To explore whether the physical bookstore can be revived, the most important thing is whether the physical bookstore can achieve profitability and go on in the long run. The profitability of a store depends largely on the traffic of this store. Unlike the traditional physical bookstore, the birth of the “New Type” bookstore model has led more and more people to enter the bookstore.
From the perspective of the three bookstores of Fangsuo Commune, SISYPHE Bookstore and Tales on Moon Lane, there are three ways to increase traffic:
Open the bookstore in a shopping mall or core business district. Access to the business district's own traffic, such as Fangsuo Commune and SISYPHE Bookstore, are almost within the city's core business district.
Get traffic through active operations. For example, celebrity speeches, writers' signings, or art exhibitions, such as those events held at Fangsuo Commune and Tales on Moon Lane every year to attract customers.
Make a large store size and expand the space volume. The British Booksellers Association has also mentioned that window display is the most powerful marketing tool for bookstore marketing activities, and it can convey the ideas and basic ideas of the bookstore owner. For example, the Fangshang Commune store covers an area of 4,000 square meters and is nine meters high. The SISYPHE Bookstore also uses the exquisite store design to attract customers into the store. Because the budget is not large, Tales on Moon Lane will also put more energy into the store window display.
Therefore, the “New Type” bookstore model can achieve commercial success in a short period of time, which must be that it breaks a small group of people targeted by traditional bookstores and covers a larger audience. By building core existing customers into their core strategies and cultivating and transforming potential customers, the traffic community can also contribute to a steady stream of consumption. The "new type" bookstore model has a huge space for future development and is also of positive significance for realizing the revitalization of physical bookstores.