Chapter 57: Outlets
"Outlets" is the Chinese transliteration of English OUTLETS. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info originally means "export" in English, and in retail business, it refers to a shopping mall composed of stores that sell brand-name out-of-season, off-the-shelf, and off-code goods, so it is also called a "brand outlet shopping center".
Outlets was first born in the United States, and although FactoryOutlet has a history of 100 years in the United States, the real scale of development began around 1970.
Outlets were originally known as "factory outlets", which specialized in handling factory goods. Later, it gradually converged and slowly formed a large Outlets shopping mall similar to ShoppingMall, and gradually developed into an independent retail format.
In 2002, there was the first outlet in China, and since 2006, outlets have sprung up all over the country.
Many people think that outlets are foreign department store chains stationed in China, but in fact, outlets themselves are a business model, so there is no distinction between Chinese companies and foreign companies, any enterprise and company as long as they have brand and buyer resources, they can make this model.
The outlets in Baqing City are not only a "shopping paradise", but also a "food paradise" that brings together international seafood buffets, top restaurants of various specialties, western restaurants, wineries, etc., as well as an "entertainment paradise" with the top clubs, private cinemas, and various coffee bars in the west.
After Wang Yiyuan arrived at the outlets, she pulled Chen Yang and went straight to the outdoor goods sales area.
Due to the experience of comparing and buying many times before, Wang Yiyuan is familiar with choosing a GREGORY backpack, a three-liter hydration bag from CamelBakAntiodoteReservoir, a special shoe for mountain biking competitions from Shimano, an AM-level helmet from kali, gloves, knee pads, These small pieces of protective gear such as elbow pads originally had a spare, so they didn't knock Chen Yang again.
After shopping for outdoor products, it was almost noon. Since Chen Yang planned to continue shopping for some T-shirts at the outlets in the afternoon, the two of them found a random restaurant nearby to eat.
Wang Yiyuan and Chen Yang both like curry very much, and soon found an Indian restaurant together, planning to have a good meal to replenish their strength and prepare for continuing to shop in the afternoon.
As soon as she entered the door, Wang Yiyuan's face changed, and she immediately pulled Chen Yang and left in a hurry.
Chen Yang was very puzzled, but he still stopped after Wang Yiyuan walked away and asked, "What happened?"
"At the Indian restaurant we just went to, I saw that one of the waiters looked like a person. Wang Yiyuan replied with a frown.
"What's wrong with that? The waiters I see aren't just 'like' people, they're all human beings. ”
"I'm not kidding you, I think that person is familiar, but I'm not sure if I'm wrong. Wang Yiyuan rolled her eyes.
"Could it be your former boyfriend? Are you ashamed of others so you don't dare to meet?" Chen Yang teased with a hippie smile.
"No, remember the last shopping mall robbery? The man I saw looked a lot like one of the two people who slashed Ni Jun at that time. ”