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“Innovation Leading, Crossing Mountains and Seas”: The Strength and Vision of a Leading Dairy Enterprise with 100 Billion in Revenue!
As China's dairy consumption enters the true second half, with factors such as supply-demand imbalance, weak consumption, declining market growth, and slow sales across all categories, dairy enterprises face multiple challenges including intensified competition and pressure on revenue growth. Only by continuously breaking through original boundaries and precisely grasping demand can they stimulate the recovery of dairy consumption and restore market vitality. How to transition from simply pursuing 'volume growth' to fully entering a 'quality improvement' environment oriented by diversified and refined demands, and find breakthroughs, is an urgent issue facing the industry...
AmandaIf Distributors Can't Make Money Themselves, Why Should They Help Customers Make Money?
Some say bluntly, "If I can't make money myself, helping downstream make money is pure fantasy." Others wonder, "Without price differences, are distributors just working for applause?" Some complain, "Execution is too hard—it requires capital, teams, and terminal cooperation that small and medium distributors can't handle." Others equate it to the 'big and comprehensive' store model of a decade ago, saying, "Tried it, didn't work." Reading these comments one by one, I understand that sense of helplessness—in a reality of price wars and inventory pressure, any new approach is bound to be met with skepticism. But the more I read, the more I realize one thing: while everyone is anxious about the future, there's a deep misunderstanding of the term 'category operations.'
张雨薇Zhao Bo of New Distribution: Why You Haven't Truly Understood the User's Job-to-be-Done (JTBD)
We spend our entire lives solving our own problems—financial, health, emotional, intimate family, life relationships, self-existence, social, etc. In general, the problems people need to solve can be divided into eight dimensions: 1. Survival dimension: (body, safety, resources) 2. Relationship dimension: (intimacy, belonging, ranking) 3. Ability dimension: (skills, execution, growth) 4. Narrative dimension: (meaning, goals, values) 5. Emotional dimension: (experience, regulation, patterns)...
赵波Bidding Farewell to Youth and Involution: The Time Has Come for Traditional Distributors to Exit in an Orderly Manner
Distributors will not disappear, but their numbers will significantly decrease. This judgment is not emotional but reflects the changing landscape of China's FMCG industry. Many distributors already sense that the path of relying on hard work and diligence for growth has reached its end. The article analyzes why the number of distributors will inevitably decline, which distributors should exit or continue, and how to exit in an orderly manner to preserve the fruits of years of struggle.
陈思廷Why Local Consumer Language Matters in Chinese Oral Care
The “internal heat” concept shows how a culturally familiar problem can reveal unmet oral-care demand, but functional positioning must be supported by compliant evidence, perceptible benefit, and repeat purchase.
New DistributionThe Life-or-Death Game for Distributors: Exhausting Yourself to Leave No Room for Competitors
During a recent visit to a trading company owner, he lamented that many distributors are engaging in 'suicidal' operations, knowingly supplying loss-making outlets with high fees and long payment cycles. This reflects the brutal reality of market competition, where only those with deep reserves can survive the elimination round, akin to polar bears surviving hibernation on their fat layers. The article categorizes this competition into 'external' and 'internal' forms, emphasizing that to win externally, one must first strengthen internally.
高级研究员 海游Lightning Warehouses Won't Take Away Distributors' Business, But Will Eliminate Some Distributors
Since the second half of this year, the closure rate of downstream stores has been rising, and B2b businesses nationwide are struggling, mainly due to the significant impact of lightning warehouses on small stores. As internet platforms intensify instant retail, the density of lightning warehouses is increasing, causing many distributors to feel a sense of crisis. Some distributors are considering building their own warehouse stores, but most have not succeeded; instead, those supplying goods to lightning warehouses are doing well.
葛畅China Instant Noodle Industry Report: Master Kong's Gross Margin Rises for Three Consecutive Years, Uni-President Has Four Products in Top 10 by Sales
The Chinese instant noodle industry faces dual pressure from food delivery and pre-prepared dishes, leading to declining sales. However, the market is rebounding with a shift toward health and mid-to-high-end products, as evidenced by Master Kong's three consecutive years of gross margin growth and Uni-President's four products ranking in the top 10 by sales volume.
