Special Report
The Zhongda Cloth Professional Market gradually opened, but the passenger flow dropped sharply and the business was deserted
Hubei employees accounted for more than one-third. Under the dismal operation, it was Recruitment means attrition, everyone has their own plans
Half a month after work resumed, shop owners complained that it was difficult to place orders
1
As the Zhongda Textile Business District gradually resumed operations, The popularity of the surrounding area is also gradually increasing. As before, the army of electric bicycles is very eye-catching. They display various amazing riding skills on the busy road. Some are jammed, overloaded, some are tied with long tails, and some are The rider was speeding and talking on his cellphone at the same time. People and cars were fighting for the right way, which made people sweat. Passers-by could only dodge left and right as they were approaching.
During the epidemic, the scene here is also different. Each professional market is surrounded by iron horses, and each entrance requires visitors to scan Health code, wear a mask, measure body temperature through the temperature measuring door or infrared thermometer, and hand sanitizer is provided at the door for people to use. The reporter saw that some markets have specially set up independent isolation observation rooms to temporarily isolate people with suspected symptoms such as fever and cough.
Guangzhou is a transit station for China’s clothing trade. As one of the most important fabric markets in Guangzhou, Zhongda Textile Business District mainly operates domestic and overseas fabrics, Wool, ready-made clothing accessories, wholesale and retail sales.
The reporter first walked into one of the professional markets – Guangzhou Changjiang Garment Accessories Plaza. The square has an operating area of 18,000 square meters and more than 800 shops on the 1st to 3rd floors. Along the way, the reporter saw few Customers, there are only one or two clerks in each store, and products are piled up everywhere but very neatly. Ms. Li, the owner of the fabric shop, has a very small shop, only two or three square meters. It is close to the street on the first floor. It is said to be in a good location. However, after more than ten days of opening the shop, Ms. Li has not seen many customers.
Shop owner Ms. Li: I don’t think it’s very good. There’s not much traffic. Before the epidemic, it was pretty good because this market is close to the subway. Now you can tell whether every stall is doing business or not. There is no way to compare with before.
Mr. Zhang of the store: The shortage is not the normal amount. One week after the stall was opened, there were almost no people at all, and the customer flow was almost zero. In the past, we were very busy both online and offline, and customers had to queue up. In our industry, spring is very prosperous, both in foreign trade and domestic sales.
2
In another professional market, Guangzhou International Textile City, Mr. Wei, the owner of the jewelry store, told reporters that their home is This market is considered a big player, and its products are mainly exported overseas. However, during this period, the epidemic abroad has become more and more serious, and more and more orders have been suddenly cancelled.
Almost no orders were opened this week. The same goes for other stores. My store is considered very good in the market, and no one was busier than us before. Now that the overseas epidemic is breaking out, yesterday’s order may be canceled today. It’s too unstable.
There are also some wholesalers who find it difficult to do business due to the suspension of production and work by material suppliers. Ms. Chen’s shop specializes in wholesale headwear, but now she is very embarrassed when meeting customers. Who can sell semi-finished products without clips?
I don’t have any clips on hand because the clips are out of stock. Those who want to add clips have to figure out how to do it themselves. The factory is not currently operating, and we don’t know when it will begin.
The shops in the building were deserted, and the shops in the inner streets were even more deserted. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon, the reporter walked down a small street selling wholesale fabrics next to Kangyue Village and did not see a single customer.
In the unloading area on the first floor of the professional market, the pallet truck masters were sitting on the stone piers, smoking or chatting. Master Yang said that in previous years The beginning of the new year is the busiest time, but now everyone is sitting idle every day. Compared with the past, the business of selling goods has been reduced by at least half.
3
The Zhongda International Innovation Valley Management Committee introduced that there are 59 professional markets in the Zhongda Textile Business District. Nearly 23,000 merchants. Business is hard to do, the peak season has turned into the off-season, and the number of manpower needed is not as high as before.
Reporter: Normally, would it be time to recruit workers at this point?
Shop owner Mr. Wei: Normally there are not enough workers, but this year we want to lay off some people, and they are all in the warehouse. According to the current situation, it doesn’t matter if you don’t want anyone.
It is understood that the business district has gathered about 150,000 people coming to Guangzhou, including 52,000 people from Hubei. Some stores have to lay off workers, and some stores cannot recruit workers. Two-thirds of the workers in Ms. Wu’s garment factory originally came from Hubei. Due to the impact of the epidemic, a large number of Hubei workers did not go south, and Ms. Wu’s labor costs also increased. Ofrise.
Hubei people account for two-thirds of the clothing industry. Without workers, prices will rise if things are scarce. Many of us who make clothing are from Hubei. Now that Hubei is closed, people can’t leave. Come on, you have to apply for a lot of documents when you come out. Some landlords are unwilling to show their certificates. We have no choice but to invite them because the village is not willing to take the risk. We cannot recruit them, and many places are not willing to let people out.
4
In this business district, one-third are from Hubei, and most of them rent in Kangle In the rental houses in the village, the reporter found that Hubei’s rework force has indeed not yet arrived. Rental agent Xiao Chen introduced that there are all types of houses, including single rooms, one bedroom and one living room, two bedrooms and one living room, with or without furniture.
There are many houses. If you want 30 or 40 houses, I will show you a few for 10 yuan. Single rooms are available for 700 yuan, 800 yuan, and 900 yuan. There are vacant rooms and furnished ones. Anyway, they are enough. of.
Xiao Chen said that although there are many houses, landlords are still more cautious about tenants coming from areas with severe epidemics.
It is temporarily unavailable for rent in Hubei. You have to ask the landlord, and you can rent some that are open to you. It’s a bit tricky now. It’s a bit troublesome when there’s an epidemic. Before the epidemic, this place was exclusively rented to people from Hubei.
Labor costs are high. Mr. Wang, the owner of the clothing factory, can only save money elsewhere. As April approaches, spring models cannot escape the price reductions. Destiny, but as long as the cost of fabrics can be reduced, there may be some hope for summer models. Mr. Wang looked at market after market and compared prices from store to store. His luck was not too bad that day.
We have been purchasing here over the years because this is the only place in Guangzhou that sells wholesale fabrics. Now it seems that the price has dropped a little bit. If it was 15 last year, it is only 14 this year, which is a price reduction of almost 8%. For me, the cheaper the better, of course. With this year’s market conditions, it’s hard to sell even if the price is high. Due to the epidemic, many orders were returned a year ago. Now we are preparing for summer models and clearing out inventory for spring models.
After visiting several professional markets, Ms. Wu, the owner of the clothing factory, still decided to sign a contract with the wholesaler she had cooperated with before. Although the price was not favorable, she felt that trustworthy quality was the most important thing, and besides, these days, Business is not easy for anyone.
The spinning factories have not lowered their prices, and the prices for spinning employees will definitely not be low either. Don’t forget that during the epidemic, prices cannot be reduced. These costs are not like that. It’s hard for us and it’s hard for them too. </p
