Each product family displays a different number of units. The Display Table named in the product data does not match the furniture list exactly, so check the actual display unit in game before buying.
1. Opening steps#
- Decide which products and services you will carry, and the space for them. Compare floor area, neighborhood and capacity in the building list with the actual lease terms. Check in game that a Electronics Store can open there before you sign.
- Set the business type to Electronics Store. Check the requirements in the business management screen.
- Prepare the equipment. Prepare the display equipment and stock for the products you chose. If you also sell a service, check that person's workstation and equipment separately.
- Check shifts, supply and security. On top of customer service and cleaning, the business data lists a security guard. Check the guard's workstation and shift together.
- Review the results once you open. Watch demand by hour, gaps in the schedule, stock-outs and the sales equipment, and adjust.
These steps are an editorial guide. The minimum floor area, the full list of required equipment, exact quantities and headcount have not been verified in game — check the business management screen as well.
2. Products, services and supply#
Main products
| Product | Display equipment / capacity | Supply route | Lowest sale price / unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Display Table name needs checking against the furniture tableholds 12 | no purchase datafactory recipe | $799.00prices by neighborhood | |
| Display Table name needs checking against the furniture tableholds 16 | no purchase datafactory recipe | $324.00prices by neighborhood | |
| Display Table name needs checking against the furniture tableholds 12 | no purchase datafactory recipe | $999.00prices by neighborhood | |
| Display Table name needs checking against the furniture tableholds 16 | no purchase datafactory recipe | $399.00prices by neighborhood | |
| Display Table name needs checking against the furniture tableholds 16 | no wholesaler listedBlueStone Importssupply detailsfactory recipe | $159.00prices by neighborhood | |
| Display Table name needs checking against the furniture tableholds 8 | no wholesaler listedBlueStone Importssupply detailsfactory recipe | $349.00prices by neighborhood |
2 additional products
| Product | Display equipment / capacity | Supply route | Lowest sale price / unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drinks Fridgeholds 120 Drinks Fridge (Large)holds 360 | 6 wholesalersJetCargo Imports, SeaSide Internationals, United Ocean Import, BlueStone Importssupply detailsfactory recipe | $3.00prices by neighborhood | |
| Drinks Fridgeholds 120 Drinks Fridge (Large)holds 360 | 6 wholesalersJetCargo Importssupply detailsfactory recipe | $3.90prices by neighborhood |
Sale prices are reference values at 100% satisfaction with trained staff. Purchase data assumes default difficulty and a fully skilled purchasing manager, and can move with supply. A missing entry does not prove an item cannot be bought. We do not quote a margin from comparing wholesale and import prices that use different units.
3. Equipment and setup cost#
This links the display equipment from the product table, the staff workstations and the listed security equipment. It includes alternative displays and equipment for additional products, so it is not a shopping list. Read product capacity and customer capacity as two different things.
| Equipment | Why it is listed | Customer capacity | Lowest listed price / unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| extra product · Soda Can extra product · Energy Drink | 20 | $875.00Square Appliances1 stores
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| extra product · Soda Can extra product · Energy Drink | 50 | $2,200.00Square Appliances1 stores
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| 1 unit counted in the example total | staff workstation · Customer Service | 20 | $900.00AJ Pederson & Son4 stores
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| 1 unit counted in the example total | staff workstation · Cleaning | — | $100.00AJ Pederson & Son4 stores
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| 1 unit counted in the example total | staff workstation · Security Guard listed security equipment | — | $2,000.00Essential Appliances2 stores
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| 1 unit counted in the example total | listed security equipment | — | $2,500.00Essential Appliances2 stores
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| 1 unit counted in the example total | listed security equipment | — | $1,200.00Essential Appliances2 stores
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Names to check: Display Table. The product table and the furniture table disagree, so these were not linked or priced into the total.
Equipment links or prices are incomplete, so no example total is shown. Budget from the equipment prices you can confirm.
The example total is neither the full startup cost nor a minimum requirement. It counts one unit each, without duplicates, of the first listed display equipment for every main product plus the staff workstations and security equipment that could be linked. Equipment only used by additional products is left out. Budget separately for rent, deposit, desks, chairs, other furniture, stock, delivery, wages and extra units as you grow.
4. Staff and shifts#
| Role | Listed workstation | Recruited at |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Register | Anderson Recruitment Corp. | |
| Cleaning Station | Anderson Recruitment Corp. | |
| Security Guard Locker | Anderson Recruitment Corp. |
On top of customer service and cleaning, the business data lists a security guard. Check the guard's workstation and shift together.
The listed roles are not a headcount. Build the schedule from the hours you actually open, the number of workstations and the contract terms, and check in game whether roles missing from the list are needed.
Listed security equipment: Security Camera · Security Panel · Security Guard Locker.
5. Opening hours and footfall#
Averaging the daily figures hour by hour, 14:00 · 15:00 · 16:00 is the busiest slot, at 94.3%. That is the mean across all seven days — see the table below for the differences between days.
| Day | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 67 | 67 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 67 | 67 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tue | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 63 | 63 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 63 | 63 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Wed | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 60 | 60 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 60 | 60 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Thu | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 63 | 63 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 63 | 63 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Fri | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
These are visitors as a share of maximum capacity, not revenue or margin. A 0% is a recorded value, not a closed hour. Blanks show as ‘—’. Set your real opening hours by weighing demand against wages and running costs.
6. Checks while running#
What to check first in a Electronics Store
Before adding display space, check the capacity per product, the staff shifts, and the security cameras, panels and guard workstation.
The equipment is there but nothing runs
Check the business type and opening requirements, then whether staff are linked to workstations, then the hours they work. If you sell products, check stock and display equipment too. The capacity column alone does not tell you how many customers can actually be served.
Checking supply and delivery
Check the vendors in the purchase data per item. If you import, review the warehouse, vehicles, drivers and logistics setup in Importing and delivery.