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At 8 a.m., 80,000 market operators and buyers started to enter the venues wearing their protective masks. Clearing relevant security procedures, such as temperature measurement, ID verification, and health code confirmation, operators and visitors entered the venue one by one to clean, sanitize and restock. Auspicious couplets were hanging on the open gates welcoming the return of businesspeople. Buyers came to various stores to place orders, replenish stocks, seize market opportunities and exchange season’s greetings with business operators.
In District 3 of the International Trade City, Zhi Xueyou runs one of the stores. He was there to welcome customers and put on display new goods. “Refreshing the store is about welcoming old and new customers and then hoping for a flourishing and smooth business,” he explained. During the Spring Festival, many customers placed orders and waited until factories fully resumed manufacturing to start shipping arrangements.
“Is this in stock? I need 2000 pieces of this kind of pen.” Just after 9 a.m., Ms. Wang from Nanjing was in a stationery supply center of District 3, looking to place an order. Schools have not opened yet, but many customers are purchasing stationery products both off- and online.
“Due to the effects of the epidemic, the opening of the Yiwu market was delayed for several days. However, I haven’t stopped working and have been communicating with customers and receiving orders through the Internet,” Yu Hongliang,general manager of the stationery supply center said. “I believe the impact of the epidemic is only temporary. I have full confidence in the market. We’ll launch more than 50 new products this quarter.” Busy in coordinating both the design and the sales, Mr. Yu convened a meeting of the heads of the sales department early in the morning to define further business direction.
Wu Xianfa runs his hardware business in District 2 of the International Trade City. The day before the market opened, he posted on his WeChat Moments informing his customers they finally could visit his store and purchase again.
Mr. Wu has been working in the hardware industry for more than 20 years and always pays attention to relevant policies and updates released by the government. As an acquired resident of Yiwu, he is proud of the development of Yiwu and appreciated the efficiency showed by the Yiwu Municipal Party Committee and government in dealing with the epidemic.
During the period in which the market was closed, online orders have not stopped; on the top of that fact, the express delivery system resumed work early, which meant Mr. Wu was able to deliver over 6000 orders through e-commerce platforms in these days.
Fu Miaoling, operator of District 4 of the International Trade City, opened the doors of her store early to welcome guests. “The delay in the market opening this year did not slightly affect the quantity of orders we received,” Mrs. Fu said. “In my free time, I took care of the online platforms, such as Yiwugo, Yicaibao, and Alibaba, and uploaded dozens of new products.” In addition,Mrs. Fu takes online courses spending half an hour a day studying product trend analysis.
Generally speaking, elements of market innovation seem to be prominent this year. Operators are seeking constant transformation, fully seizing the opportunities of e-commerce and micro-business. As a result, the majority of them have a good grasp of the market situation and have become efficient suppliers. (By Luo Hongting, translated by Marco Lovisetto, edited by Mariam Ayad)
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