From August 30 to 31, Chairman and General Manager of CITS Group Wang Weimin paid several visits to Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center to inspect on the preparations before the grand opening, accompanied by Vice President of CITS Co., Ltd., Chairman and General Manager of CDFG Peng Hui, General Manager Assistant of CITS Group Chen Zhenhai, President Assistants of CITS Co., Ltd. Jiang Jingshan and Chen Zhixin, Vice General Managers of CDFG Chen Jianshan, Chen Guoqiang and Wang Xuan, General Manager of CITS Hainan Investment Co., Ltd. Yang Haisong and General Manager of Sanya Duty Free Store Liu Jing.
On August 30 when preparations for the grand opening of Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center entered into the final countdown, Wang Weimin and his team arrived at the site at 9 p.m. on the same day of arrival in Sanya. During the work reports by Sanya Duty Free Store and CITS Hainan Investment Co., Ltd., he especially noted the brand store decoration, installation of public facilities, catering preparations, goods display and front-line salespeople, showing a positive attitude towards the preparation efforts. Together with his team, Wang inspected the interior and exterior of the shopping mall and gave rigorous instructions, emphasizing that Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center was under the spotlight, and that the successful opening and smooth operation must be ensured with all safety hazards removed.
On the morning of 31st, Wang Weimin and his team examined each major store and facility of Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center and stated strict requirements for the professionalism and sales skills of the sales team as well as the display art of the stores, He stated that with the grand opening of the shopping center at the corner, more efforts should be invested in scientific coordination and delicacy management, with attention paid to the collaboration among various links as the shopping center was about to launch into business, and that the full success of the opening ceremony must be ensured with all efforts.
In the afternoon, Wang and his team inspected the office area and the warehouse of the logistics center in the rain, pointing out that the stock shall be promptly adjusted based on actual sales performance. He went on to emphasize that safety must be prioritized and that all hazards shall be removed to guarantee the safety of life and property.
The B1floor, which was the office area of the shopping center, was the next stop of the inspection. Wang visited the front-line staff and inspected on the office environment and staff cafeteria among other facilities. He emphasized that employee satisfaction must be enhanced effectively so that they may work in a reassured, positive environment, which would contribute to their efforts in the opening and business operations afterwards.
On September 2, Wang and his team visited Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center again to inspect the business operations after opening. Accompanying him were Peng Hui, Chen Zhixin, Wang Xuan, etc.
Wang Weimin and his team visited the areas of perfumes and cosmetics, watches, bags and premium items, conducting friendly talks with the salespeople for detailed information of the number of customers, distribution of customers, operation of facilities, shopping experience of consumers and reception work by the store areas.
After on-site visit, Wang Weimin positively acknowledged the business operations of Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center, pointing out that the strong sales on the first day of opening was a good start of the smooth operation of the Duty Free Shopping Center. He encouraged Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center to acquire and accumulate new sales experience and data in time and differentiate the operational differences between high and low seasons as well as customer traffic during different time periods of the day, hence accomplishing management and business operation tasks accordingly and getting ready to provide quality shopping experience for consumers during peak season of intensive tourist visits. He also demanded that stores opening in Phase II should open on time with ensured quality and quantity.
Wang finally emphasized that as a key project and new platform of CITS Group, Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Center must follow a customer-centered and market-oriented business principle, keeping close watch of the sales performance of various brands so as to procure brands of highest popularity and biggest demand, hence generating heartening economic returns while providing consumers with quality service and building a solid foundation for healthy development in the future.