在唐山百货大楼筹备开业的时候,许多行家对它的前途没有信心。这些人的怀疑有三条根据:其一在于大。这是唐山市有史以来最大的百货商场,每年至少要实现3500万元的销售额才能盈利,而这个数字几乎相当于当时全市几家大百货商店销售额之和。其二是人员素质较差。职工来自46个单位,60%是小青年,许多人根本没站过柜台。其三是地理位置不好。这么大的商场放到北京、天津去能不赚钱?可在唐山市,本地购买力有限, At the opening of Tangshan Department Store, many experts have no confidence in its future. There are three bases for the suspicion of these people: one is big. This is the largest department store in Tangshan history, every year at least 35 million yuan in sales to make a profit, and this figure is almost equivalent to the sum of several citywide department store sales. The second is the poor quality of personnel. Workers from 46 units, 60% of young people, many people did not stand the counter. The third is the poor location. Such a big mall into Beijing, Tianjin to make money? In Tangshan City, the local purchasing power is limited,