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[Domenique]

Do you guys try to put products on higher prices than import? Is that successful? It's kinda sad having a monopoly on apple cider yet making so little money.

[Muz]

Do you guys try to put products on higher prices than import? Is that successful? It's kinda sad having a monopoly on apple cider yet making so little money.

I only buy them if they're cheaper. Idk, sales don't even bring in that much profit. And you can't even really compete with the cheap 30Q American stuff.

Yea, this game doesnt seem to know how to reward companies working indirectly with each other.

It seem to be the best practice to make entire supply chains yourself and for you to full supply stores yourself.

Though in that regard, I do like that you need to set up multiple slave companies to do that... though I do wish it'd let you transfer research tech.

Problem is that factories are too cheap - it's way too easy to set up your own supply chain, especially for things like minerals and fruits. The trick is in finding a niche somewhere in between the chains (like ground beef) where it's too much effort to manufacture, but cheap enough that it's profitable to sell.

[LoSboccacc]

I'm expanding in water & electicity to support my lemon business. Water is straightforward: pump in, water out.

I'm curious about coal: energy quality doesn't matter in lemon production. Does coal quality matter on energy production? How?

[cerapa]

I'm expanding in water & electicity to support my lemon business. Water is straightforward: pump in, water out.

I'm curious about coal: energy quality doesn't matter in lemon production. Does coal quality matter on energy production? How?

I think quality only affects quality, and since energy is always 0 quality, then you can burn the shittiest coal you can find.

[Sirian]

I'm not 100% sure but it may be that quality affects the economy of scale factor. Or speed maybe. Then again maybe not. I guess testing is required.

[debvon]

Although retail requires a lot of micromanagement it's extremely profitable. Instead of relying on retailers or producers to buy your product in bulk on the market, and also having to deal with massive competition (depending on your area of interest), retail guarantees profit even if you just import everything. Taking the time to find good deals on the market is a win win for both you and the seller since you're making even more profit, and they're actually selling their stuff. This means that people producing things like chairs or tables are rewarded when there are others running hardware/office supply chains.

After trying a number of different "starting builds" I'd say that retail is definitely the easiest way to get a head start when you're new. The less you pay for factories and research, the more you can invest in stocking your store and advertising. Just be smart about it and pay attention to demand. Don't import EVERYTHING. For the good of everyone (including yourself), only import when it's cheaper or if the mass producers aren't providing the item.

I really love logging in and seeing my initial 100k turn into 500k just from a single store. I have a furniture factory and a couple of profitable lumber camps on the side, everything is looking up. Ratan Joyce even bought some of my excess lumber! What a generous fellow.

[Brons]

My plan is to grind the B2B long enough until I have enough money and production capacity to get a nice stock of products I can sell in my stores. I don't feel like restocking every few hours.

[Domenique]

Do you guys try to put products on higher prices than import? Is that successful? It's kinda sad having a monopoly on apple cider yet making so little money.

I only buy them if they're cheaper. Idk, sales don't even bring in that much profit. And you can't even really compete with the cheap 30Q American stuff.

Well my cider is 16 while the chepeast on import is 19.10, but I don't really make much money. Maybe manufacturing just isn't good bussiness.

[Zangi]

Try manufacturing something else.  Apple Cider is a final product that gets sold at retail.

You could try goods that are materials of something else, check the B2B and Import markets...  Some things do have a higher profit margin and are not exploited as much either.  Quite a few things actually...

[Frajic]

It seems like the store interface got a minor change - goods are now sorted by whether they're in stock or not, rather than strictly alphabetical. Looks neater, but no change to pricing and selling procedure.

[MrWiggles]

Did anyone else notice that the Annual Cost weren't deducted?

[Kansa]

I noticed that as well, I haven't got my revenue sheet from yesterday either

[Aklyon]

The maintenence derped. It also affected welfare.

[jashman]

My store has also reorganized its inventory by what is in or out of stock.

I mean... if I was irresponsible enough to let my stock run out, I would know that... yeah, that's the ticket.

[Voxel_Squid]

It seem to be the best practice to make entire supply chains yourself and for you to full supply stores yourself.

Not at all true! For those products produced by primary industries (mining, lumber, etc), there are already many huge companies willing to sell very high quality products (Q30+) at a better quality-to-price ratio than the usual Q0-10 listings. These high-quality inputs make a significant difference to the quality of your own products down the line and you can easily increase your profit margins and pass on the slightly increased cost to your customers.

For example, I am currently using Q42 chemicals bought at $2 and Q51 petroleum bought at $75 to make polyester thread. Because of the quality of my inputs, I've been able to make Q24 polyester thread with only Q10 tech, at a cost of only $2.30 per unit. I use most of it to make my own products, which end up being between Q10-Q20 while costing less than 10% of the import cost. When I sell my excess thread on the B2B market, I am usually the highest-quality producer and can get my products sold at a much higher price than the lower-quality producers who are always trying to undercut each other.