After the opening of the North and South Merchant Stores, many merchants in the city lost their business. Seeing the successful transformation of the Cloth Stores, they were very enthusiastic and followed suit one after another.
Many middlemen have become manufacturers.
Uncle Yu Dan was a little worried about the fact that all the nearby shops were converting cloth shops into ready-to-wear and embroidery shops.
He went to Huo Xi and said, "Madam, so many shops have been opened at once. The streets are really lively, but I'm worried that there won't be that much business."
Women in almost every family can tailor clothes. Many women have learned to be craftsmen since they were young, and the clothes for themselves and their families are made by them. Whether it looks good or not is another matter, but there is no shortage of women in the family for this craft.
Everyone is transforming into a ready-made clothing store. What if the excitement is over and they can’t sell it?
If the cloth cannot be sold, at worst it can be sold at a lower price or with a discount. If the ready-made clothes cannot be found to be bought by the right person, they will really become waste.
Huo Xi is aware of the current situation in the city. All this happened because she opened the North and South Goods Store.
She had countermeasures, ideas and plans in mind. Although she felt it was not the right time yet, Uncle Yu Dan came to her door and asked her for business ideas, and she was willing to give some advice.
"If a woman spends half a month and a month at home to make clothes for the whole family, the money she saves is not as much as what she gets from working for others outside. The time and energy spent is not as good as buying ready-made clothes outside.
Save effort, they will naturally be willing to liberate themselves."
In this way, people are more willing to spend money to buy clothes outside.
Although almost all women nowadays can tailor clothes, and it is almost impossible to see anyone selling small and medium-sized clothes. However, there is a shop at the end of the ready-to-wear street that specializes in small and medium-sized clothes for men and women, as well as bellybands for children and women.
Huo Xi even went to see it, and the business was booming, indicating strong market demand.
If women use the time they spend making bellybands and small clothes to do other things, the value created will be even greater. Buying cloth and making it yourself doesn’t save a few pennies. I believe that a considerable number of women are willing to buy the finished product.
"Although rich people's homes have sewing rooms and servants to make clothes, these servants are trapped in the back house, and their vision and vision are not as professional as the embroiderers who specialize in work outside. They are also willing to buy ready-made clothes outside."
The Mu Mansion also had a sewing room, with more than a dozen servants, which could not meet the needs of all the masters. Each room in the Mu Mansion would also call in clothing shops and ask them to make clothes based on the patterns they provided.
"There are so many people in the city, but there are only about a dozen ready-made clothing stores, so why worry? Besides, don't limit your sights to one place or one city. If it is made into an industry and the land of Dianchi Lake is turned into a capital of ready-made clothing, will there still be a lack of business?
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Uncle Yu Dan was startled and his eyes widened: "It's just like Madam's North-South Store. Everyone who wants to sell goods to Madam is willing to go to the North-South Store to buy goods?"
If this is the case, and their reputation spreads far in the future, wouldn't they be able to sell their garments to further places? Maybe they can even sell their garments to the capital and to the south of the Yangtze River.
Huo Xi nodded, "There are many ways to build a reputation. For example, you can organize competitions every month and every quarter. Each family can learn from each other, learn from others' strengths to make up for their own shortcomings, work hard to improve their own craftsmanship, and invite nobles and common people to evaluate them.
, to increase the enthusiasm... On the day of the competition, some activities can also be held, such as playing games, playing and singing, etc. Each company will display its finished product to the public, and then the guild will issue rewards to the first, second, and third merchants. On that day
There will also be many discounts and promotions when buying clothes..."
"Will the guild issue rewards?" Yu Danbo was stunned.
Each industry has its own strengths, but they have never given any incentives to merchants or organized activities.
"That's because you didn't do anything before. Now that you have a specialized clothing store, you can come up with a new one." Huo Xi hinted.
Jun Xiangjie used to be the head of the cloth business, and the cloth business has almost become the sole voice of the Jun family. The price rules are all determined by the Jun family. But now the cloth business has become a clothing business. If Jun Xiangjie wants to take power again, he is afraid that it will be impossible.
No one chose him.
"That……"
As soon as Yu Danbo opened his mouth, Huo Xi interrupted him.
"I think uncle is the best candidate. This time you led everyone to open a ready-made clothing store, and the business is even more prosperous. I'm afraid all the merchants are convinced. In the future, under the leadership of uncle, maybe the land of Dianchi Lake can really be built.
As the capital of ready-made garments, it may become famous in history."
Uncle Yu Dan was very excited when Huo Xi said it.
As the leader, can he still make a name for himself in history? The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. "Then, let me give it a try?"
After Uncle Yu Dan left, he immediately visited many merchants in the garment shop and told everyone about the prince's wife's ideas.
Everyone was very excited when they heard it. If it was like the North and South Goods Store, where people from all over came to see the strange things and there was too much business to do, then would they still worry about not making money?
I'm afraid I'll have to count the coins until my hands become weak.
When Yu Danbo asked to choose a leader, he was immediately recommended as the new leader by a group of merchants without him having to recommend himself.
When Jun Xiangjie learned the news, he almost vomited a liter of blood.
The cloth maker sold off the garment maker. He organized a meeting in the chamber of commerce and no one listened to him, but in the blink of an eye he chose a new leader.
There is a new head of the clothing store. Ready-made clothes still need to be made from various colors of cloth. Doesn't it mean that Yu will take over as the head of the cloth store?
They all look down on him, right? They think he is old? Jun Xiangjie was very angry.
Once his status changed, Jun Xiangjie couldn't accept it. All this happened because of this bitch named Zhang. Not only did his business suffer, but his status also changed accordingly.
Jun Xiangjie was very unwilling to give up. After thinking about it at home for several days, he finally came up with an excellent idea.
That day, the North and South Merchant Store welcomed a merchant from out of town. He came to see Mrs. Shizi. The manager heard that he wanted to sell some goods on credit outside the customs, but since Mrs. Shizi was not around, he did not dare to make the decision, so he called shopkeeper Yu.
Yu? invited him to the study.
He ordered someone to serve tea. After looking at the other party, he looked smart and capable and said, "Your distinguished guest wants to sell goods outside the customs on credit?"
The man nodded: "Yes. Even if the shopkeeper calls me Mei Weiling, I am not a distinguished guest. A few years ago, the family would have had some wealth, but now, due to the dissatisfaction of the descendants, the family's property is in decline, and it is difficult to make ends meet.
Because I wanted to restore the past glory of my ancestors, I formed a caravan to do business with foreigners. Last year, I spent a lot of money doing cattle and horse trading with Xirong. Due to the heavy snow there, Xirong was unable to deliver my horses on time.
The horse was delivered to the customer, but he lost a large amount of liquidated damages. Since I had no capital, I heard that your shop could allow you to pay for the goods on credit, so I came to give it a try."
As Mei Weiling spoke, he unpacked the baggage he had brought and handed Yu Yu the household register that could prove his identity. He also handed him the deeds for his family's real estate, farm property, etc.