China News Service, February 8th. According to the US "World Journal" report, the Flushing Chinese Supermarket in New York welcomed a large number of customers on the 6th local time. The industry said that from opening in the morning to around 4 pm, the cashier has not stopped for a while, and there are customers. I drove three hours from Upstate New York to Flushing to buy Chinese New Year goods. I waited in line for payment for nearly 40 minutes.
Wu Jianxi, the manager of Sino-American Supermarket, said that on the 6th coincides with the weekend, shopping crowds in major Chinese supermarkets appeared; he used his own store as an example, which opened at 8 in the morning until around 4 in the afternoon.
In order to increase the festive atmosphere, the store has decorated with the word "Fu" and set up special counters for New Year goods to attract more customers.
Wu Jianxi said that in addition to the New Year gift box, the most popular items this year are flour and glutinous rice flour, which many customers buy to make dumplings and glutinous rice balls.
Yang Nisen (transliteration), who lives in Upstate New York, drove three hours to a Chinese supermarket in Flushing on the 6th to purchase ingredients. He made a list early in the morning and planned to cook a table of food for his family on New Year’s Eve; but he said that because of the bus With the implementation of the dedicated lane, it took him half an hour longer than usual to find a parking space. In addition to the crowds in the supermarket, after purchasing, he queued for nearly 40 minutes before paying and leaving.
(Mou Lan)