The holiday market is stable and orderly with sufficient supply "Buy and Sell Globally"
Cold protection in vegetable market
Early in the early morning of New Year's Day in 2021, the Beijing Xinfadi Agricultural Products Wholesale Market was bustling with a steady stream of vendors who came to wholesale vegetables and fruits, and the security guards’ prompts of “wear masks and keep your distance” sounded again and again.
Liu Tong, director of the Statistics Department of Beijing Xinfadi Agricultural Products Wholesale Market, told reporters that the strong cold wave has had a significant impact on the production and transportation of vegetables, and vegetable prices have risen significantly recently.
For example, Chinese cabbage in Tai'an and Zaozhuang in Shandong was harvested in large quantities. Due to snowfall, harvesting activities temporarily stopped, leading to an increase in the price of Chinese cabbage on the market.
The price of tomatoes produced in greenhouses in the north has basically remained stable.
Because tomatoes in Baoshan, Xishuangbanna, Yuanmou, and Panzhihua in Sichuan have been expanded to varying degrees, greenhouse tomatoes in northern regions have also been expanded, making the price of tomatoes stable under the attack of strong cold waves.
Since last week, the supply of vegetables on the Beijing market has completely entered the winter mode.
"It is a normal phenomenon that vegetable prices in winter are higher than summer and autumn prices in Beijing. Vegetable prices increase this week is also a normal phenomenon." The relevant person in charge of Xinfadi Market analyzed that the current prices are higher than the same period last year, mainly because Due to the insufficient planting area of summer vegetables, this state will continue into spring, and then the price of vegetables will gradually return to the level of the same period of the year.
(Economic Daily-China Economic Net reporter Li Jialin)
Sufficient sources of supply "Buy and Sell Globally"
In the early morning of January 1, business operators of Zhejiang Yiwu Wholesale Market opened their doors one after another to welcome customers. Buyers from all over the world rushed to purchase and replenish goods to seize market opportunities in the New Year.
"Arrange now, and the goods will be delivered to you soon." Soon after the market opened in the first district of the International Trade City, Sun Lingjuan, who runs the jewelry business, received a call from a foreign trade company to urge the goods.
Putting down the phone, Sun Lingjuan quickly arranged the delivery.
She told reporters, "On the first day of the new year, I received domestic orders for 3 containers. According to recent orders and customer feedback, this year's market is worth looking forward to."
"Look, this product has been upgraded and optimized, and it is in line with the needs of your country." Wang Liqin, the marketing manager of Yiwu Saiwei Import and Export Co., Ltd., is "live searching for goods" for the Argentine merchants on the other side of the mobile phone.
"We are the eyes of the guests and the hands of the guests. We take them to experience the product. Through this model, orders have increased a lot." Wang Liqin said.
According to reports, while promoting the continued prosperity of the main market, Yiwu comprehensively promotes the online and offline integration, import and export interactive trade model, and will build a new platform, expand the two-way market channel, and provide a "one-stop shop" for overseas products to enter China through Yiwu. "Service; expand the sales network in the country, plan to deploy more than 200 outlets in major central cities across the country, connect with the strong domestic market, truly create a "world cargo", and realize the upgrade from "buy the world, sell the world" to "sell the world" .
(Economic Daily-China Economic Net reporter Liu Wen)
Duty-free shopping continues to be popular
During the New Year’s Day holiday, Hainan’s Sanya International Duty Free City was busy, and Hainan’s outlying islands’ duty-free shopping continued its popularity last year during the holiday.
On December 30, 2020, Sanya Hailv Duty Free City, China Service Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Park, and Sanya Phoenix Airport Duty Free Shop opened on the same day. Together with Sanya International Duty Free City, Sanya Outlying Islands Duty Free Shopping Market presents "four stores contending" during the New Year’s Day holiday The hot situation has set off a duty-free shopping boom.
“Visiting duty-free shops is one of the purposes of our trip to Sanya this time. My friends and I bought perfumes, cosmetics and bags. It was a very satisfying shopping experience.” Li Xiaoyun, a tourist from Henan, told reporters.
The relevant person in charge of Sanya International Duty Free City told reporters that in order to welcome the "Double Festival", the Duty Free City has prepared the goods in advance to ensure sufficient duty-free goods during the festival.
In order to ensure the safe shopping of tourists, Duty Free City has specially formulated epidemic prevention and control response plans to strengthen prevention and control and emergency measures.
The storefront and counter are equipped with anti-epidemic warning signs, and a one-meter fence is set up to separate the distance between customers in line.
Some stores have adopted diversion measures, with one person entering one person.
"Whether it's entering the store or paying the bill, the staff is in place, everyone is working step by step, the shopping process is smooth, and the epidemic prevention and control measures are in place, we can shop with peace of mind." Tourist Chen Jun said.
(Economic Daily-China Economic Net reporter Pan Shipeng)
Flower consumption enters peak season
"Spring City really deserves its reputation." On January 2nd, at the Dounan Flower Market in Kunming, tourist Ms. Zhao said cheerfully, holding a large handful of gypsophila.
Although it is winter, Kunming is still sunny.
Walking into the Dounan Flower Market, the flowers bloom everywhere, the fragrance is tangy, and the tourists are like weaving.
The flowers in the market are not only diverse in varieties, but also at affordable prices that make people who love flowers amazed.
"From the opening at 9:30 in the morning, until 9:30 in the evening, there is an endless stream of customers, and the retail sales can reach tens of thousands of yuan in these two days." Phalaenopsis was welcomed by the public, and for this reason he had prepared enough goods early.
On the second floor of Dounan Flower Market, various shops selling succulents and bonsai here are also booming.
In a shop called "Linghang Duorou", the owner Li Xinzheng kept introducing to customers: "This is Lithospermum, this is Jade Fan, this is Ji Xing Meiren... I have more than 100 varieties here, which can be delivered by express delivery. Delivery to the whole country."
As the largest fresh-cut flower trading market in Asia, Dounan has become the "weathervane" and price "barometer" of the Chinese flower market.
In the first 11 months of 2020, the transaction volume of flowers in Dounan Township reached 7.889 billion, and the transaction volume reached 7.298 billion yuan.
(Economic Daily-China Economic Net reporter Cao Song)
Speed up the recovery of book sales
On the morning of January 2nd, when the reporter came to Guangxi Xinhua Bookstore Nanning Minzu Avenue store, some customers were standing in front of the bookshelves selecting books, some were sitting in front of the bar and reading carefully, and some children simply sat on the floor and read with relish. story book.
In order to provide a better book buying experience, the bookstore was completely renovated before New Year's Day, and upgraded from a traditional store to a complex bookstore, making the space more spacious and bright, and the atmosphere more warm.
The division of product positioning areas is more scientific, which optimizes customer buying experience.
"People of our generation have deep feelings for Xinhua Bookstore. I am very happy to see this old bookstore become so modern, stylish and comfortable." said Mr. Huang, a citizen.
This bookstore covers an area of 450 square meters, which is not too big, but it is very popular among community residents and young people.
In order to attract readers and stimulate book consumption, bookstores provide considerable discounts and promotions during the holiday season and increase interactive activities such as book auctions and picture book story sessions.
"Judging from the situation on New Year's Day, the bookstore turnover has returned to the level before the epidemic and has increased." Zhang Xuanwei, the retail director of the book sales department, told reporters. "The best-selling products are literary and children's books, such as our motorcycle counters and children's books. The special areas are very popular with consumers.” (Economic Daily News-China Economic Net reporter Tong Zheng)