Recently,Roland Berger has released"How offline retailers can win customer traffic?"According to the report,omnichannel retail strategies for brands and retailers showed offline retailers ways to attract mor...Recently,Roland Berger has released"How offline retailers can win customer traffic?"According to the report,omnichannel retail strategies for brands and retailers showed offline retailers ways to attract more customers.It explained how offline retailers win the favor of consumers in the constandy evolving retail industry and macroeconomic-environment.展开更多
近日在K11 Select开设分号的Gallery de Vie(英文加法语,意指生活艺廊),先由铜锣湾搬到歌赋街再来到现址太平山街,为的不是要得到更好的环境,而是因为租金问题逼迁不断。但回看Gallery de Vie因为铺位空间而不断转型,都不失为一个有趣...近日在K11 Select开设分号的Gallery de Vie(英文加法语,意指生活艺廊),先由铜锣湾搬到歌赋街再来到现址太平山街,为的不是要得到更好的环境,而是因为租金问题逼迁不断。但回看Gallery de Vie因为铺位空间而不断转型,都不失为一个有趣的进化过程。展开更多
The rapid development of electricity retail market has prompted an increasing number of electricity consumers to sign green electricity contracts with retail electricity companies,which poses greater challenges for th...The rapid development of electricity retail market has prompted an increasing number of electricity consumers to sign green electricity contracts with retail electricity companies,which poses greater challenges for the market service for green energy consumers.This study proposed a two-stage feature extraction approach for green energy consumers leveraging clustering and termfrequency-inverse document frequency(TF-IDF)algorithms within a knowledge graph framework to provide an information basis that supports the green development of the retail electricity market.First,the multi-source heterogeneous data of green energy consumers under an actual market environment is systematically introduced and the information is categorized into discrete,interval,and relational features.A clustering algorithm was employed to extract features of the trading behavior of green energy consumers in the first stage using the parameter data of green retail electricity contracts.Then,TF-IDF algorithm was applied in the second stage to extract features for green energy consumers in different clusters.Finally,the effectiveness of the proposed approach was validated based on the actual operational data in a southern province of China.It is shown that the most significant discrepancy between the retail trading behaviors of green energy consumers is the power share of green retail packages,whose averaged values are 25.64%,50%,39.66%,and 24.89%in four different clusters,respectively.Additionally,power supply bureaus and electricity retail companies affects the behavior of the green energy consumers most significantly.展开更多
Aquick tap on your phone on your way to work has your usual co!ee arriving at the o"ce before you do.Preparing for an evening event,a new foundation shade arrives in under 30 minutes,no store visit required.At a ...Aquick tap on your phone on your way to work has your usual co!ee arriving at the o"ce before you do.Preparing for an evening event,a new foundation shade arrives in under 30 minutes,no store visit required.At a weekend picnic,pet treats show up from across town just as easily as lunch.Wake up at 2 a.m.with a sick child?Medicine is at your door within minutes.This is life with China’s rapidly developing sales model known as instant retail.Instant retail is an evolution of traditional food delivery,expanding the concept from meals to virtually anything consumers might need.By integrating online ordering with rapid local fulfillment,it connects digital platforms with brick-and-mortar stores and leverages efficient delivery networks to bring goods to consumers within 30 to 60 minutes.With its speed,flexibility,and broad range of offerings,instant retail is rapidly becoming an everyday feature of urban life and is transforming the future of The Economy in Real Time retail.展开更多
Taihu Snow (838262) is a home textile manufacturing company listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange in 2022.It is a bedding manufacturer focusing on silk products.The company was esta blished on May 18,2006,Centered arou...Taihu Snow (838262) is a home textile manufacturing company listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange in 2022.It is a bedding manufacturer focusing on silk products.The company was esta blished on May 18,2006,Centered around the"Taihu Snow"brand,its products cover suite products (such as pillowcases,quilt covers,sheets),quilt cores,silk scarves and otheremerging retail products.展开更多
“This trip to China has been an absolute steal,”exclaimed Keiko,a Japanese tourist purchasing cosmetics through Shanghai International Finance Center’s immediate tax refund service.Her experience mirrors a broader ...“This trip to China has been an absolute steal,”exclaimed Keiko,a Japanese tourist purchasing cosmetics through Shanghai International Finance Center’s immediate tax refund service.Her experience mirrors a broader trend:Visitors from overseas are flocking to China’s retail scene,lured by its growing shopping convenience.On April 26,six government agencies,including the Ministry of Commerce,jointly issued the refined departure tax refund policy,slashing the minimum refund threshold from 500 yuan(US$69)to 200 yuan(US$28),doubling the cash refund limit from 10,000 yuan(US$1,376)to 20,000 yuan(US$2,752),and encouraging shopping districts,tourist attractions and hotels to increase the number of tax refund stores.展开更多
