Three things to start with
- Use existing preparation facilities
- Coordinate pricing
- Check restocking capacity
One workshop serving multiple points
A machine lets you keep bouquet preparation at the existing workshop while selling elsewhere. Calculate how many extra arrangements the workshop can prepare and hold before dispatch. Check space for packaging, containers and transport equipment. Expanding the selling point without assessing preparation capacity can simply move the bottleneck into the workshop and make existing orders harder to complete
The route is part of the cost
Include loading, travel, parking, display care and the return trip in restocking time. A nearby location may be more practical than a distant one with higher footfall. Record actual journeys rather than only the planned schedule. Urgent replenishment can disrupt the entire working day, so assess how the route fits alongside shop deliveries and existing customer commitments
Expanding in stages
Establish restocking frequency, range and care responsibilities at the first location before copying the workflow to another. Several machines magnify both effective routines and existing problems. Use actual first-site data when evaluating expansion, but do not treat its demand as guaranteed in another neighbourhood. A repeatable operating process is more transferable than a single site's sales total