Consumption enthusiasm accelerates the return

　　On January 15th, Guangzhou Beijing Road Pedestrian Street was crowded with tourists. Photo by Zhong Yong (People’s Vision)

　　Chaoyang, Beijing — —

　　Shangchao sales and stocking are busy.

　　On January 14, I walked into the sweet water garden store of Jingkelong Supermarket in Chaoyang District, Beijing, and the strong flavor of the year came on me. On the glass curtain wall, huge window stickers focus on the theme of the Year of the Rabbit, and red lanterns are hung high on both sides of the door. On the shelves in the supermarket, "candied melon sticks", peanuts and melon seeds are piled up into hills, and Daoxiang Village dim sum box, old Beijing roast duck gift box and New Year’s Eve gift box are renewed in turn.

　　Many kinds of fish are very popular in the fresh aquatic products area. "From the opening of the door in the morning to the present, the hairtail on the shelf is sold short, and it can sell about 400 kilograms every day." Chen Song, the clerk in charge of selling hairtail, said while busy.

　　Mr. Liu, a citizen who came to buy the new year’s goods, carefully selected the dried fruits, and soon the harvest was full: "This Spring Festival, the children will come home, so they came to buy all kinds of dried fruits and leisure snacks early. The supermarket has a complete range of goods and everything they want to buy."

　　"This is only the beginning of the sales of new year’s goods, and it will usher in a peak period in the next few days." Guo Dongnian, manager of Jingkelong Sweet Water Garden Store, said, "In the past, everyone’s shopping carts were piled with rice flour, grain and oil, as well as easy-to-store dishes such as Chinese cabbage, potatoes and onions; Now, most of them are leafy vegetables, fresh fish, fresh shrimp and fresh fruit, many of which are high-net-worth goods. "

　　In response to customers’ diversified and quality needs, supermarkets have also opened pre-sale channels while actively stocking up. Customers can order light snow strawberries, Maoshanwang durian, cherries, red pine mushrooms and other commodities, and receive them at home on time, which is both fresh and convenient.

　　There should be a new atmosphere in the new year. Looking forward to the new year, Guo Dongnian told reporters: "In 2023, the store will usher in an overall transformation and upgrading, from the ground and ceiling to the shelves and promotional activities. We are full of confidence in welcoming the Spring Festival. "

　　Chengdu, Sichuan — —

　　Characteristic business circle is full of vitality

　　At noon on January 17, the reporter came to a commercial complex in Jiaozi Financial Business Circle, Chengdu High-tech Zone, Sichuan Province, and saw an endless stream of citizens and tourists, talking and laughing in and out of the mall, and a scene of jubilation.

　　"I will go back to my hometown in Shaanxi tomorrow, and I will come shopping as soon as the mall opens today." Mr. Wu, who is on a business trip to Chengdu, holds the special ingredients such as the bottom of a wok and beef in one hand and a panda doll souvenir in the other. He smiled and told the reporter, "If you eat, you can send your relatives, and the panda doll will be given to your daughter."

　　Walking into the shopping mall, the annual flavor is full, lanterns, zodiac rabbits and other Chinese New Year elements can be seen everywhere, and many counters put up posters with full discounts and points redemption in eye-catching positions. "In the past few days, we have specially extended the business hours and increased the security to ensure that citizens and tourists have a good time in shopping malls and buy with confidence." The person in charge of the mall told the reporter.

　　The Spring Festival is approaching, and the warming trend of Chengdu consumer market is obviously enhanced. As a large-scale commercial complex in Jiaozi Financial Business Circle, Chengdu Youfang Shopping Center will continue to launch exhibitions such as trend art exhibitions, as well as promotional activities such as redemption of points and over-value discounts during the Spring Festival holiday, creating a rich consumption scene that integrates eating, drinking and shopping, so that citizens and tourists can experience the traditional taste of the year and multiple pleasures. The Mofang Shopping Center adjacent to Youfang Shopping Center will also launch special packages during the Spring Festival holiday to open a new experience of food fashion consumption.

　　The data shows that in the fourth quarter of last year, the daily average number of visitors to Chengdu Jiaozi Financial Business Circle reached 148,000, an increase of 47.7% compared with the third quarter, and it has maintained a steady upward trend. During the New Year’s Day holiday this year, the retail and catering enterprises under key monitoring in Sichuan Province achieved a cumulative sales of 2.26 billion yuan, up 6.7% year-on-year. In order to meet the diversified consumption needs of citizens to a greater extent, help market players gather popularity and increase confidence, Chengdu High-tech Zone also launched the first Jiaozi International Consumer Festival and other theme activities to bring more fresh and diverse high-quality consumption experiences to citizens and continuously stimulate consumption potential.

　　Guangzhou, Guangdong — —

　　Restaurant reservations are booming.

　　On January 15th, Huifu Food Flower Street in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, was bustling and bustling in the twilight. Citizens enjoy flowers for dinner, and their faces are filled with the happiness of the Spring Festival.

　　"I specially brought my family here today, ate an authentic Cantonese food, and bought some flowers to decorate the house." Mr. Gao, a family of six, booked a table in advance before the rush hour and sat in the almost full Guangzhou restaurant.

　　"The recent passenger flow has increased by nearly 20% compared with the same period of last year." The person in charge of Yuehua Store of Guangzhou Restaurant said that the demand for dining was very strong during this period. The private rooms and the first round hall of the store during the Spring Festival holiday were basically fully booked, and more than half of the second round had been booked.

　　Huifu Food Flower Street is one of the first batch of Cantonese food streets in Guangdong Province, and it is also an important part of Guangzhou Beijing Road National Demonstration Pedestrian Street, with a total length of nearly 400 meters and more than 120 restaurants.

　　It is understood that the recent turnover rate of Guangzhou Restaurant, Big Pigeon Rice and other Cantonese food brand stores in Huifu Food Flower Street has exceeded 6%, and the booking rate of small and medium-sized private rooms such as Lucky House and Yuepin House is close to full, and there are long queues at the gates of Zhuangchen Food Store, Big Head Shrimp and Wentong Ice Room. During the Spring Festival holiday this year, many food and beverage outlets in Guangzhou will carry out profit promotion activities, offer multiple discounts for new year products such as potted vegetables and rice cakes, and develop a number of special dishes for the Spring Festival.

　　"The business of catering stores is booming and the consumption momentum is improving. On January 15, the total passenger flow on Beijing Road will exceed 600,000, an increase of 7% over the same period of last year. " The person in charge of the Management Committee of Beijing Road Cultural Core Area in Guangzhou said that since the New Year’s Eve, Beijing Road Pedestrian Street has held the "Welcome New Year to Buy New Year’s Goods" to promote consumption, which will continue to attract passengers and stimulate consumption.