Chapter 627

Chicago, once the world's tallest building, now the tallest building in North America, once the world's largest private retail company, Sears Roebuck's headquarters building, on the sightseeing platform on the 103rd floor of Sears Tower.

The whole person is like volleying in the sky, standing in the observation deck made of all glass, even though he has overcome his fear of heights, Feng Yiping still feels a little dizzy now.

Huang Jingping, who was holding his hand, was also a little nervous, all her thoughts were on the beautiful scenery in the distance, and she only occasionally glanced at the glass floor under her feet.

The glass under the feet is more than 400 meters from the ground. As long as it is not those who are particularly nervous, anyone who walks on it will feel a little uneasy.

Mike and Hong Haoran, standing in the middle of the hall, seemed to be seriously discussing something very important, they ignored Feng Yiping's invitation.

The one who feels the best is Jin Ling, who has been strolling by the side, "In this weather, you should be able to see the four surrounding states,"

Since you are so relaxed, don't put your arms around your chest. Doesn't this mean that you are actually a little nervous?

Mr. Flynn, who was sent by Sears to receive them, has always maintained the standard smile of a shopping mall attendant, and stood aside in the standard posture of a shopping mall attendant.

Feng Yiping finally finished showing his fearless courage, and led Huang Jingping back, "Please wait a long time,"

"This is my duty," Flynn said with a smile, "I just received a notice that Vice President Thomas has returned to the company and is waiting for several people,"

"Sorry, let's go down now,"

It seems that when you reach a certain level, work and life are really hard to separate.

Of course, Feng Yiping's trip was not just for sightseeing, they mainly came to Sears to visit and study.

The retail industry is not an easy place to mess around. Kmart, which once sat firmly on the top spot in the US retail industry for more than ten years, is now on the verge of bankruptcy. This is also a good warning for them.

And it is also a century-old store, although it is also inferior to the junior Wal-Mart who came from behind, but Sears is still very strong. Since it is in Chicago, it has to absorb some nutrients from them.

Vice President Thomas is a short, middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle. At first glance, he is the kind of person who is very organized and calm. Look at the demeanor of flowers blooming in front of the court.

This is in line with the temperament of their century-old store.

Only a newborn calf like Youjia would plow the ground hard and point its horns at others from time to time.

"Sit down, please," Mr. Thomas said politely with some distance.

From a general point of view, as the vice president of a company with annual sales of more than 40 billion U.S. dollars and ranked 59th among the Fortune Global 500 last year, it is already a face-saving to be able to take time to meet Feng Yiping and his group. .

As for his attitude at this time, Feng Yiping can also understand that if the profit rate is not considered, the comparison between the two companies is like a giant and a baby, and they are not on the same level at all.

But, hey, don't bully the young and poor! Wal-Mart, which Sears didn't pay attention to at all, has already thrown him dozens of streets away.

And Wal-Mart has come to the mobile Internet era, and life is not easy, and the road that my buddies insist on now represents the advanced productivity and production direction, and the counterattack in the future is certain.

"We have read Mr. Feng's masterpiece carefully and are very inspired,"

"It was my pleasure," Feng Yiping said.

"Yesterday's speech was also very good," Thomas said, pointing to the local Chicago newspaper on the conference table. "Unfortunately, I wasn't there yesterday,"

Yes, Sears, a big company with stores everywhere, also uses maps to analyze site selection, so they are also customers of NAVTEQ.

"Thank you. In fact, I admire your company even more. It has been established for hundreds of years, but it still maintains such a high-speed growth company,"

Regardless of domestic or foreign, greetings seem to be mutual flattery.

To be praised face-to-face by the author of a best-selling business book, Thomas's face is also quite radiant, "The most important thing is to adjust the business strategy of the company in a timely and decisive manner in response to the situation. In this regard, I have to say that your proposal of the blue ocean strategy, It opened a door for us."

Although he was a bit self-confident, he did a good job with the things that had been agreed in advance. He used standard slides to introduce the development history of Sears, and also briefly introduced the measures they had taken to achieve success. Stand upright for a hundred years.