With the rapid growth of the“Internet+Healthcare”model,pharmaceutical e-commerce has swiftly gained a substantial market share in China’s pharmaceutical retail sector,thanks to its competitive prices,convenient pur...With the rapid growth of the“Internet+Healthcare”model,pharmaceutical e-commerce has swiftly gained a substantial market share in China’s pharmaceutical retail sector,thanks to its competitive prices,convenient purchasing channels,and online consultation services.This has put considerable pressure on traditional retail chain pharmacies.This paper provides an overview of the current state of pharmaceutical e-commerce,and analyzes the main challenges faced by retail chain pharmacies,including intense price competition,changes in consumer habits,insufficient digitalization and severe homogenized competition.Drawing on industry practices and case studies,the paper proposes strategies to enhance competitiveness,such as promoting digital transformation and online-offline(O2O)integration,strengthening pharmacist services and health management capabilities,optimizing supply chain management,building differentiated brand advantages,and proactively responding to policy and regulatory requirements.The study argues that,while leveraging their advantages in specialization,community-based operations,service orientation and retail chain pharmacies,should actively embrace digitalization and industrial collaboration in order to achieve sustainable development in the context of e-commerce.This research provides theoretical references for the strategic transformation of retail chain pharmacies and offers practical significance for the high-quality development of the pharmaceutical retail industry.展开更多
Aquick tap on your phone on your way to work has your usual coffee arriving at the office before you do.Preparing for an evening event,a new foundation shade arrives in under 30 minutes,no store visit required.At a we...Aquick tap on your phone on your way to work has your usual coffee arriving at the office before you do.Preparing for an evening event,a new foundation shade arrives in under 30 minutes,no store visit required.At a weekend picnic,pet treats show up from across town just as easily as lunch.展开更多
For the longest time,New York's Upper Fifth Avenue held the title of“the most expensive street in the world”,but it has recently been overtaken by Montenapoleone,an upscale shopping street in Milan,Italy.Every y...For the longest time,New York's Upper Fifth Avenue held the title of“the most expensive street in the world”,but it has recently been overtaken by Montenapoleone,an upscale shopping street in Milan,Italy.Every year,America publishes a global index(指数)that ranks the world's most expensive shopping areas by the rent prices they command.Fifth Avenue has been ranking first out of 138 leading retail destinations around the world for many years,but last year,it was surpassed by Montenapoleone,the most popular luxury shopping street in Milan.Not only is this short street a magnet(有吸引力的事物)for tourists interested only in window⁃shopping,but it also attracts some of the wealthiest people around the globe,many of who spend at least$2,600 per purchase,the highest average receipt in the world.展开更多
As a representative enterprise in the retail industry,MINISO takes cost leadership and product differentiation as its core strategy to compete actively in the global market.However,multi-brand retailers continue to ap...As a representative enterprise in the retail industry,MINISO takes cost leadership and product differentiation as its core strategy to compete actively in the global market.However,multi-brand retailers continue to appear in the domestic market and the existing“dollar stores”in the foreign market already have a certain number of loyal customers.Therefore,MINISO needs to understand its principles for creating,delivering,and capturing value.By strengthening its own competitive advantages,it could achieve differentiation when confronting challenges in both domestic and international markets.Based on the analysis of MINISO’s business model canvas,this paper puts forward corresponding strategic development suggestions.展开更多
50.2% On March 6, the China Federation of Commerce released the China Retail Industry Sentiment Index (CRPI) of 50.2% in March, up 0.1%f rom the previous month.66.74 billion According to Fu Jinling, Director of the Ec...50.2% On March 6, the China Federation of Commerce released the China Retail Industry Sentiment Index (CRPI) of 50.2% in March, up 0.1%f rom the previous month.66.74 billion According to Fu Jinling, Director of the Economic Construction Department of the Ministry of Finance, in 2025, the central finance will arrange RMB 66.74 billion of employment subsidies.展开更多
