Sales

This page summarizes all information and provides links that relate to the sale of end products.

Basics

In Producers & Traders, end products are manufactured in factories from raw materials that were previously produced in facilities that extracted the raw material. These end products are sold in stores to the residents of the cities.

Every shop has a catchment area in the city, which is defined by the store's range. Residents who live within this area can access the store.

The residents shop in ticks. This means that the residents of a city block go shopping at regular intervals. If such a block is in the catchment area of the store, then the store's offer will be considered by the residents when they choose where to make their purchase.

The quantity of end products sold in a store depends on the factor statistic, which itself is determined by several other parameters.

Employees, (more precisely, salespersons), are required to sell end products. Several salespersons can be assigned to a store shelf, each of which can hold a single product. Each salesperson can sell a certain amount per tick and this amount contributes to the sales factor.

Buildings

The following buildings are involved in the sale of end products. Except for the stores themselves, all of the other buildings are optional:

Store:

Here the goods are offered to the population of the city. Stores are required to sell end products.

Warehouse:

Goods can be stored in external warehouses, and optionally in cold storage.

Advertising agency:

The commercial reputation of a store can be increased through advertisement. The range of the store increases with its reputation.

Depot:

The trucks that are used to transport the goods to the stores can be managed in the depot.

Staff office:

Employees can be managed in the staff office.

Staff

Employees:

Basic information about employees.

Salesperson:

Special information about salespersons.

Employee costs:

General information on employee costs.

Employee qualification:

Information about training.

Additional pages

Sales Factor:

The sales factor determines the attractiveness of your offer.

Sales figures:

The sales figures game page can be found in the Product overview menu.

Specialty shop:

A specialty shop is any type of store that offers only one product. The supermarket, department store and mega market are excluded.

Store reputation:

An advertising agency can increase the reputation of a store, thereby increasing its range.

Shopping behavior:

Additional information about the shopping behavior of the virtual population.

Building statistics:

The building statistics function (available only to PLUS users) provides useful information for optimizing your success.