what is sheng siong supermarts? their supermarkets even more squeezed and cluttered than mustafa. it's just that mustafa is still more popular , more crowded with people.
Bro still not as squeeze as prime suppermarket
what is sheng siong supermarts? their supermarkets even more squeezed and cluttered than mustafa. it's just that mustafa is still more popular , more crowded with people.
what is sheng siong supermarts? their supermarkets even more squeezed and cluttered than mustafa. it's just that mustafa is still more popular , more crowded with people.
what is sheng siong supermarts? their supermarkets even more squeezed and cluttered than mustafa. it's just that mustafa is still more popular , more crowded with people.
the sheng siong chain has 33 stores island wide while mustafa has 1 giant store. sheng siong targets the heartland with chinese customers while mustafa targets neh's initially but becomes a tourist attraction. she's still the de facto center for foreign worker's (especially from india, pakistan, and bangladesh) remittance, foreign currency exchange, travel, air-ticketing, plus barang barang such as appliances, jewelry, watches, gadgets, what not. ultimately, volume, reach and convenience for customers will win out if rent is under control. those have been ntuc's forte plus their cozy relationship with the powers that be that allow ntuc to be so prevalent among sinkie lives today. pretty much from womb to tomb. while rents can go up for sheng siong, ntuc can enjoy rent control and preferential treatment. sheng siong will need to own at least 8 anchor stores and warehouses to fight the tide of increasing rent. cold storage which is run by the hongkies owns the high end segment and will stay relevant as sinkies are getting wealthier and spending more money at cold storage stores, thanks to the pap. and ntuc is not sparing that segment as numbers of well paid ft's and sinkies are huge.
One of the keys to his success is actually owning, instead of renting, the mall he operates from. So many other retailers, which might have a great concept, go to the wall because of the crushing weight of high rents. His store will be able to ride down any severe economic downturn and come out unscathed. In fact it will come out stronger as most of its competitors would have become insolvent during an economic crisis.
The other key to his success is conveying the appearance or impression of selling relatively inexpensive goods which then tends to draw a large crowd, when in actual fact many of the goods sold at Mustafa are priced similarly to what is found in most other places and, in some instances, are more expensive.
sheng siong does not target chinese. you are wrong. their background is chew hu kia. with prime stores at woodsland and jurong. you can see from their regular show that plenty of participants r from up north not one north. they target the blue collars which is why they do not spend on layout and space. the chinese target is the smaller outfit called ang mo that sets itself on heartlanders.
anyway, mustaffa is not just one giant store, it's almost one street. yes, most of the shopfront along syed alwi belongs to one person and one person only.
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......... when in actual fact many of the goods sold at Mustafa are priced similarly to what is found in most other places and, in some instances, are more expensive.
I notice that Mustafffa has GNC & Eu Yan Sang counters inside their premises. I think these companies are paying Mustaffa a cut for doing business in there.
One of the keys to his success is actually owning, instead of renting, the mall he operates from. So many other retailers, which might have a great concept, go to the wall because of the crushing weight of high rents. His store will be able to ride down any severe economic downturn and come out unscathed. In fact it will come out stronger as most of its competitors would have become insolvent during an economic crisis.
That's right. Owning the property always a good option if going into biz for the long haul. A friend of mine who started nightclub biz in the 80s commented that he helped the landlord by paying almost 50% of the property after 12 years rental.
Not too long ago, the old Armani at Jln Sultan received a rude shock. From rental of 50k or thereabouts, new owner doubled the rental. The new owner adopted a take-it-or-leave-it stance. He calculated correctly. Armani wont pack up for several easons. They were doing well and customer base was solid. It was hard to get such a big place. Renovations take up at least 3-4 months. Lastly, not many locations would receive the nod from Police Licensing. They lanlan carried on.
He ventured into online selling and got burnt bad.
Internet scanners cleaned him out of tens of millions.
Mustafa shopping centre is like a shithole. The air is stale. Fire hazard as exits are not marked clearly. They treat everyone as potential criminals by tying up your plastic bags.
He should learn to go hang flowers.
It certainly a fire hazard. how he managed to convince the Civil Defence is a mystery. People go there because of the product range and price. Many tahan until they give up. He made a fortune from new FTs who want to buy small goods and white appliances.
I even remember every Apple launch he got a long waiting list. Even Apple cave in and allowed him big shipment without even setting aside the a small portion with. Apple collateral.
Saw a thread on Peter Lim and now Mustafa. SG Billionaire's day?
mustafa is a super mama store, like any mama store but much much bigger. the owner is astute in owning the foothold and then expanding on it over time, yet purchase the expansion space instead of leasing it. while other retail stores competing on sundry products pay high rental in expensive locations, it just stays within the neh shithole of a hangout. in sg, if you own your retail store and the land it sits on, you'll succeed unless you're a moron. not all products sold are on parallel imports. much stuff are from local middlemen and wholesalers with exclusive distribution rights with original suppliers from overseas. to keep prices low, they don't impose hefty trading terms which are typical of large retail chains in sg. but there's a lot of work on the part of wholesalers doing business with mustafa. to enjoy the low cost trading terms, wholesalers have to unpack crates and boxes, relabel prices and codes on each product, repack them, and deliver in smaller quantities, not bulk. cost of labor and time goes up, and if wholesalers have dedicated staff to take care of mustafa's nitty gritty requirements, it can benefit both parties. but doing business with them is like any other neh. fucking nitpicky and high maintenance, with longer than normal payment of invoices. i keep telling them a fire will destroy everything including lives. don't encourage anyone to get stuck inside for minutes. :oIo: