What is the new format?

"Format" can be divided into "industry" and "country". In economic life, people are usually familiar with the concepts of agriculture, industry and service industry. However, after economic innovation, industrial restructuring and scientific and technological development, agriculture can also be divided into planting, forestry and aquaculture. Industry can be divided into light industry and heavy industry. Service industry can be divided into life service industry and productive service industry. Among them, life service industry can be subdivided into commerce, catering industry, passenger transport industry, medical and health service industry, cultural and entertainment service industry and so on. Producer services can be divided into logistics, financial services, convention and exhibition industry and communication services.

In a certain market system, these industry, trade and product characteristics show their own operations and business processes, and have definable accounting boundaries and business standards. On this basis, they are associated with a certain enterprise accounting and business model (profit model), thus forming different business States, that is, forms associated with "business" affairs.

Generally speaking, the emergence of new formats mainly depends on two paths: division of labor refinement and integration. For example, "ornamental agriculture" in agriculture, chain and joining in business operation mode, laundry, express delivery and domestic service in life service industry are all products of differentiation.

Format is a specific form of retail stores providing specific goods and services to specific customer groups, and it is also a specific form of retail activities. Generally speaking, the format refers to the specific business form of who, what and how retail stores sell. In view of the specific needs of specific consumers, according to certain strategic objectives, we should selectively use the business methods such as commodity management structure, store location, store size, store form, price policy, sales methods and sales services. , providing various service forms for sales and service.