Chapter 149: Staff Optimization

The way that he had handled the Kingsley family was shocking to him. Even with the ability of the Morgan family, it was impossible for them to be able to imitate the methods that Michael had used.

After all, the information that Michael had found on the Kingsley family was just too detailed. It was almost as though he had planted a mole within the Kingsley family for years.

And now, seeing the way that the Annex supermarket chain was expanding, he finally began understanding that Michael wasn’t boasting.

Previously, he claimed that he would just acquire another supermarket chain, and make it better than the Kingsley family’s Price Point supermarket chain.

It was kind of unbelievable, especially considering the schedule being tight. But now, just with the bankruptcy of Price Point supermarket chain, Annex supermarket chain was already considered to be the best supermarket chain in the eastern province.

The only thing here might be concerning the level. After all, Price Point supermarket chain was on a higher level as compared to Annex supermarket chain.

But now, with the moves that they were making, and the efficiency, it was undoubtedly so much unexpected. According to the information that he had gotten, it seemed that in order to acquire the stores, sometimes, they paid above the market price.

This was the exact reason why they had been able to acquire so many stores in just a single day. Additionally, some of the stores were originally occupied.

But with the payment being high, and the costs of relocation being covered, it was easy for the occupants to move out.

“To fully staff its 128 stores across the Eastern Province, the supermarket chain would need nearly ten thousand employees.

Flagship stores alone demand hundreds of staff each, from managers and supervisors to cashiers and stockers. Medium and small stores add thousands more, ensuring every aisle is manned and every checkout is operational.” John Morgan, who was standing beside the old man spoke up.

He himself did not have much of an understanding of Michael. But now, he finally understood why the old man was putting much more effort in having Kate get close to Michael.

If they could be connected to this kid, it was clear that the future of the Morgan family would be much better.

“The kid seems to have already prepared for this. After all, several executives of the supermarket chain have already been hired. Now, it is just about the low level staff members, who are quite easy to be able to find.

And judging by how efficiently they are doing it, it seems that they had already prepared for this. After all, the interviews do not last long, and according to the information that is here, it is clear that some are being accepted, while others are being rejected.

And those that are being accepted, especially for high positions, they all are considered to be talents in their fields.” Charles shook his head as he commented.

This time, John did not comment, but he agreed with the old man. As long as the executives were hired, it would become much easier to be able to hire the other employees.

“Okay, go and make the preparations. Remember, we are going to cooperate with Annex supermarket chain. And from the looks of it, by the end of this week, all the stores might be operational.

It seems that during the time that they are busy with the recruitment, they are already dealing with the acquisition of warehouses, vehicles, logistics hubs, equipment and inventory.

Since we are the ones that are seeking cooperation, we should look the part. So, we cannot have them wait for us.” Charles finally instructed.

“Got it. But by the way, each and every time that he acquired the shares of Sky Technologies and now Annex supermarket chain, they end up being private.

It seems that he has quite some confidence in terms of capital, as he doesn’t need to get money through selling shares.” John agreed, before he mentioned something else that he had noticed.

Previously, Sky Technologies had gone public, with only the main shareholders being part of the decision making team, while part of the shares circulated in the stock market.

But the moment that Michael acquired Sky Technologies, the company was no longer public. Thus, there were no shares to purchase from the stock market.

By doing this, it was clear that the amount of money that was spent in the acquisition was high. And more than that, unless the shares were once again released to the market, the company would not be affected by the fluctuations of the stock market at all, or at least by a big margin.

Simply put, being a private company was an advantage, but it also had its own disadvantages.

“Enough with that. Go and make the preparations. Make sure there are no delays. And, maybe you can help him out by trying to connect him to some suppliers. This way, you can save him much more time of looking for suppliers for the stores.” Charles waved his hand dismissively as he said.

From the information, it was clear that Michael had acquired so many stores all over the eastern province. Some of them were empty, requiring stocking. But others, they were previously supermarkets, before they were acquired.

It was just that, the level of those supermarkets were lower as compared to Annex supermarket chain.

But since they were already supermarkets, unless major changes needed to be made, only the branding was needed, before the supermarkets could be operational again.

“I understand.” John nodded before he left.

…

Things like this were happening all over the city and the other cities within the Eastern province. It was to the extent that it had attracted the attention of several forces from the other provinces.

The issue regarding the downfall of the Kingsley family was quite popular. After all, some of the platforms that had been hacked, being forced to display the dirt on the Kingsley family, were owned by the corporations from the central province and other provinces.

So, they had been paying attention to this event. And the sudden surge of Annex supermarket chain was something that caught their attention.

That was especially for the platforms that had been embarrassed by failing to remove the information from their platforms.

It might be true that the platforms’ operations had not been greatly affected, but still, this was something that touched on their dignity and pride.

So, they immediately began their investigation, trying to understand what was happening with Annex supermarket chain.

But unfortunately for them, they could not find much. After all, Michael had already taken action, understanding that this was bound to attract a lot of attention.

For that reason, he had already instructed Adrian to make sure that his identity was not revealed. That way, he could avoid some people coming to look for trouble with him.

The method that Adrian used to deal with the Kingsley family, Michael knew about it. So of course, he understood the consequences, especially with the expansion of Annex supermarket chain.

Most people would probably link the collapse of the Kingsley family to the expansion of this supermarket chain. And at that time, they would try to investigate.

But as long as they did not get any evidence that he was the one who had been behind the incident related to the Kingsley family, there was nothing that they could do to him. Unless they targeted him privately.

While the attention was on Annex supermarket chain that was kind of related to Price Point supermarket chain, Sky Technologies was also making some moves.

It was just that, the moves made by Sky Technologies were not as big as those made by Annex Supermarket chain.

After all, what sky technologies did was the optimization of the staff. That way, quite a number of people were laid off, while others were hired.

Considering the presence of recruitment agencies, and the skills that Adrian possessed, it was so easy for him to be able to filter out the information on the possible candidates for each position.

For that reason, there were no traitors or spies within the company, at least among the executives that held power. Additionally, each executive within the company had the ability to handle their department.

But this was not the only move that was made. Instead, even within the R&D department, quite some major changes had been made.

The positions of the heads of the department were changed, with Lauren and Christine taking over. Of course, some people were against it, but when they came to know the identities of the two, they immediately gave in.

Considering that the two bio humans were given an identity by the system, it was quite easy for the other scientists to be able to find out about them.

So, when they understood that those two were top notch scientists with great qualifications, how could they disagree to have them leading the research and development department?

The two of them took over on Monday. And on Tuesday, they officially began working on the optimization of the current products produced by Sky Technologies.

Considering the skills that they had, this was quite an easy thing to do. But, since they were required to nurture talents by Michael, they did not hasten things.

Instead, they allowed the talents within the department to improve. They simply gave them pointers, correcting them, or giving them hints, allowing them to be able to make the development in the right direction.

Of course, this was something that was happening within the research and development department, not raising much waves. At least, with the actions of Annex supermarket chain, this was not something that could grab much attention.

….

“Have you found out who was involved with the fall of the Kingsley family?” Inside a dark room, a deep masculine voice sounded.

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