This article first comprehensively analyzes the current development status of creative agriculture in Qinhuangdao City,pointing out that it has unique advantages in terms of resource endowments and cultural heritage.A...This article first comprehensively analyzes the current development status of creative agriculture in Qinhuangdao City,pointing out that it has unique advantages in terms of resource endowments and cultural heritage.Although it has achieved certain results in recent years,it still faces challenges such as low brand awareness,single marketing channels,and insufficient innovation in retail models.In terms of marketing strategy innovation,this article proposes innovative ideas such as digital marketing,cultural IP marketing,and experiential marketing.Regarding retail model innovation,this article explores models such as online and offline integration,community group buying,and live streaming sales.This article presents an outlook for the future development of creative agriculture in Qinhuangdao City based on the research findings.It is believed that with technological advancements and consumption upgrades,creative agriculture has broad prospects.展开更多
The rapid development of digital technologies has driven the emergence and popularization of online-to-offline(O2O)retail,reshaping the retail landscape in urban China.However,spatial distribution characteristics and ...The rapid development of digital technologies has driven the emergence and popularization of online-to-offline(O2O)retail,reshaping the retail landscape in urban China.However,spatial distribution characteristics and influencing mechanisms of emerging O2O retail have not been thoroughly investigated in extant studies.Taking the central urban area of Guangzhou as the case,this study utilized multi-source data and machine learning methods to explore the distribution characteristics of O2O retail space and to further identify the nonlinear effects of the built environment,sociodemographic,and economic factors on its distribution.The results revealed that O2O retail space exhibited a‘single-center’distribution pattern,in contrast to the‘multi-center’distribution pattern of traditional retail space.This finding supported the diffusion of innovation hypothesis,highlighting that the expansion of O2O retail modes first spread from traditional developed retail space.Furthermore,spatial heterogeneities were observed across different types of O2O retail space,with O2O in-store showing a‘core-periphery’spatial structure as described by Central Place Theory,whereas O2O delivery displaying a‘horizontal,non-hierarchical,and multi-centered’network structure following Central Flow Theory.Compared to traditional retail space,the distribution of O2O retail space was more influenced by sociodemographic factors such as the proportion of youth,education level,and income level,but less affected by the built environment factors like office and building density.Furthermore,nonlinear effects of these influencing factors on the distribution of O2O retail space were identified,which enriched the existing literature by highlighting effective ranges and threshold effects.These findings provided valuable insights into O2O retail space development in the context of digital transformation.展开更多
The status of PCDDs and PCDFs content in retail foods from a certain area by Isotope Dilution HRGC-HRMS was surveyed and the local population PCDD/Fs exposure from diverse foods and health risk was evaluated.PCDD/Fs w...The status of PCDDs and PCDFs content in retail foods from a certain area by Isotope Dilution HRGC-HRMS was surveyed and the local population PCDD/Fs exposure from diverse foods and health risk was evaluated.PCDD/Fs was extracted from samples by Soxhlet extraction,concentrated and purified by FMS column chromatograph,carbon column enrichment.Confirmation and quantitative analysis at pg/g level of PCDD/Fs was performed by HRGC/HRMS using multiple ion detection mode(MID).TEQ concentration was calculated by WHO-TEF multiplying by concentration of seventeen PCDD/Fs congener.Median of PCDD/Fs concentration for fish,livestock,poultry,egg,vegetable oil,milk,vegetable totally 100 samples for ten diverse foods didn’t exceed the limit standards by EU.The level of PCDD/Fs for different food in the certain area was lower or comparable to the data reported by developed country in the world.The total weekly intake and monthly intake for local population or national population was 3.44,14.8 WHO-TEQ/kg BW and 1.5,6.42 pg WHO-TEQ/kg BW respectively,the value was lower than the Tolerable Weekly Intake of 14 pg WHO TEQ/kg BW for PCDDs,PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs established by EU Scientific Committee for Food.The dietary PCDD/Fs intake for local people was higher than national population.And animal food was the dominant contributor to the total dietary intake,which accounted for more than 70 percent.These levels of consumption of diverse food containing typical levels of PCDD/Fs doesn’t present a risk to the health of the local population.But integrative dietary intake could be evaluated including of PCBs intake for population in the future.展开更多