While listening, Jin Ling looked at Feng Yiping, "Why are some of your thoughts and practices exactly the same as theirs?"

Isn’t it? For example, Sears’ three major management principles, first, buy low and sell low through bulk and cash, but quality must be guaranteed.

Paying cash guarantees a lower price, which is what Youjia did from the very beginning.

Second, reduce the cost of sales by minimizing the shipping cost of the goods, but ensure the quality and quantity.

Under Feng Yiping's insistence, Youjia has actually gone a step further, not only establishing an independent logistics company to reduce transportation costs, but also reducing sales costs through systematic and refined inventory management.

Third, increase the total profit through small profits but quick turnover, but the quality must be guaranteed.

The holiday promotion advocated by Feng Yiping is for this purpose.

In addition, selling a large number of homemade products is the direction that Youjia is working hard.

However, in addition to its own factory production, Sears also has many cooperative OEM manufacturers and entrusts them to produce some designated products, while Sears is only responsible for sending personnel to the production line to supervise and accept after the event.

This point can be considered after the industrial park in the town is built.

It is not good for all the factories to be run by themselves. Only when everyone is mobilized can they develop quickly.

Regarding store construction, Feng Yiping's approach is similar to that of Sears. He also builds himself if he can, and also has his own design and decoration company.

Therefore, Thomas's laborious introduction actually meant nothing new to them.

However, it was not useless. After listening to this speech, they also strengthened their determination to continue to implement Feng Yiping's wishes in the future.

"It turns out that our strategy is the same as that of these international giants?" said Jin Ling after saying goodbye to Sears.

"In some aspects, they are better than them," Hong Haoran said.

"That's because their company is too large, and command and adjustment are not as easy as ours," Feng Yiping, of course, said self-effacingly.

After completing the scheduled itinerary, Feng Yiping stayed for another day. When he came to this financial center, he naturally had to save up some ammunition for the future. There is only one event like 911 in the United States, so it is really hard to miss it.

... ... ...

The signing with deCarta was very low-key, no outsiders were invited, and all the original staff were retained, but there was an extra office in the company.

However, Feng Yiping estimated that after sorting out some future development trends of electronic map technology in his memory, and taking these as the direction of deCarta's next research and development, he should not have much time to stay in this office.

Whether it's Harvard or Stanford, studying at their business schools will definitely not make life easy.

"What do you want from the president here?" Jin Ling asked.

"Our shortcoming here is mainly in government relations, and according to the rules of the game here, through various public relations companies and their own connections, the giants are all seeking to exert reasonable and legal influence on governments at all levels force.

The U.S. government will not provide super-national treatment for foreign investment like our country does. It will only have stricter requirements for companies with a Chinese background like ours. Therefore, in addition to other requirements, it is best for the vice president to have The working experience in Washington is preferably in the political and business circles, and they have a good relationship."

Feng Yiping can handle the issue of the company's development strategy. What he needs is someone like Jin Ling who can integrate various influences and perfectly execute the tasks Feng Yiping has given him.

"It's definitely not easy to find an ideal person for such a person," Jin Ling said.

Of course it's not easy.

After retiring, the presidents of the United States have also been very active. For example, the former president, Mr. Clinton, is making money by giving speeches everywhere this year. The zipper door incident cost him a huge amount of legal fees.

Those other senior officials who have retired, such as the Secretary of State, usually go to consult companies, and ministers can also turn around and become presidents.

However, with the current conditions of Jiaqiang, it is very difficult to hire such a big guy. Although it is possible to spend a lot of money, it is very unnecessary.

"At present, everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged, and there is no urgency. Let's entrust all the major headhunting companies," Feng Yiping said.

"That's the way it should be,"

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On the way home, Jin Ling, who was still scrambling to drive, suddenly said without thinking, "You know what? Now that technology is developing so fast, what you said you can't do may happen in the future." can be achieved,"

Feng Yiping was at a loss, what is this talking about?

Huang Jingping guessed what Jin Ling was talking about, "Really, Miss Jin, men can have children too?"

"It should be possible in the future, but it will require a gender-changing operation,"

Feng Yiping,...