her heart seemed to melt, and she couldn't help but say to Barron:
"Yes, dear, he is really a little angel. Maybe our Theodore can become the president of the United States in the future!"
Oh? This is a path that Barron had never imagined.
However, it seems that as a member of the TP family, Ivanta is really a bit like her father and has a little obsession with the president.
But it doesn't matter to Barron. After all, it will be forty years later. So far, the youngest president of the United States, uh, is also called Theodore...
Theodore Roosevelt became the president of the United States at the age of 42 years and 322 days.
Besides, instead of being the leader in the open, wouldn't it be more comfortable to be the one in power behind the leader?
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"Why are you here, Jenny?"
Just at this time, Jenny Smith came to New York. She called Barron and made sure to see him.
"You should know, Barron, John is in trouble."
"Is this the reason for meeting me this time?"
Seeing Barron's leisurely look, Jenny gritted her teeth and said:
"Otherwise, although between us... but John is my husband after all."
"This is not like you, Jenny."
Hearing Barron's words, Jenny glared at him:
"What do you think I should be like? Abandon him when he gets into trouble and be with you? You and I both know that you are too crowded around you, Barron."
"Okay, then what do you want me to do?"
Although Jenny didn't know what John did in the matter of "David's death" at first, it was obvious that with her current attitude, she should have known something.
"I hope you can continue to support him. I heard that the shareholders of Sinclair Group hope that he will leave the company temporarily..."
"Jenny, letting John step aside temporarily is not abandoning him as you said. Instead, it is protecting him. When things are over, John will return to the position of chairman."
"I don't think this is really right, Barron. Stepping aside is a sign of weakness. If you have done nothing wrong, why should you step aside?"
She softened her voice and said to Barron earnestly:
"I haven't asked you for anything before. I just hope that you can support John now. Only by keeping your current position can you resist those attacks. Otherwise... there are too many variables."
Hearing her say this, Barron Barron was silent for a moment and said to her:
"I can do as you said, but you need to understand that the final result depends on what John does. If he still makes stupid moves like before, it is better to leave here as soon as possible."
"I only need this one chance."
"Okay, Jenny, but you need to let John know that the FBI has intervened in this matter, so let him pay more attention to it. I don't want to be caught by the other party because of what he said."
If the FBI intervenes, then the resources they can mobilize will far exceed the authority of the police. In addition to the possibility that the phones of people related to John may be wiretapped, even their usual conversations may be monitored by the other party.
So Barron must remind Jenny of this matter.
This is not a big deal for Barron. On the one hand, what he values is the media communication ability of the Sinclair Group. Even if John is arrested by the police, the impact on the Sinclair Group is limited - at most the stock price will be affected in the short term; on the other hand, this matter has nothing to do with Barron anyway. Even if the FBI intervenes, it is impossible to monitor him.
Therefore, since Jenny stood up to plead for John, it is not impossible to give him another chance.
If he still messes up this time, then he will have to bear the consequences himself.
After getting a satisfactory answer, Jenny finally felt relieved...
Of course, in order to thank Barron, Jenny devoted herself to their subsequent knowledge learning. With her learning ability, Barron couldn't help but admire her and enjoyed it very much...
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"Currently, Costco has started to promote e-commerce business in North America, but the specific model still needs to be explored..."
Barron can understand what Costco's CEO said.
For Argos Retail Group, which mainly competes with Amazon in the e-commerce field in the European market, being able to enter the e-commerce business in North America and threaten Amazon in its "hometown" is also their goal.
So after acquiring Costco, they can finally promote the e-commerce business here based on the retail company's sales network in North America.
But Costco's e-commerce business still has a problem to solve.
That is, Costco's own sales model is to rely on membership fees to make profits, ensure low prices and high quality, and customer loyalty is very high, which enables it to maintain steady growth all year round.
But for the same reason, if it is said that e-commerce business is carried out, the current European and American way is to include shipping and handling fees in the price of goods. Therefore, for Costco, the result is that online shopping prices are usually higher than physical stores.
At present, many customers who shop through e-commerce are often office workers who do not have much time. Although the price of online shopping and home delivery is slightly higher than shopping in physical stores, it is not unacceptable.
However, as the competition of e-commerce intensifies, price wars are inevitable. At that time, consumers will be more inclined to find cheap goods. Therefore, Costco members generally choose to go to stores or other online retailers to buy.
On the other hand, the delivery services provided by Costco on the website are mainly divided into same-day delivery and two-day delivery, which greatly limits the choice of goods.
For a simple example, if the consumer chooses a two-day delivery service, the platform will not provide perishable goods such as fresh produce, bakery snacks or roast chicken.
At the time when Costco's e-commerce business was just launched, its deliveryman delivered on the same day. Compared with two-day delivery, the delivery fee must be higher. Many customers often choose two-day delivery, so the types of goods purchased are inevitably limited.
These are all problems that Costco needs to solve in its future e-commerce business.