Objective To investigate the genotypic diversity of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus （MRSA） isolated from pigs and retail foods from different geographical areas in China and further to study the routes a...Objective To investigate the genotypic diversity of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus （MRSA） isolated from pigs and retail foods from different geographical areas in China and further to study the routes and rates of transmission of this pathogen from animals to food. Methods Seventy-one MRSA isolates were obtained from pigs and retail foods and then characterized by multi-locus sequencing typing （MLST）, spa typing, multiple-locus variable number of tandem repeat analysis （MLVA）, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis （PFGE）, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Results All isolated MRSA exhibited multi-drug resistance （MDR）. Greater diversity was found in food-associated MRSA （7 STs, 8 spa types, and 10 MLVA patterns） compared to pig-associated MRSA （3 STs, 1 spa type, and 6 MLVA patterns）. PFGE patterns were more diverse for pig-associated MRSA than those of food-associated isolates （40 vs. 11 pulse types）. Among the pig-associated isolates, CC9-ST9-t899-MC2236 was the most prevalent clone （96.4%）, and CC9-ST9-t437-MC621 （20.0%） was the predominant clone among the food-associated isolates. The CC9-ST9 isolates showed significantly higher antimicrobial resistance than other clones. Interestingly, CC398-ST398-t034 clone was identified from both pig- and food-associated isolates. Of note, some community- and hospital-associated MRSA strains （t030, t172, t1244, and t4549） were also identified as food-associated isolates. Conclusion CC9-ST9-t899-MC2236-MDR was the most predominant clone in pigs, but significant genetic diversity was observed in food-associated MRSA. Our results demonstrate the great need for improved surveillance of MRSA in livestock and food and effective prevention strategies to limit MDR-MRSA infections in China.展开更多
The role of retailing has diminished in the center of cities of Western countries since its heyday in the 1920s. This trend was caused by violent transformations in the economic, social and locational contexts which i...The role of retailing has diminished in the center of cities of Western countries since its heyday in the 1920s. This trend was caused by violent transformations in the economic, social and locational contexts which involve resi- dential suburbanization, as well as new forms of commercial development out of town. As far as transforming China is concerned, the downtown retailing center has also come to turning point of development in the context of suburbaniza- tion. Based on the survey of Beijing residents’ shopping behavior, the present research tends to making clear the actual change and development problem of downtown retailing center. Combining with the macro retailing environment, re- lated influencing factors are further discussed too. Study results show that downtown retailing still plays an important part in resident’s shopping activity. However, with rapid urban sprawl, retailing in urban center has been greatly threatened by booming out-of-town commerce. In the course of such spatial change, the suburbanization of resident, the prevalence of new commercial forms and the change of consumers’ life style all have exerted their own pressure on downtown retailing. But for the special socioeconomic background of development and the support of government policy, it will still keep its vitality of retailing for a long period of time.展开更多
Background:This study aims to clarify the role of FinTech digital banking start-ups in the financial industry.We examine the impact of the funding of such start-ups on the stock returns of 47 incumbent US retail banks...Background:This study aims to clarify the role of FinTech digital banking start-ups in the financial industry.We examine the impact of the funding of such start-ups on the stock returns of 47 incumbent US retail banks for 2010 to 2016.Methods:To capture the importance of FinTech start-ups,we use data on both the dollar-volume of funding and number of deals.We relate these to the stock returns with panel data regression methods.Results:Our results indicate a positive relationship exists between the growth in FinTech funding or deals and the contemporaneous stock returns of incumbent retail banks.Conclusions:Although these results suggest complementarity between FinTech and traditional banking,we note that our results at the banking industry level are not statistically significant,and that the coefficient signs for about one-third of the banks are negative,but not statistically significant.Since the FinTech industry is young and our sample period short,we cannot rule out that our findings are spurious.展开更多
Many studies have qualitatively explained that information and communication technology(ICT) has loosened the restrictions of distance and space on retailers' sales. Few empirical studies, however, have explored t...Many studies have qualitatively explained that information and communication technology(ICT) has loosened the restrictions of distance and space on retailers' sales. Few empirical studies, however, have explored the impact of shipping distance on online retailers' sales. This study examined the Maiyang(M-Y) store on Tmall in China as a case study to investigate the relationship between shipping distance and sales. The results showed that sales volume in 2014 at the county level did not strictly obey the distance decay law. The shipped distance of high-priced commodities may not be much longer than that of low-priced commodities. Within the scope of investigation, the relationships between income, cost, and net profit curves do not follow central place theory. Goods have neither thresholds nor ranges. The key factor in the spatial discrepancy of sales is the size of market. The impact of shipping distance on sales is not as strong as that of traditional retailers in Information Era.展开更多
