Xiamen plans promotion events for May Day consumption rebound
Xiamen municipal bureau of commerce has encouraged shopping malls, supermarkets, automobile sellers, online shops, and restaurants to hold consumption promotion events for the upcoming May Day holiday.
Xiamen is holding the online consumption season from April to June and the 2022 consumption festival, which gather market entities and attract consumers by organizing over 100 consumption promotion activities.
Coupons and discounts for shopping at both online and offline venues will be offered to the public to further boost consumption.
In addition to various consumption promotion events, commercial entities in Xiamen will offer services such as free parking for members to attract consumers and rebound consumption.
Meanwhile, each district in Xiamen will organize different consumption promotion events with their own district characteristics to activate the consumer market.
For instance, Huli district provides car purchase subsidies and a bonus to drive consumers' needs in automobile sectors and retail department stores.
Siming district offers consumer cards that can be used at 300 stores in popular commercial areas in the district to benefit the public.
A file photo of consumers shopping at a nighttime market in Xiamen, Fujian province. [Photo/WeChat account: xiamen_swj]
Why Xiamen
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Xiamen is one of the most economically competitive cities in China and was one of the first Special Economic Zones on the Chinese mainland. As a vice-provincial city independently listed on the State development plan, it has provincial-level authority in economic administration and local legislative power. In 2010, the Xiamen SEZ was expanded to cover the entire municipality. Today, Xiamen is a modern and international port city.