Chapter 5

The new shop thrives, but is the old one slipping?

Quán mới chạy tốt, nhưng quán cũ có đang tụt?

The chapter's question

How do I know both restaurants are producing the same quality?

Big idea

After opening, the hardest part is not the new restaurant's revenue but keeping the old one from slipping.

In this chapter

  1. Part 5.1

    Three Weekly Numbers

    Which three numbers do I look at each week for each restaurant?

  2. Part 5.2

    Cross-Tasting

    How often does someone from one restaurant taste the other's food?

  3. Part 5.3

    Why the First One Slips

    Once I am there less often, what changes at the original restaurant?

  4. Part 5.4

    When Two Is Enough

    What would tell me not to open a third?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of The Second Location is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of The Second Location

  1. 1.Will a second shop double sales, or double problems?
  2. 2.If recipes can be copied, what really fills my shop?
  3. 3.Can great food save the wrong location?
  4. 4.Should I find the site first, or the manager?
  5. 5.The new shop thrives, but is the old one slipping?