"Is the cashier settled?" Qin Xuan asked curiously as she watched Qin Yun finish his call.
"Yes." Qin Yun nodded with a smile.
"Zhang Qing will handle the cash register, and selling clothes will be covered by Mom, my elder sister, stepmom, and myself. It’s almost enough; we’ll see how things go tomorrow and then hire a few more people if needed," Qin Yun thought to himself.
He had previously suggested hiring people, but Zhao Mei was firmly against it this time.
After all, most clothing stores only need one or two people to manage. There’s no need for so many people.
The store hasn’t even opened yet; what if we can’t let them go after hiring?
Qin Yun didn’t press the issue, so he had to wait until after tomorrow to consider hiring more.
As for Zhang Qing, she was originally a cashier in a clothing store. Even if Zhang Qing didn’t come, Qin Yun was familiar with the cashier operations, and his elder sister knows how as well, so there’s no need to worry.
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The next day, early in the morning, the whole family arrived at Celestial Fortune Clothing Store.
Qin Guodong didn’t come; it’s a busy time at the construction site, leaving Qin Guodong and the team with no time to rest.
In May, by around eight in the morning, the sun had fully risen from the east, casting warm sunlight on many faces.
"Oh, a clothing store opened here?"
"Celestial Fortune Clothing? I remember this used to be Blue Clothing Store."
"Let’s go inside and take a look."
People passing by on the street started looking over as soon as the store opened. Some even walked directly into the shop.
"Hello."
Zhao Mei and the others didn’t expect customers to arrive as soon as the store opened. They quickly stepped up to greet them.
Actually, Qin Yun could have opened other types of stores, like a tea shop. Regardless of what kind of store it was, with the Wealth Gathering Array, he could make money.
However, Zhao Mei and Qin Yun’s elder sister, Qin Xuan, both had experience in clothing stores. Plus, they are simple to operate and quite profitable, so Qin Yun chose it as his first option.
"These clothes look nice, and the quality seems good."
"The prices aren’t much different from what I saw online last time."
As they looked at the hanging clothes, they couldn’t help but feel the urge to buy.
Clothing, food, housing, and transportation are essential parts of human life.
"Boss, are these clothes on sale?" a customer asked.
"Hello, the prices for these clothes are already very low, so there are no discounts,"
Qin Yun stepped forward and explained, "But today is the grand opening, and there’s a 10% discount on all clothes, just for today."
He had written about the 10% opening discount at the entrance, but some customers hadn’t noticed.
The cost price of the clothes was about a hundred, and he priced them around two hundred. Although the price was doubled, it wasn’t particularly high compared to most clothing stores.
In some shops, a garment bought for a hundred can even be priced at 400 or 500, which is quite common.
But those stores allow bargaining, whereas at Qin Yun’s store, they don’t.
He had a first-level Wealth Gathering Array, so there was no worry about a lack of customers. Bargaining would be too time-consuming and exhausting.
The customer hesitated slightly, then said, "I’d like to try it on."
A few minutes later, the customer happily paid for it.
Zhang Qing was surprised to see a sale so quickly; usually, it takes an hour to sell even one item. Yet, within just minutes of opening, a piece had already sold.
A great start! With the first sale, Zhao Mei, Qin Xuan, and the others were energized, enthusiastically engaging with other customers.
As time went on, the sales continued to increase.
"Boss, I’d like to try on this piece of clothing,"
"Honey, look, this dress is so beautiful, I want to buy it."
"The clothes in this shop are so cheap, they don’t differ in quality from branded stores, and the variety is vast, yet the prices are less than a third of branded stores."
"For future clothing purchases, this could be a frequent choice."
"There’s only a 10% discount today, it’ll be back to full price tomorrow, better buy a few more today."
The chatter was constant as one piece after another was sold. Initially, about five or six people entered the store, and it maintained this number. Occasionally, there were as many as ten customers, but never fewer than two, leaving no empty moments in the store.
This is rare for a clothing store.
Outside, many people noticed the situation here.
"Wow, that clothing store seems busy."
"Celestial Fortune Clothing? It’s new, right? All these people couldn’t just be hired stand-ins, could they?"
"Let’s go and take a look."
Curiosity drives people to see what’s happening in unusual places.
From around eight thirty, the stream of visitors to the store never seemed to stop. Of course, most of these people didn’t make purchases.
With so many clothing stores outside, it’s normal to browse several when buying clothes.
But capturing even a small part of them is quite good.
Soon it was past eleven, and by this time eighteen pieces of clothing had been sold.
Eighteen pieces in three hours, averaging one every ten minutes.
This was actually impressive, since trying on a couple of pieces in the changing room takes ten minutes.
This meant that each person tried on a few pieces and promptly bought one, keeping the flow consistent over three hours.
With these eighteen pieces, excluding costs, the net profit was around eighteen hundred!
At this point, Zhao Mei and Qin Xuan were visibly thrilled, now understanding the approximate profits.
By noon, many went to eat, but two remained browsing the clothes.
"Mom, let’s go have a bite," Qin Yun said with a smile.
"Yun, you guys go ahead and eat, we’ll stay busy for a bit longer," Zhao Mei hurriedly replied.
She was so excited that she didn’t want to take a break.
Yesterday’s worries had already been cast aside.
It’s booming! Business is booming right from the start! The morning’s earnings could compare to her monthly earnings.
Qin Yun thought for a while, then took his elder sister Qin Xuan, and they went to a nearby small restaurant for a quick bite.
"Yun, I didn’t expect business to be so good today," Qin Xuan said excitedly.
Within a few hours this morning, a sale was made every now and then. This is certainly a situation any clothing store would love to see.
"I told you the clothing store could be a success," Qin Yun replied with a smile.
Actually, for most clothing stores, selling a few pieces a day would already be quite good. There’s a saying that for some clothing stores, selling just one piece a day means they’re breaking even.
Unless they’re selling extremely cheap pieces at ten or even a few coins each, that’s the only way to sell large volumes in a day.
But those have very low profits, too.