昨日まで3日間、第3回東京国際フラワーEXPO@幕張メッセに出展。前日の水曜から泊まりっぱなし。
今回は昨年にも増して、大変有意義なEXPOであった。
自分が本来なすべき役割、期待された役割の整理が事前にできておらず、結果的に周囲の評価は知りませんが、
自分としては満足、満足。
一夜明けた今日は、鹿児島からいらしていてIFEXにも出展した日○洋蘭園さんご一行と東京の花屋さん見学。
表参道~渋谷~恵比寿~六本木と、合計12店の花屋さんをご案内した。店は私のセンスでチョイスでした。
詳細は割愛しますが、本日を持ちまして、花屋さんを花屋さんと呼ぶのを(少なくとも、一括りにするのを)
一切やめることにすることにしました。
花を売っている、という意味では全店が花屋であることに間違いありません。
しかし逆に、この12店に「花を売っている」ということ以外の共通点はありませんでした。
それぞれ提供する価値は異なり、それぞれにコンセプトがあった。
品揃え、商品説明、対応、店全体の雰囲気、それぞれが、見事にそれぞれ。これぞ十人十色。
お客様(最終消費者)も、花それ自体の価値よりも、周辺価値(商品、接客、サービス、雰囲気、即ちブランド)を
実は重視しているのではないか。少なくともそんな消費者の方が多いのではないか。
そしてお客様の支持を集めるお店とは、その事実を理解しているお店なのではないか。
「花置き屋ではだめだ。気持ちを運ばなくては」と、4年くらい前に教えて下さったウェルネ○長澤社長の言葉が、
今日、実感できた。
花を仕入れて、販売する、その商行為の中に「Entertainment」「Healing」「Hospitality」「luxualy」といった価値を、
それぞれのセンスで盛り込む、そこでようやく価値が完成する、そんな高度な販売をしなければならない花売り業。
これは相当にProfessionalismが要求される職業。楽しみです♪
と思いながら、他に2店の小売業と今日、出会った。
1店目はみっこさんも話題にしていたLUSHの六本木店。商品、接客ともに◎。これは教育研修でどうにかなるレベルのものなのか。
指先で持てるくらいの石鹸が1,000円。思わず買いそうになりました。
2店目は地元のローソン。店員さんの感じが驚くほどよかった。レジでは気の利いた会話。
これは通常の同店を鑑みても、個人スキルの問題だろうが、明らかに「客単価アップ」及び「また必ず来る」という、業績アップの方程式に寄与する。
申し訳ないけど、この2店に比べ花の12店がどれだけ上回れていたかというと、微妙。これは完全に経営者の問題だが。
「花屋」じゃなくて「○○」。この○○を何とすべきか、専らの課題でR。
LUSH、「思わず」ではなく、ぜひ買ってみて♪
ほんまにふわふわで気持ちのいい泡ですよー。
「花屋さん」と一括りにしない、というのは、とても素敵ですね。
そういう理解で接してもらえると、お店もうれしいと思いますよー。
どのお店も、オーナーさんの思い入れのあるお店でしょうしね。
Posted by: みっこ | October 23, 2006 at 02:14 PM
今日のタイトル、 マジ、やばい すごいいいです。いままでで最高っす。12店・・・気になりますねぇ。私も最近、熊本の方を、津田沼、銀座、表参道、大森と19店ご案内しました。花はね、「どれだけ花で幸せな満足感を得られますよ」ということをイメージさせられなければ消費はどうしたって伸びない。をわかっていただきたい、がいつも生産者さんや、花業界の方を「花やさん」にご案内するときのテーマです。オマケ、インスティル文章講座第二回、が11月15日(水)あります。メルマガ、HP、ブログでビジネスをなさっている方必修、の文章を中心としたコミュニケーション・スキルアップ講座です。人数に制限があります。ご興味あればお早めにご連絡ください。ご参加お待ちしておりま~す。http://www.redcruise.com/instill/index.php?p=
Posted by: dolcevita | October 23, 2006 at 05:16 PM
みっこさんへ
本当に、あの店はすごいですね!
日野の皆さんも「こういう風に、また来たいと思わせる店じゃないとね!」と
口々に言っておられました。
今度、計り売りのチーズみたいな石鹸でも買ってみたいと思います!
さとうさんへ(あ、言ってしまった)
お褒め頂きありがとうございます。プロに褒めて頂けると図に乗ります。
最近はそういう方面のお仕事されているのですね。(前からか・・・)
今後ともブログ添削、お願いします。
Posted by: まつぽん | October 23, 2006 at 09:58 PM
びっくりした!日野!!
いえ、いくつかある地名とは知ってるのですが。。。。
私の愛する故郷(今も住んでますが^^)も、日野、というところです。
浄土真宗の親鸞上人の生誕の地、
方丈記の鴨長明の永住の地、
日野富子の生まれ故郷、です。
Posted by: みっこ | October 25, 2006 at 04:00 PM
へぇ~そうだったんですか!
日野さんの日野は東京都日野市の日野から来ています。
日野自動車の本社があるところでもあります。
Posted by: まつぽん | October 25, 2006 at 09:29 PM
先日、パールの王冠が無事届きました!
ありがとうございました。
さっそく、作品にしました。
Posted by: hito | October 27, 2006 at 01:39 AM
そうでしたか!ありがとうございます。
資材関係も更に充実させて行きたいと思っております。
Posted by: まつぽん | October 27, 2006 at 09:48 PM
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