Chapter 12 Small Business Opportunity
Fang Pingying initially planned to just casually buy some items outside the hospital and return to the ward, but the goods at the hospital entrance were too expensive. A towel that sells for one yuan in other stores was priced at three yuan here; other food items were also several times more expensive.
Unwilling to be exploited like this, and since Luo Zhiyong was indeed able to take care of himself, she walked a bit farther from the hospital entrance.
About two kilometers from the hospital, to her surprise, Fang Pingying spotted something similar to the small supermarkets from her previous life. Although it didn't look big, the business inside was extremely good.
Fang Pingying browsed inside, and although the items weren't cheap—certainly pricier than the usual shops—they still attracted many customers.
She overheard a woman chatting, insisting that the products here were good, branding those outside as counterfeits.
This reminded Fang Pingying of her previous life; it seemed like the larger the supermarket, the more profitable it was because of its reputation; people believed the quality of goods in supermarkets was better.
Even later, after moving to small towns, people preferred shopping in supermarkets rather than the cheaper local stores, unless those stores ran wholesale-type low pricing.
If one could open a small supermarket right now, over years—five years, ten years—it might just become a big supermarket.
When small supermarkets are everywhere in the future, hers becoming a large one, securing a solid position, she wouldn't have to worry about making money.
Unfortunately, the main thing she lacked now was capital; she had nothing but the US$ 150 in her hand.
And she still needed to allocate some for Luo Zhiyong's leg treatment.