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Upcoming QoL and Feature Improvements!
A good retail manager is always on top of what comes in, what goes out, and at what price. To make specific articles more searchable, every article now has a unique ID that you can use to search for it. Those of you who have worked in retail will probably be familiar with the concept.
IDs are for when you really want a specific article, but a more customizable option is the new tag system. You can add a custom tag to any item by simply typing it in. Afterwards, you can type in your tag in the search bar, and find all the tagged products. This is a great way to group articles by color, aesthetic, or any other metric you can think of. Also, tags are saved per manager, so you won't have to re-type them if you start a new store!
Lastly, you can add notes to articles. Maybe an article sold particularly well during a certain event in town? That's worth adding a note for, in case the event happens again! Or maybe you want to remind yourself when the item was last on sale to plan your strategy?
You may have already spotted some improvements in the screenshots above to the article screen itself. With this new screen, you will have all the information you need at your disposal, like how well the article is selling amongst different demographics, allowing you to further optimize your store.
Another improvement is that you will be able to see these details anywhere! No longer do you need to visit the office to see specific metrics, but you can pull those stats up during a workday as well. This also means you can more easily plan sales on the fly. Simply press Q when selecting an article, and you can see its details and edit its price. Speaking of editing its price, this change also allows you to easily put specific articles on sale, rather than having to create discounts per display. That means you can now quickly adjust prices on the fly, adapting to your customer's need more efficiently.
A small but often-requested QoL feature is that you'll be able to mirror inventory! In the case of registers, that means you can control whether people will enter the queue from the left or right side. A lot of you were quite particular about this, so here it is!
And for the campaign players, one commonly requested feature was to take out loans (curiously, no one ever requested being able to pay those loans back). The new bank area will allow you to do just that, provided you have some capital.
The last QoL change we wanted to mention in this blog is that we've put a lot of time into optimizing King of Retail's textures and meshes. This can result in up to 30% more FPS than in previous versions! There's more improvements in 1.0, like security perks for staff and lots of bug fixes, but we'll save those for next week see you then!
[ 2022-09-07 14:12:48 CET ] [ Original post ]
Dear Retailers,
We are one week away from the 1.0 launch! Today, we want to talk about upcoming quality of life and feature improvements that you've been requesting. In short: some aspects of running your store were unclear (especially to new players) or needlessly tedious. The quality of life features in the launch update will greatly improve your efficiency in running your store. If you enjoy optimizing your store, this one's for you.
Managing your articles could be a bit of a hassle sometimes, especially in bigger stores with lots of different sales going on at once. We've spent quite a bit of time improving on the existing systems in King of Retail. Let's start with ordering articles.
IDs, Tags, and Notes
A good retail manager is always on top of what comes in, what goes out, and at what price. To make specific articles more searchable, every article now has a unique ID that you can use to search for it. Those of you who have worked in retail will probably be familiar with the concept.
IDs are for when you really want a specific article, but a more customizable option is the new tag system. You can add a custom tag to any item by simply typing it in. Afterwards, you can type in your tag in the search bar, and find all the tagged products. This is a great way to group articles by color, aesthetic, or any other metric you can think of. Also, tags are saved per manager, so you won't have to re-type them if you start a new store!
Lastly, you can add notes to articles. Maybe an article sold particularly well during a certain event in town? That's worth adding a note for, in case the event happens again! Or maybe you want to remind yourself when the item was last on sale to plan your strategy?
Article Screen
You may have already spotted some improvements in the screenshots above to the article screen itself. With this new screen, you will have all the information you need at your disposal, like how well the article is selling amongst different demographics, allowing you to further optimize your store.
Another improvement is that you will be able to see these details anywhere! No longer do you need to visit the office to see specific metrics, but you can pull those stats up during a workday as well. This also means you can more easily plan sales on the fly. Simply press Q when selecting an article, and you can see its details and edit its price. Speaking of editing its price, this change also allows you to easily put specific articles on sale, rather than having to create discounts per display. That means you can now quickly adjust prices on the fly, adapting to your customer's need more efficiently.
