The essence of cigarettes and alcohol is to be used for more gifts and banquets. For example, wedding banquets, nowadays people are very rich. When they get married, they will set dozens of tables for their guests. How can there be no alcohol and tobacco on the dining table, and the grade of alcohol and tobacco should not be too low? More and more people get married every year, so hotels always receive a large number of wedding orders.
Generally speaking, tobacco hotels will have their own fixed enterprises and customers. Buying benefits during holidays is a big bill. This group buying mode is basically the main fund to support the operation of the store. Of course, such a big customer doesn't just stroll around the store and use a phone. The owners of tobacco and liquor stores all know where to send things.
There is also holiday consumption. Every Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other festivals, the sales of tobacco, alcohol and tea can reach more than 60% of the whole year. Many people will send good wine and cigarettes to leaders, friends and elders through festivals. People who love tea often buy a lot of good tea.
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Tobacco and alcohol shopkeepers mainly rely on channels, which means that there are many retail outlets at lower levels, and they do wholesale. Naturally, this kind of shop can't be crowded, but the sales volume is not small. There are also welfare channels, long-term supply and business relations of enterprises and institutions, and such stores can also make a lot of profits. Others just supply the supermarket or something, but they can all survive and make a profit anyway.
The tobacco and liquor stores on the street have regular consumers, mainly targeting at some tobacco and liquor wholesalers. Unlike individual travelers, they don't wait until there is demand to buy, and generally choose to place orders at regular intervals. The larger the quantity, the lower the price and the higher the cost performance. So although there is no one in the shop, business has been going on.