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Written by: Lin Yingxian
2020-12-26 18:34
Last update date: 2020-12-26 18:35
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has lasted for a year and has not subsided, and home fight against the epidemic has become the new normal, and there was a wave of games.
A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" this (26th) afternoon visited Haojing Shopping Mall and Sino Center, where the game consoles are concentrated, and did not find the crowds in previous years. The owner of game consoles lamented that the public "do not go out of the street." , The business is quite bleak. Although the holiday sales have picked up, it still dropped by 50% compared with the same period last year.
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There are many shops selling game consoles on the second floor of Haojing Shopping Mall. The reporter visited the shopping mall at about 2 o'clock this afternoon and found that most of the shops were still open. There were only about 20 people hanging out on the whole floor, which seemed quite deserted.
Mr. Ho, the proprietor of game consoles, said that business during the Christmas holidays was 30% better than usual, but frankly speaking, compared with previous Christmas, business still dropped by 50%. It is estimated that today's business will only be 4 digits, which is more than 10,000 yuan in the past. "It's a zero."
He estimated that the dismal sales situation is related to the fact that the citizens are fighting the epidemic at home and not going out for consumption.
He also pointed out that half a year ago when the Nintendo Switch craze was on the rise, it once stimulated sales, but the stamina was not sustained. There is no new craze, which makes business bleak.
He has ordered a coin purse as a Christmas gift for the patrons, hoping to attract customers to spend.
Mr. Tang, a staff member of another game console in the mall, also pointed out that today’s business is "so-so, it's all bad". The business is not only 50% to 60% worse than the previous Christmas, but also worse than usual, which is believed to be related to the ban on dining. Nowadays, there are very few citizens who enjoy Christmas dinner and strolling in the street.
Another game console resort, Xinhe Center, has a significantly better flow of people, and there are many shopping malls, but the crowded situation has not reproduced.
Mr. Li, a staff member of the game console shop, also pointed out that Christmas sales have rebounded from the past. Since November, parents have prepared gifts for their children, and some people have bought games for the lucky draw, but described as "Christmas talk is just like a lottery." He roughly estimated that the business volume was less than 10,000 yuan in comparison with the same period in previous years, describing it as "a good fall."
He also pointed out that there are still a lot of people today, but not everyone will walk into the store to shop. In addition, after 6 o'clock, the people have returned home to eat, which is a far cry from the situation in previous years when it was impossible to stop work.
He said that the company has developed an online platform to rescue the market.
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