Mirroring
A small but often-requested QoL feature is that you'll be able to mirror inventory! In the case of registers, that means you can control whether people will enter the queue from the left or right side. A lot of you were quite particular about this, so here it is!
Loans at the Bank
And for the campaign players, one commonly requested feature was to take out loans (curiously, no one ever requested being able to pay those loans back). The new bank area will allow you to do just that, provided you have some capital.
Graphics Optimization
The last QoL change we wanted to mention in this blog is that we've put a lot of time into optimizing King of Retail's textures and meshes. This can result in up to 30% more FPS than in previous versions! There's more improvements in 1.0, like security perks for staff and lots of bug fixes, but we'll save those for next week see you then!
[ 2022-09-07 14:12:48 CET ] [ Original post ]
King of Retail
Freaking Games
Developer
Freaking Games
Publisher
2019-03-26
Release
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King of Retail is a store management simulation game, where you as the owner of a new store must make the right decisions to make your store thrive and bring you the big bucks. Can you handle the pressure, or will you fail miserably in a big bankruptcy?
As the owner and manager you have a lot of responsibilities on a daily basis.
You must:
All of this is is just an ordinary day as a store owner.
Are you ready to take on the challenge? If yes, then King of Retail is the game for you.
As the owner and manager you have a lot of responsibilities on a daily basis.
You must:
Choose the direction of your store
Should it be a Shoe Store for the fashionable type, an Electronics Store for your everyday needs, or a giant Hypermarket that sells a bit of everything? Not everything will work. Trying to sell high-fashion, high-priced items in the poor part of town will not generate endless queues at your register. Will you try to dominate a competitive market, or go in an unexplored direction.Control the article flow
For an article to be taken home by a customer, a lot of things must be taken care of. First you must select and order the articles. For a delivery to take place, the storage space must be able to receive and handle the delivered articles. The sales area must have the right displays and registers to showcase and sell the articles. Building a good relationship with your suppliers is key to be able to sell their more exclusive items. Oh, and by the way, which article should be the first for your customers to see when they enter your store? The bulk selling jeans, or the hyped silk shirt?Get people inside your store
Build your reputation among your customers, and make your store the most sought after in town. A good marketing scheme, along with happy customers will work wonders for your income. But don't oversell your idea. If you can't keep what you promise, the customers will leave the store dissatisfied, and nothing ruins a store quicker than unhappy customers.Please the customer
Create an enjoyable atmosphere for your customers to shop in, and theme your store, so they will know it is YOUR store they have entered. Make sure they receive the help they need, and that the lines for the registers don't grow too long. Manage the in-store marketing, so that both the fashionistas and the discount-hunters knows where to go, and which article to pick.Manage your personnel
When you have too much on your plate to handle yourself, it might be the time for you to get some staff. Find interesting candidates among the applications. Conduct interviews, get a feel for the person, and decide if they match the role you need taken care of. Negotiate their salary and hire them. Keep them happy, and make sure they are not overworked. A great working climate gives great dedication. But you still need to sort the slackers from the workers. Invest time in the right persons, and train them to become better so when you need a stand-in for yourself, when you move to the next store, you can pick from your own home-grown talents.Optimize the store
The difference between a good store and a great store lies in the detail. Weed out the poor selling articles, and get more of the good ones. Make sure you don't order unnecessarily many articles, but still enough that you don't run out. Optimize the prizes to increase the income. Find the customer patterns and adjust the opening hours accordingly. Plan an efficient staff schedule, so you don't pay people for doing nothing.Prepare for big events
Is a VIP coming? Christmas soon? Black Friday? Can you spot the next big trend before anyone else? Adjust your actions according to the events occurring in a dynamic city that changes day by day.All of this is is just an ordinary day as a store owner.
Are you ready to take on the challenge? If yes, then King of Retail is the game for you.
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