haha, there's alot of high profit margin business to do .
watch , dental , farmasi ,shooting ...etc

my friends works as videographer , for wedding one .

one time shooting * for 2 days
+ editing = average RM3000 ~ RM5000

cost ?
a videocamera , some machinery , car , petrol , a part-timer staff & video editing software .

Usually in terms of margin, the distributor would have taken a big chuck in terms of volume sales, before that still got manufacturer & brand company taking big portion of the profit, so when optical shops get the stock the cost should not be that low to allow over few hundreds or thousands % profit right? If the retail profit so high why won't distributor increase their profit margin in the end everyone still make alot.

If you say the glass has higher profit margin i can understand as most shops do their glasses or have special shop do that and usually normal glass cost more than normal frames.

But then your numbers already gave us the insight the startupcosst & running cost, so how many glasses & frames you need to sell each month just to cover the running cost?

My question is on those smaller private shops that are not located in prime areas. Maybe they rely alot on school plans etc but then there are so many competitors around also eyeing on such bulk orders, so smaller shops that takes less stock means their cost is higher than big shops in terms of stocking, so i'm wondering what they do to counter the less customer flow & higher stock price disadvantage.

If you talk about those cheaper clothing shops that sells rm20 a piece, their cost is probably very cheap maybe rm5 per piece or less but that is due to lesser quality and crazy China suppliers that's selling it dirt cheap. I know some China factories actually selling their stuff close to cost price, but i guess the big bosses doesn't know about it or there's hidden reason.

This is really an eye-opener!! That company literally monopolise the whole eye-wear industry!!

yeap , nice say , just like Rayban & Oakley , profit even lesser than 80% .
& there's alot of terms for branded , you can't just take 1 pcs or 2pcs , you need to take whole set in Cash on Delivery terms . That's the problem .

Small private shop which not located in prime areas , same things goes to selling price & consumer buying power .

People will look for mid or low range glasses & quality if your shop at hulu area ** like Package one .
Meanwhile Optical shop in KLCC / Pavilion can easily sell 1 pair Spectacles around RM1000-RM2000
** My friends who work at Optical shop Pavilion , sold 1 pair Cartier spec RM15k last weekend .

yeap , luxotica , even their salesman also quite Lan Ci one

The thing is people need to know your shop is at ulu place and got good deal, but most of these shop i ran into, if i didn't walk pass i wouldn't have known. I don't see banners near the escalator or promotions whatsoever.

You know i go shopping center try to cover all areas to check them out, normal people don't, they just jalan jalan see what they saw.

but if you go to those stand-alone or random shop, how do you know

a) what they sell is genuine?
b) if they're good in what they do, not ceh kai qualification?
c) if the shop bankrupt, where to service/claim warranty??

one rayban 1000+, u say le?

This post has been edited by wilsonjay: Nov 18 2012, 01:44 PM

yeap, as usual ,every business has it's own marketing one .

optical shop is a high profit with low demand business
one day 10 customer is consider very good already . meanwhile if you open restaurant , one day 100 customer also you might still rugi .

even like England Optical big company also can bankrupt .

I only buy Oakley from these small shop and then they write fake receipt for me so I claim from company medical policy. That's how I support them

I put my trust to a lovely shop in ss2

a)b)hmm then you're wrong .
Focus Point Franchise shop, MOG , Bolton Optical , 100vision etc
are selling fake item too .

c) Right the moment only Oakley given 1 year warranty . non of others brand givin warranty .
if you bought oakley from this shop and they close down , you can try contact revelstoke Malaysia sdn bhd for claim ** Authorise dealer

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now i know. i'm lucky coz never own a pair of overprice sunglasses.
thanx for the link.

Haha.. ur question is one of my research during form 6 last few month. In sibu here got a shop that called "guo ji" or they call it international.. just a not-so-big shop that sell spectacles.. all of sibu people go there buy glasses got other spectacle shop open also but they all rather go to that "guo ji".

I interviewed the tokey lo.. and ask him things so that i can make it as an essay one way to keep the shop going on is Treat your customer equally. Not racist or anything. Price is negotiable and many more.. but to me i feel that the key is Customer Satisfaction. and after that i asked how much u guys earn per month.. he simply say probably about Rm160k - 165k..

yes im shocked. In sibu that wan.. if not blve u can ask other ktard which come from sibu. they will know a spectacle shop named "Guo Ji' or International. just in front of a shopping mall that call Premier.

This post has been edited by Explictz: Nov 18 2012, 02:01 PM

this is how darkness the social world

u got sell those fake items or not?

profit about 70% le if buyer dont ask for discount

Nope , all of my item is authentic one
eventhou there's alot of supplier which selling imitation one come and promote to me .

I feel cheated. I paid RM1.3k for a pair of Mykita frames.
Although it is much more comfortable than other frames, I just don't feel that the high price tag justify its quality.
Should have negotiate for a lower price back then.