专注消费的Ignoring Category Management Means Dealers Can Only Run Inefficient Businesses!
This article is a supplement and extension of a previous one, continuing to explore how dealers can do category management well in combination with the retail industry. Without category management, dealers' survival space will be locked down. The article proposes three core viewpoints: choose the right stores and sell the right products, optimize resource allocation to reduce operational risks, and increase volume and profit to enhance competitiveness. It also provides specific methods for dealers to implement category management, including deciding whether to prioritize category or brand, adapting to the retail trend of 'wide category, narrow product', and deeply binding category management with retail outlets.
高级研究员 海游The Faster You Distribute, the Faster You Die: It's Time to Upgrade Your Sell-Through Strategy!
During dealer visits, we often hear complaints: "Products reach the terminal, promotions are launched, but they just don't sell." In the past, products displayed in supermarkets with large displays and eye-catching promotions attracted consumers. Now, even with aggressive promotions, sell-through is poor, even for products from major manufacturers. Often, the product isn't the issue; competitors sell well. A key reason is the wrong operational sequence: building awareness before purchase is crucial.
金名Under 'Taste Marketing', Distributor Profits Have Been Halved
This year, I visited many distributors and found a general pattern: among large and medium-sized trading companies, distributors born in the 1980s and 1990s are significantly more profitable than those born in the 1960s and 1970s. The older generation's 'taste marketing' approach is a key factor. Times have changed, and if distributors don't adapt their business models, even a favorable environment won't help them. This article discusses this topic and offers suggestions for improving profits.
高级研究员 海游Zong Fuli Steps Down as Wahaha Chairman! Power Transition Reaches a Critical Moment
Wahaha has once again found itself at the center of public attention. On November 27, an announcement of business registration changes seemed to put a definitive end to the months-long internal turmoil at Wahaha: Zong Fuli officially resigned as legal representative, chairman, and general manager of Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co., Ltd. Her successor is not a traditional professional manager or founding veteran, but a 31-year-old legal background executive, Xu Simin. Although Zong Fuli still holds 29.40% of Wahaha Group's shares, remaining the second-largest shareholder, her retreat from the management core marks the end of the era of full control by the Zong family.
New DistributionRen Wenqing of New Distribution: Warehouse-as-a-Store Becomes the New Terminal, Brands Must Occupy Positions Early
On November 25, 2025, the '2025 Instant Retail Supply Summit and First Instant Retail Warehouse-Store Product Matchmaking Conference' was held in Hangzhou, where Ren Wenqing, CEO of New Distribution, delivered a keynote speech titled 'Viewing Supply-Demand Matching from Instant Retail: How Brands Grow in an Era of Surplus?' Core viewpoints: 1. Warehouse-as-a-store becomes the new terminal. 2. The logic of instant retail development is supply-demand matching. 3. Matching is the first growth law in the era of surplus. This article is a core summary of the speech. Instant retail has moved from traffic wars to supply wars. Today, brands...
任文青AndyAbandoning 150 Million P&G Business, B2b Startup Hits 6 Million Monthly Sales in Six Months! What Did Leguan Yigou Do Right?
In China's FMCG industry, the past three decades were a period of 'easy wins.' A generation of distributors once dominated channels thanks to a few major brand dividends. But today, that path is clearly no longer viable. After talking with many distributors, we found that brand dividends are gone, business growth is sluggish, and transformation seems to be the only consensus—but how exactly to transform? We've seen many successful cases, and we've been thinking: is there a more down-to-earth example that ordinary distributors can see themselves in and truly learn from? Yes! The story of Leguan Yigou is such a case.
张雨薇Traditional Distributors at Their Most Critical Moment: It's Not That Business Is Bad, It's That the Foundation of Business Has Collapsed
Over the past three months, I visited markets in Sichuan, Hainan, and Shaanxi, and what I saw was not a 'decline' but a cliff-like 'plunge.' Since August, the sales scale of numerous distributors has suddenly dropped by 30% or even more than 50%. Many who were barely holding on with thin margins and high pressure have now stepped into losses. You ask why? The consumption environment and weather certainly have an impact, but they cannot explain the speed and magnitude of this collective collapse. The real turning point is that the retail channel suddenly underwent drastic transformation after August, and this transformation directly targets distributors' livelihoods...
