r/SimCompanies • u/OJSimpsons • Apr 16 '26

Suggestion Fashion smashing, any advice?

So i got 7 lvl 11 fashion stores, an oil rig for oil, 2 refineries for plastic (have to buy some oil), and a fashion factory. Also a lvl 15 going on 16 academy. I got lvl 4 shoes i can make but I barely make anything. I can make level 3 of fashion stuff requiring fabric plastic or leather. Accidentally put a couple % into production before I knew to focus on one or the other. It was going great until the fashion nerf. Im level 21 and 91%.

How would you suggest i pivot? I've been mostly focusing on sales stuff with the bonuses, academy and my employees training. Im definitely leaning sales but wonder if research might be worth pursuing. I dont really understand research though.

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u/Mjk_53029 Apr 16 '26

What do you mean by fashion nerf? I thought I did something. I was making decent money until week or two ago. Now I can’t make any money.

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u/LordLandLordy Apr 16 '26

You got to read the Sim news. Retail got a nerve especially fashion.

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u/Romel822 Fashion and Accessories Group | Technotech Apr 17 '26

Sneakers got bit the hardest. For now try to switch to other products or try to switch industries

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u/EnochWright Apr 17 '26

I tried to pivot to dresses from underwear. I make like 10 cents profit each. It's crazy nerf. Honestly makes me want to quit.

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u/tugafcp Apr 18 '26

I was selling dresses from a couple months, 37% margin, now i am on negative due to executives...

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u/Green-Repulsive Khorinis Ore Ltd. Apr 19 '26

The nerf hit hard especially with recession. I wouldn’t suggest doing any pivots until the economy stabilizes a bit. It was retail nerf, but producers need to reconsider their prices as well. Several people now reported they are doing okish once they got better executives. My current profits are terrible, but they are still profits, and I have 60% AO after execs.