Brick-and-Mortar Stores in Crisis: Rent Pressure and Inventory Turnover - How to Stage a Comeback?
Brick-and-Mortar Stores in Crisis: Rent Pressure and Inventory Turnover - How to Stage a Comeback?Brick-and-mortar store owners, have you also felt the strain of rising rent and inventory turnover? In an era of escalating prices and property values, more and more physical stores are being forced to close their doors. Many are left wondering: is online commerce truly more advantageous than physical stores? Is there truly no solution to rent pressure? Can brick-and-mortar stores and online transactions achieve a perfect synergy?The challenges facing physical stores are not a new phenomenon...
To Survive, She Wore a Skirt and Tank Top: The Dilemma of a Brick-and-Mortar Shop Owner and What We Should Think About It
To Survive, She Wore a Skirt and Tank Top: The Dilemma of a Brick-and-Mortar Shop Owner and What We Should Think About ItIn a supermarket in Hangzhou, a woman in a skirt and tank top is enthusiastically greeting passersby. This "boldly dressed" woman is none other than the owner of this supermarket...
32-Year-Old Shop Owner Dies by Suicide: Who Will Save Brick-and-Mortar Businesses?
32-Year-Old Shop Owner Dies by Suicide: Who Will Save Brick-and-Mortar Businesses?On July 12th, a tragedy unfolded at the Fuchun Road Comprehensive Market in Chengdu. The owner of a shop was found hanging from his own sign, his lifeless feet dangling beneath the rolled-up storefront door...