As Li Yuhang expected, just after the afternoon meeting, a staff member came to inform him and asked him to go to the small conference room nearby. Mr. Zhu was already inside.
Moreover, IKEA convenience store company Gan Shaohui also received an invitation, obviously because of the situation in the East China retail market.
When Li Yuhang entered the small conference room, the seating arrangement was quite interesting. Mr. Zhu was sitting at the main seat, the Minister of Commerce was sitting on the right side of Mr. Zhu, and Shanghai No. 1 was sitting on the left side of Mr. Zhu.
On the right side are mainly the heads of state-owned enterprises such as Lianhua, Shuguo, and Huarun, while on the left side are Li Yuhang, including Wang Wuwen, general manager of Baijia, Zhang Xuansong, general manager of Yonghui, and Zhang Jindong, general manager of Shuning.
, General Manager of IKEA Convenience Store Company Gan Shaohui and other heads of private or foreign-funded enterprises.
After everyone arrived, Mr. Zhu said with a smile: "I am very happy to meet you business elites today. A country cannot be stable without farmers, cannot be rich without industry, and cannot survive without business.
Because of all kinds of businessmen, our country's economy is full of vitality.
Our country's economy has achieved very gratifying results in the past few years, which cannot be achieved without the joint efforts of all walks of life across the country.
East China has always been an economically prosperous region of our country. In recent years, East China's economic development has been satisfactory and business has been active. You have made great contributions here."
The previous paragraph was an affirmation of everyone present's contribution to the economy of East China. Next, Mr. Zhu's words changed.
"In the past two months, our upper management has received reports from senior officials of some provinces and cities in East China, and during this period some not very good phenomena have occurred.
It is a good thing to benefit the people, but there must be a certain limit. If it goes too far, it will destroy the normal order of local business operations.
I hope that everyone really thinks about the people, instead of suppressing their peers and plundering the market with some other purpose, under the guise of benefiting the people."
As soon as Mr. Zhu finished speaking, everyone present said that their intention to conduct some discounts was to reduce their own profits and the cost of living for citizens, and they definitely had no intention of using this to attack their peers.
Dai Zhichao, general manager of Huarun Supermarket, even said: "Mr. Zhu, we originally just had a small promotion to give back to the general public.
However, some companies use this as an excuse to directly promote 20% off the entire store. In order not to lose customers, we can only choose to follow up. Although there is not much profit, at least the customers are very satisfied. "
As for the specific situation of the retail war in the East China market? Mr. Zhu has read the relevant reports a long time ago. What are these? At present, only the IKEA convenience store company has not participated.
As for the other companies present? None of them are innocent. Did they want to jointly target Jianan Supermarket Group? But Jianan Supermarket Group was ruthless enough to offer a 20% discount on the entire store? They didn’t care about profits at all.
What did the other companies seem to have thought of? They directly chose to follow up. The result is that these companies are still doing well, and countless small and medium-sized enterprises were forced to close down because of their price wars.
After that, several parties purchased a large number of these closed stores and turned them into their own branches? Massively expanding their own power and market.
What if their superiors don't come forward this time? I'm afraid this price war will not end until the end of the year, and by then a few companies will be able to completely monopolize the East China retail department market.
It is difficult to tell who is right and who is wrong here, and the upper management will not pursue this aspect. Due to some imperfections in market management, some situations are inevitable? And these companies have not violated laws and regulations.
Shouldn't they be held accountable? It should also avoid affecting the enthusiasm of domestic private enterprises for development.
Mr. Zhu was still smiling and said to everyone: "Let's not talk about the past things? I just hope that everyone can maintain a healthy business order in the market and not force suppliers to choose one? I hope that our business relies on
Service wins customers? Rather than winning customers with various restrictions and capital.”
Li Yuhang spoke up after everyone's words fell: "Mr. Zhu, what did he say about the essence of our retail supermarket operation? I personally have always believed that as a supermarket company, service is the foundation, and this is also the biggest reliance on corporate competition.
I have always emphasized that Jianan Supermarket is a service-oriented enterprise, and only by continuously improving its service quality can it retain consumers.
We at Jianan Supermarket Group are very willing to compete with our peers on a fair platform for development. Only when a hundred flowers bloom and countless peers are pushing us, will our company continue to improve its competitiveness."
Hearing everyone's opinions, Mr. Zhu was very happy. As long as these giants are willing to give up using this hurtful model to plunder the market, excellent companies will continue to emerge in the country. He also urges these large companies to continuously improve themselves and make themselves more competitive.
, to avoid being eliminated by rising stars.
Of course, it remains to be seen whether these companies will implement today's commitments in detail, especially Jianan Supermarket Group.
Whether it is Sichuan and Sichuan Province's resistance to the entry of foreign retail companies, and the joint efforts with Sichuan and Sichuan retail company suppliers to prevent suppliers from supplying foreign retail companies, or the price war set off in East China, Jianan Supermarket Group is taking the lead.
And through an investigation of Li Yuhang, they knew that this young man who was only one month away from turning 20 was extremely ambitious and possessed the cunningness of a businessman.
Just as Xie Jie reported to him, Mr. Zhu also believed that this young man could not become a new generation idol in the domestic business community. This young man lacked dedication and responsibility for taking on big responsibilities.
All in all, Li Yuhang should be viewed as a businessman, who is also a domestic business elite. The country also needs such talents, but such elites are not suitable to become youth idols because their values do not conform to the mainstream.
Of course, he can also understand Li Yuhang's position. The other party does not steal or rob, operates legally, has created a large number of jobs for the country, and paid a large amount of taxes. He cannot be harsh on every outstanding elite according to their standards of the older generation.
, not everyone has a reason to become a heroic figure.
At the end, Mr. Zhu couldn't help but say: "Now is not a feudal society, there are no scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. We are all equal in all walks of life. You are all representatives of the business community. I just hope that you can set a good example, no matter what you do,
How brilliant the future development will be, I hope everyone will remember that we are all descendants of the Yanhuang Emperor and Chinese, and our country is your solid backing."
Of course, this was said more to the CEOs of private enterprises present, especially to Li Yuhang and Zhang Jindong.
How could these few people invest and control their own companies through funds to hide it from the top bosses? However, this did not violate national laws and regulations, so they did not care about it.
After returning to the East China regional headquarters of Jianan Supermarket Group, Li Yuhang immediately held a high-level meeting at the East China headquarters and made arrangements for stopping discount sales tomorrow.
These senior executives have actually been preparing for a long time. They know that this meeting will also mark the end of the price war that has lasted for more than two months. If they want to continue to compete for the market in the later period, they will have to fight for services. If they want to easily squeeze out their opponents, they will
becomes very difficult.
Especially for large retail companies, they can only form a situation of common development, and it is simply impossible to have a monopoly.
However, stopping the price war now is also good for Jianan Supermarket Group. The profit in the East China market has been very low in the past two months, and there is not much funds to support the group's continued expansion in the East China market.