New year’s "shopping cart" is full of people’s longing for a better life and stimulates the vitality of the consumer market.

  CCTV News:The Spring Festival is getting closer and closer, and the promotion activities of merchants have also entered the peak period. The annual activity of grabbing blessing bags in the Spring Festival is on the scene in Nanjing Road, Shanghai, attracting a large number of customers.

  Early in the morning, the temperature on the streets of Shanghai was not high, but the people waiting to grab the blessing bags still lined up several times on the pedestrian street, and some even came to queue up the night before.

  At 9: 20, the mall opened 40 minutes earlier. In the atrium on the first floor, the red blessing bags are piled up into hills.

  In 2024, there were more than 1,100 blessing bags in the atrium, including random ones, department stores, restaurants, food and other blessing bags.

  In just over 20 minutes, popular blessing bags such as food coupons were sold out. In addition to atrium blessing bags, nearly 400 brands in shopping malls have also produced nearly 10,000 blessing bags. At the beauty counter, many blessing bags are under 50% off, and gold jewelry counters and even gold jewelry can be bought at 45% off.

  Kunming, Yunnan: Fruit sales rose and prices were stable.

  In the new year’s goods list, fruit is a must for every household. How was the fruit market these days before the festival?

  Recently, this fruit wholesale market in Kunming has been a lively scene, with frequent traffic and dazzling fruits. According to merchants, at present, most fruit prices are relatively stable.

  With the recent fruit sales entering a small peak, among them, the sales of apples, which means prosperous and safe, have increased significantly.

  In addition to apples, hot-selling fruits include cherries. Since the merchants are well stocked in 2024, the price has not changed much.

  The reporter also visited another farmer’s market. Some merchants said that it is estimated that the price and sales volume of cherries wholesale will increase slightly two days before the Spring Festival.

  Near the Spring Festival, online and offline sales of nut snacks are hot.

  Less than half a month before the Spring Festival, the wholesale market of dried fruits and roasted seeds and nuts began to be lively. The trading volume of various specialty nut snacks has increased significantly, and many manufacturers have also increased their sales through live broadcast.

  Online sales of snacks also increased significantly. In a live broadcast base in Lin ‘an, Zhejiang, the anchors are taking turns to recommend different kinds of nut snacks.