Can a store sell any product, or will it only be able to sell similar or certain types of products?

I believe a store can sell any product you want, however the number of products is limited to the size of the store.

A store can only sell consumer products.

Consumer products list :
http://www.simbusiness.com/ee/wiki/Consumer_Products/

That’s what I meant, can a store self any consumer product.  Sorry for not wording it correctly.  I just wanted to make sure you can sell cars out of the same store from which you can sell ice cream or shoes.  Thanks for the answer.

Someone mentioned in another thread about setting up fewer relationships using warehouses…but I don’t understand the difference.  It seems I’m still having to set up the exact same number of relationships…it just adds another layer in between.  Am I doing something wrong? 

Here’s what I’m doing:
1.  Large store—
  a.) I find 10 suppliers for 10 different products; and
  b.) I then add the 10 products to my store (using the “add product” drop down).

1.  Large warehouse—
  a.) I find 10 suppliers for 10 different products; and
  b.) I then add the 10 products to my warehouse (using the “add product” drop down).

It doesn’t seem to save me time from adding relationships…it actually adds an entire layer between the factory and store.  I understand there’s a benefit of having more space in the warehouse versus the factory, so I’m not saying warehouses aren’t necessary.  But I would like to know if I’m doing extra work somehow in setting up my relationships.  It seems like double work to add both the supplier AND the product.  But I’m not sure my product would be there if I didn’t do both.  Help!!

Game upgraded. Warehouses have now a big advantage : they can hold up to 100 products.

Small: 10 products
Normal: 30 products
Large: 60 products
Very large: 100 products

With warehouses you can offer fewer points of supply to your customers. Furthermore by centralizing your inventory you can guarantee your customers a constant supply.

You may also produce in one country and hold your inventory in another country, saving your customers the freight costs.

Morlind - 20 July 2009 08:14 PM

Someone mentioned in another thread about setting up fewer relationships using warehouses…but I don’t understand the difference.  It seems I’m still having to set up the exact same number of relationships…it just adds another layer in between.  Am I doing something wrong? 

Here’s what I’m doing:
1.  Large store—
  a.) I find 10 suppliers for 10 different products; and
  b.) I then add the 10 products to my store (using the “add product” drop down).

1.  Large warehouse—
  a.) I find 10 suppliers for 10 different products; and
  b.) I then add the 10 products to my warehouse (using the “add product” drop down).

It doesn’t seem to save me time from adding relationships…it actually adds an entire layer between the factory and store.  I understand there’s a benefit of having more space in the warehouse versus the factory, so I’m not saying warehouses aren’t necessary.  But I would like to know if I’m doing extra work somehow in setting up my relationships.  It seems like double work to add both the supplier AND the product.  But I’m not sure my product would be there if I didn’t do both.  Help!!

Hi Morlind,

The effect only comes into play where you have more than one supplier for one product and multiple customers

For example: 10 farms supplying 5 products to 15 stores
Not using a warehouse:
Each store has 50 relationships (10 farms x 5 products)
Total relationships for 15 stores - 750

Using a warehouse:
Warehouse has 50 relationships (10 farms x 5 products)
Each store has 5 relationships (5 products x 1 warehouse)
15 Stores x 5 relationships = 75 relationships
Total relationships 75 +50 = 125

Hope this makes sense.  If you have a small operation it definitely makes sense to supply directly.

J

There is another thing you have to consider : in the next upgrade I will add the fact that each supplier relationship adds one employee to the customer unit’s workforce. If you have too many relationships it may cost a fortune.