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March 20219/3/2021 Quite a fair bit happened over the past year with Covid and all that happened. We shifted to another place nearby of which we will be shifting soon at the end of year again to a better location.
Store's direction has changed from being event oriented to ecommerce. Brought in Pokemon as an additional product and it went crazy. Very lucky to be in the boom and gave the store diversity. Flesh and Blood is another hot product in the market too. Trying very hard not to be too dependent on Magic. Just before Covid and lockdown began we managed to set up our Shopee store with sufficient products. It was common not to have any sales during that period but it did allow me time to prepare the store for future. As people started to buy online we managed to grab some sales and when phase 2 began I believe we were well prepared with the increase of online orders. Shifted the cards website from crystalcommerce to binderpos too. Overall it made sense to shift as prices were updated automatically and that bought more time for operations. Allowed us more time to pack orders, key in cards and handle adjustments. We have a better team too. So much to learn on how to handle people. Last but not least my mother passed away from stroke. It was so sudden. We spoke the night before and she's gone the next. Such is life. Any hatred or grievances does not matter anymore. Love the people who love you. Learning to let go is so difficult. Happy belated 201921/2/2019 Been hectic since the last post. Traveled more. Learned more. Right now facing a situation of dwindling crowd for weekday event. What once was the highlight of the week became a figment of imagination. How did 20 to 30 players disappeared into oblivion. Most probably lost competition of other stores but I have always tried to stir toward casual crowd instead. As long as the environment is welcoming I believe the store will prosper. I compete by not competing. Happy new year everyone.
Progression 201831/10/2018 Much progress has been made since the last post. Quiet days became busier. Have a small crowd during weekdays afternoon. Plans made are slowly coming to fruition. Need to work harder. Will be an enjoyable time =)
Delegate work9/5/2018 It is my plan to have more personal time in future and not to be tied up in store. Thus the first step was to engage someone with certain characteristics to fill in my post and think similar to me as much as possible. I learnt I needed to relinquish control in order for more things to be done. Daily tasks divided accordingly to my guys and they become my hands and legs to free up time for me to think. The store is moving in the direction I want it to be slowly but surely. The foundation is almost set. More exciting times to come.
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