“Atypical convenience store” or become an important pole
Many people don’t quite see the husband and wife shop, and the industry associations don’t even include it in the statistics. However, those small shops that seem to be “soiled” are very close to the people, extremely resilient and energetic, and most of them are always Profitable, this is stronger than the "regular army" who seems to be struggling with losses in the tall. More importantly, these small stores are spread all over the country, deep into the streets and communities, and the number is as high as 6 million people – 60 times that of the 100,000 convenience stores announced by the China Chain Store & Franchise Association. Once Ali and JD have completed the “receipt” of this huge group, they will never be satisfied with the supply chain output and be a quiet supplier. Further deep transformation is imperative. The e-commerce giant has strong online resources. The leading technical ability will provide a huge imagination for the husband and wife’s shop. The author suspects that, to a certain extent, Ali and Jingdong are likely to use these small stores as the offline traffic portal to promote e-commerce, graft financial services, and integrate local life services. These “ant ants” may woven a large network. Becoming a beautiful group life service platform, by then, it will become a strong opponent of chain convenience stores.
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