Foshan ceramics merchant opened its market after the Lantern Festival is not optimistic about market conditions

Mr. Li’s offices and office tiles are to be refurbished, and they specifically come to the ceramic tile wholesale market in Shagang, but are disappointed to find that only a small number of stores open. Many merchants who have opened the market said that due to the generally unfavorable market conditions this year, many merchants will basically wait until the Lantern Festival to open the market.

** Booming hard "city"

The reporter learned at the scene that there are a number of shops that opened the market on the 8th and the 9th of the New Year. Shops were filled with fiery red paper, but the boss and the staff were lonely and panicked.

“The figure was open in the 8th, and there was no customer for one day.” In the Yonglijian Ceramics Market, a male salesman was playing with a mobile phone in front of the Jinbu Ceramics Store. He told reporters that in previous years, shops opened at this time Much more.

The shagang circle ceramic market with more than ten years of history is Foshan's oldest ceramic wholesale market. It is composed of Yonglijian, Landmark, and Shagang ceramic markets. Thousands of ceramic shops are dotted, with a wide variety of products, and the price is low. The patronage of wholesale and retail customers in the field. However, since the second half of last year, old business districts have been unable to withstand the cold market, and many companies still have a large stock of goods at the end of last year.

The reporter saw in the market that many enterprises or wholesale shops were still covered with advertising leaflets such as clearance.

“The warehouse has piled up a batch of higher-priced polished bricks and can be picked up immediately if needed.” According to the manager of Noam Tile, the market in the first half of this year is still not objective. Manufacturers are also more cautious in getting goods from distributors. "If the goods are rotated around a wide range of sources of money, the business may be like a cloud." Jun Gao Ceramic's Spring Festival couples said that they would do their New Year's wishes for many businesses.

High cost is still the biggest "pain"

Rising costs continue to be painful for the business. When the reporter asked whether the 50cm×50cm specification and 23 yuan/piece tiles could not be sold at a lower price, Manager Tan said “there is no way to lower it again”.

“Several tens of yuan tiles have small profit margins, all of which are worth walking. The polished tiles of more than 100 yuan can also be discounted by the amount you order.” Mr. Tan said that the raw materials are expensive, and the price of the manufacturers' batches is high. Logistics prices have risen and operating costs have also increased.

Mr. Pang complained to the reporter that the previous 1,500 yuan could hire a worker in a month, and now there is no absolute leftover person of around 2,500 yuan. "A year ago, a worker was walked away. After the Lantern Festival, she still had to recruit one." Mr. Pang reluctantly said.

In addition, the reporter learned that China Ceramics City started operating yesterday, but the Italian ceramic sanitary ware world still slept in the holidays and did not completely “revive”. Chen **, the staff of the shopping guide, only started work on the day before, she said There is no unified opening time, it is estimated that after the Lantern Festival opened the market will gradually increase.