Are There Too Many Commercial Complexes In The Provincial Capital?

In view of the traditional department store "big ship turn around", there are also some industry insiders say "have lost the opportunity".

Around the northern mall, from Le Tai Center, Le Hui City, White commercial plaza to Wanda Plaza,

The business complex of the provincial capital can be seen everywhere, such as the Nintaus Hai Yue world and so on.

According to statistics, in 2014, there are 8 large scale complexes newly opened by the provincial capital, and 5 are expected to open this year, and 10 are being built.

Secretary General Cao Runting believes that if department stores are the first commercial era,

In the second commercial era, the provincial capital business is evolving to the third era represented by the commercial complex.

At present, a new pattern of "hundred flowers bloom" has been formed: the Zhongshan Road business circle represented by the North City Mall and the Le Tai Center is the core business circle, and the regional business district represented by Wanda Plaza and White Commercial Plaza is a commercial type represented by Yi You department store, Yidong Department store and so on, as well as the commercial "tentacles" represented by supermarkets and convenience stores.

In the face of new projects that are constantly emerging, the industry has begun various discussions about the prospect of commercial complexes such as saturation and excess.

Is there too much commercial complex in a commercial city like Shijiazhuang?

Cao Runting said this is not the case.

At present, the business layout of the provincial capital is moving towards a reasonable and scientific level. The number of commercial complexes in the core business circle of Zhongshan Road has indeed reached a certain scale. But as a city with a population of more than 4 million 500 thousand in urban areas, Shijiazhuang is obviously not very mature, and some areas also have the potential and space to dig.

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