陈思廷The Next Five Years Will See a Major Shakeout Among Distributors
Based on recent visits to distributor businesses across the country, the author observes that the industry has reached a turning point. The biggest challenge distributors face is not market shrinkage but cognitive lag, and it is predicted that 80% of distributors will exit the market in the next five years. To survive, distributors must shift from a cost-saving mindset to a data-driven approach, using tools like product and customer quadrant analysis to illuminate their operations and build replicable growth capabilities.
杨博帆、张雨薇Brand Owners and Distributors: Don't Underestimate Lightning Warehouses!
Recently, the hottest topic in the retail industry is undoubtedly instant retail. Among all new formats in instant retail, lightning warehouses have seen rapid growth and expansion, but also sparked controversy. In recent visits to brand owners and distributors, everyone is asking whether lightning warehouses are viable and how to approach them. Clearly, when a format develops exponentially and impacts existing channel systems, it is not just a new channel but a business variable that must be re-evaluated. Why have lightning warehouses succeeded? What risks lie behind the rapid expansion? How should distributors and brands respond?
周群Inventory Devaluation Drags Distributors into Trouble
A leading liquor distribution company reported asset impairment provisions of about 329 million yuan for the first three quarters of 2025, with inventory devaluation provisions of 325 million yuan, highlighting the severe impact of falling liquor prices on distributor profits. Industry surveys show that distributor inventory turnover days have risen to over half a year, with average inventory devaluation exceeding 20%, forcing many to choose between selling at a loss or holding onto depleting stock.
打造酒业第一媒体Lightning Warehouses Change, Brands Panic
On October 31, Taobao Flash Purchase launched 'Taobao Convenience Stores', marking a shift in instant retail competition from traffic to supply. Brands must now focus on controllable supply, moving from 'goods suppliers' to 'brand service providers' to win in the new warehouse-store system.
任文青AndyMore New Products, Thinner Distributor Margins
New products are increasingly becoming a tool for squeezing distributors, as manufacturers cut promotional support and shift the burden of promotion and sell-through onto distributors, eroding their profits. To succeed, new products must offer differentiated value and be supported by sustained market penetration and consumer education.
金名Unmarried Youth and the Quiet Candy Market
Last year, the wedding candy business was unexpectedly sluggish, even during peak seasons, with some dealers noting orders couldn't fill a truck. This year, however, the market has rebounded, with sales up at least 30% as younger consumers drive changes in packaging, branding, and usage scenarios.
葛畅Distributors Who Make Money on Price Differences Have Reached the End of the Road
“SKUs are increasing, but money is getting harder to make.” This is the most common feedback heard while visiting distributors recently. Warehouses are full of goods, but accounts show no cash; salespeople run their legs off, but terminal sales don't rise. The old playbook has failed, familiar experience no longer works, and the era of making money by simply securing agency rights and laying out channels is gone forever. When slow sales become the norm and calls for disintermediation grow louder, many distributors are shrouded in unprecedented confusion and loss. Has the value of distributors truly reached its end?
张雨薇How Distributors Can Activate Their Sales Teams with a Six-Step Goal Management System
This article addresses the common problem of distributors failing to effectively manage sales team goals, leading to unpredictable performance. It introduces a six-step goal management system—goal setting, decomposition, coaching, motivation, tracking, and review—to create a scientific management loop that drives performance and team autonomy.
田沂桐“Clearing Out Big Brands”: A Break Between Manufacturers and Distributors
The relationship between manufacturers and distributors has changed dramatically in the past two years, with the model that lasted over 20 years now gone. I have a metaphor: 2024 was the “marriage-fearing year” for manufacturers and distributors, and 2025 is the “divorce year.” If we compare their relationship to a marriage, then in 2024, manufacturers couldn’t recruit distributors, and distributors wouldn’t take on brands. In 2025, it has escalated to a “divorce year,” with terminations of partnerships becoming very common. A particularly notable phenomenon, which I call “clearing out big brands,” is intensifying. Initially, I thought it was an isolated case, but as cases multiplied, it became a widespread trend, even signaling changes in brand and channel dynamics.
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