Rebirth of England.

Chapter 821 Unexpected
On August 2011, 8, Ivanta successfully gave birth to a baby boy at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

Mount Sinai Hospital is located on Fifth Avenue in New York and is one of the best obstetrics and gynecology hospitals in New York. This is probably due to the fact that Ivanta has been exercising regularly and her physical fitness is very good, so the birth of their son Theodore TP was relatively smooth.

"Look at him, how beautiful he is, baby."

After giving birth, Ivanta took her child back to her estate in Long Island to recuperate. After all, here, there will be a special team serving her recovery, and if there is any situation, the best medical staff of Mount Sinai Hospital will arrive here by helicopter as soon as possible.

Now, after two days, Theodore's skin is no longer as slightly wrinkled as when he was just born. He seems to have grown up a little. He looks small, with big eyes looking around with curiosity, and looks very cute.

When Barron held him close to Ivanta, he seemed to see his mother. Theodore stretched out his little hand towards Ivanta with a wronged expression...

Seeing this, Ivanta quickly took the child from Barron's hands. Seeing Theodore smiling in her arms, she felt as if her heart was about to melt. She couldn't help but say to Barron:
"Yes, dear, he is really a little angel. Perhaps our Theodore can become the president of America in the future!"

Oh? This is a path Barron had never imagined.

But it seems that as a member of the TP family, Ivanta is really a bit like her father and is a bit obsessed with the Commander-in-Chief.

But it didn't matter to Barron. After all, it would be forty years later. So far, the youngest president of the United States, uh, was also called Theodore...

Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States at the age of 42 years and 322 days.

Besides, instead of being the commander-in-chief who is in a high position in public, wouldn't it be more comfortable to be the one in power behind the commander-in-chief?

……

"Why are you here? Jenny."

Just at this time, Jenny Smith came to New York and called Barron, insisting on meeting him.

"You should know, Barron, that John is in trouble."

"Is this the reason you met me this time?"

Seeing Barron's leisurely look, Jenny gritted her teeth and said:
"Otherwise, although between us... John is my husband after all."

"That's not like you, Jenny."

Hearing Barron's words, Jenny glared at him:
"What do you think I should be like? Ditch him if something happens to him and stay with you? You and I both know that you have too many people around you, Barron."

"Okay, so what do you want me to do?"

Although Jenny didn't know what John did in the matter of "David's death" at first, it was obvious that with her current attitude, she should have known something.

"I hope you can continue to support him. I heard that the shareholders of Sinclair Group hope that he will leave the company temporarily..."

"Jenny, letting John step aside for the time being doesn't mean abandoning him as you said. Instead, it's a form of protection for him. When this is over, John will return to his position as chairman."

"I don't think this is really right, Barron. Avoiding it is a sign of weakness. If you haven't done anything wrong, why would you avoid it?"

She softened her voice and said to Barron earnestly:
"I haven't asked you for anything before. I just hope that you can support John now. Only by maintaining your current position can you withstand those attacks. Otherwise... there will be too many variables."

Hearing her say this, Barron was silent for a moment and said to her:
"I can do as you said, but you need to understand that the final result depends on what John does. If he still makes stupid moves like before, it's better to leave here as soon as possible." "I only need this one chance."

"Okay, Jenny, but you need to let John know that the FBI has already intervened in this matter, so ask him to be more careful. I don't want them to catch him because of something he said."

If the FBI gets involved, the resources they can mobilize will far exceed the authority of the police. Not only may the telephones of people related to John be wiretapped, even their daily conversations may be monitored by the other party.

So Barron had to remind Jenny about this.

This does not matter much to Barron. On the one hand, what he values ​​is the media communication capabilities of the Sinclair Group. Even if John is arrested by the police, the impact on the Sinclair Group will be limited - at most the stock price will be affected in the short term. On the other hand, this matter has nothing to do with Barron in any way. Even if the FBI intervenes, it is impossible for them to monitor him.

Therefore, since Jenny has come forward to plead for John, it is not impossible to give him another chance.

If he messes up again this time, he will have to bear the consequences alone.

After getting a satisfactory answer, Jenny finally felt relieved...

Of course, in order to thank Barron, Jenny devoted herself to their subsequent knowledge learning. With her learning ability, Barron couldn't help but admire her and enjoyed it very much...

……

"Currently, Costco has started to promote e-commerce business in North America, but the specific model still needs to be explored..."

Barron could understand what Costco's CEO said.

For Argos Retail Group, which mainly competes with Amazon in the e-commerce field in the European market, being able to expand its e-commerce business into North America and pose a threat to Amazon in its "hometown" is also a goal they hope to achieve.

After acquiring Costco, they can finally promote the e-commerce business here based on the retail company's sales network in North America.

But there is still a problem that Costco's e-commerce business needs to solve.

That is Costco’s own sales model, which relies on membership fees to make profits, ensuring low prices and high quality, and very high customer loyalty, which enables it to maintain steady growth throughout the year.

But for the same reason, if you want to develop e-commerce business, the current approach in Europe and the United States is to include shipping and handling fees in the price of the goods. Therefore, for Costco, the result is that online shopping prices are usually higher than those in physical stores.

At present, many customers who shop through e-commerce are often office workers who do not have much time. Although the price of online shopping and home delivery is slightly higher than shopping in physical stores, it is not unacceptable.

However, as competition in e-commerce intensifies, price wars are inevitable. Consumers will then be more inclined to look for cheaper goods. Therefore, Costco members generally choose to buy in-store or from other online retailers.

On the other hand, the delivery services provided by Costco on its website are mainly divided into same-day delivery and two-day delivery, which greatly limits the selection of goods.

For example, if a consumer chooses two-day delivery, the platform will not offer perishable items such as fresh produce, bakery snacks or roast chickens.

At present, when Costco's e-commerce business is just being developed, its deliverymen can deliver the goods on the same day. Compared with two-day delivery, the delivery fee will definitely be higher. Many customers tend to choose two-day delivery, so the types of goods purchased will inevitably be limited.

These are all problems that Costco needs to solve in its future e-commerce business.

(End of this chapter)