Mr. Cos style of doing business is pure Divisoria. Buy in bulk and sell lower than everybody else. While this strategy means very small margins, all those ten-centavo here and a peso earned there are multiplied by the sheer number of customers.
So liquid is Mr. Co that he is said to be in the final stages of buying a hotel in the Bay Area.
You see, the distributors are told to hand over additional collateral for more orders they have to accept (even if they have not yet sold their current stock).
These forced orders are booked as sales. Naturally, the window dressing makes the companys wonder kids look terribly good before their shareholders.
Example? He likes to gift his friends and business associates with pretty little things. These girls can name their price, say P100,000 for the night, and the businessman wouldnt blink. In their presence, he signs checks payable to their names and the amount agreed upon. When these girls try to encash their earnings the next day, they are told the checks are invalid. You see, the checks do not carry the businessmans signature.
The contest, which will separately judge entries of students and of professional designers, has four categories: casual and evening wear for both men and women.
As everybody knows, Marikina has gotten into the Guinness Book of Records as having the worlds biggest shoe. Now, Marides Carlos-Fernando and the towns shoemakers association led by Charter International Inc. vice-president Jose Enriquez want to be known as makers of world class shoes.