[Commentary] On January 28, the Ministry of Commerce held a press conference.
Gao Feng, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, said that in order to guarantee consumers' online catering consumption needs during the Spring Festival, the Ministry of Commerce has worked with relevant departments to urge and guide catering companies to provide consumers with customized, diversified, and high-quality catering services, and to guide catering takeaways. E-commerce platforms are actively connecting with catering service companies, and online New Year’s Eve dinner is expected to become a new growth point for catering consumption.
[Concurrent] Gao Feng, spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce
The Ministry of Commerce, in conjunction with relevant departments, has issued technical guidelines for the normalization of the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic for catering service companies, urging and guiding catering companies to actively develop new year’s eve dinner sets and semi-finished pre-made dishes suitable for take-out under the premise of preventing and controlling the epidemic during the New Year’s Day and Spring Festival. , Set up a special area for taking-out orders for New Year’s Eve dinners at an appropriate time to facilitate consumers to place orders; encourage take-out riders to celebrate the Chinese New Year on the spot, and provide delivery services for food and beverage delivery during the Spring Festival.
The popularity of online New Year's Eve dinner actually reflects the new trend of online retail development of catering and is expected to become a new growth point for catering consumption.
[Explanation] Gao Feng said that in order to protect the people on the spot, the Ministry of Commerce and related units also organized online promotional activities, and guided related companies to "not close" and provide services "continuously" during the Spring Festival, and strengthen various safeguards. Ensure that the people enjoy a stable and peaceful Spring Festival.
[Concurrent] Gao Feng, spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce
By holding consumption promotion activities such as the "2021 National Online New Year's Festival", it will provide convenience for consumers to purchase new year's goods and prevent the risk of epidemic spread caused by the gathering of offline personnel.
At the same time, we actively guide and urge companies to prepare daily necessities and residents’ epidemic prevention materials, enrich various health, cultural and entertainment services, and guide related companies to "not close" and "continuously file" services during the Spring Festival, and strengthen Various safeguards such as transportation capacity, customer service, and consumer rights ensure that the people enjoy a stable and peaceful Spring Festival.
[Explanation] At the press conference, Gao Feng also introduced the situation of rural e-commerce in national poverty-stricken counties in 2020.
He said that in 2020, the total online retail sales in 832 national-level poverty-stricken counties in China will reach 301.45 billion yuan. The main indicators will continue to improve and the development momentum will continue to increase.
[Concurrent] Gao Feng, spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce
In 2020, the total online retail sales of 832 national-level poverty-stricken counties nationwide was 301.45 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26%.
By the end of 2020, the total number of online merchants in national poverty-stricken counties reached 3.065 million, an increase of 366,000 or 13.7% from 2019.
Reporter Liu Xuanting reports from Beijing
Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]