This paper establishes a short-term prediction model of weekly retail prices for eggs based on chaotic neural network with the weekly retail prices of eggs from January 2008 to December 2012 in China.In the process of...This paper establishes a short-term prediction model of weekly retail prices for eggs based on chaotic neural network with the weekly retail prices of eggs from January 2008 to December 2012 in China.In the process of determining the structure of the chaotic neural network,the number of input layer nodes of the network is calculated by reconstructing phase space and computing its saturated embedding dimension,and then the number of hidden layer nodes is estimated by trial and error.Finally,this model is applied to predict the retail prices of eggs and compared with ARIMA.The result shows that the chaotic neural network has better nonlinear fitting ability and higher precision in the prediction of weekly retail price of eggs.The empirical result also shows that the chaotic neural network can be widely used in the field of short-term prediction of agricultural prices.展开更多
文摘Recently,Roland Berger has released"How offline retailers can win customer traffic?"According to the report,omnichannel retail strategies for brands and retailers showed offline retailers ways to attract more customers.It explained how offline retailers win the favor of consumers in the constandy evolving retail industry and macroeconomic-environment.
基金support by the Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Power Exchange Center Co.,Ltd.(No.GDKJXM20222599)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52207104)Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2024A1515010426).
文摘The rapid development of electricity retail market has prompted an increasing number of electricity consumers to sign green electricity contracts with retail electricity companies,which poses greater challenges for the market service for green energy consumers.This study proposed a two-stage feature extraction approach for green energy consumers leveraging clustering and termfrequency-inverse document frequency(TF-IDF)algorithms within a knowledge graph framework to provide an information basis that supports the green development of the retail electricity market.First,the multi-source heterogeneous data of green energy consumers under an actual market environment is systematically introduced and the information is categorized into discrete,interval,and relational features.A clustering algorithm was employed to extract features of the trading behavior of green energy consumers in the first stage using the parameter data of green retail electricity contracts.Then,TF-IDF algorithm was applied in the second stage to extract features for green energy consumers in different clusters.Finally,the effectiveness of the proposed approach was validated based on the actual operational data in a southern province of China.It is shown that the most significant discrepancy between the retail trading behaviors of green energy consumers is the power share of green retail packages,whose averaged values are 25.64%,50%,39.66%,and 24.89%in four different clusters,respectively.Additionally,power supply bureaus and electricity retail companies affects the behavior of the green energy consumers most significantly.
文摘Aquick tap on your phone on your way to work has your usual co!ee arriving at the o"ce before you do.Preparing for an evening event,a new foundation shade arrives in under 30 minutes,no store visit required.At a weekend picnic,pet treats show up from across town just as easily as lunch.Wake up at 2 a.m.with a sick child?Medicine is at your door within minutes.This is life with China’s rapidly developing sales model known as instant retail.Instant retail is an evolution of traditional food delivery,expanding the concept from meals to virtually anything consumers might need.By integrating online ordering with rapid local fulfillment,it connects digital platforms with brick-and-mortar stores and leverages efficient delivery networks to bring goods to consumers within 30 to 60 minutes.With its speed,flexibility,and broad range of offerings,instant retail is rapidly becoming an everyday feature of urban life and is transforming the future of The Economy in Real Time retail.
文摘Taihu Snow (838262) is a home textile manufacturing company listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange in 2022.It is a bedding manufacturer focusing on silk products.The company was esta blished on May 18,2006,Centered around the"Taihu Snow"brand,its products cover suite products (such as pillowcases,quilt covers,sheets),quilt cores,silk scarves and otheremerging retail products.
文摘“This trip to China has been an absolute steal,”exclaimed Keiko,a Japanese tourist purchasing cosmetics through Shanghai International Finance Center’s immediate tax refund service.Her experience mirrors a broader trend:Visitors from overseas are flocking to China’s retail scene,lured by its growing shopping convenience.On April 26,six government agencies,including the Ministry of Commerce,jointly issued the refined departure tax refund policy,slashing the minimum refund threshold from 500 yuan(US$69)to 200 yuan(US$28),doubling the cash refund limit from 10,000 yuan(US$1,376)to 20,000 yuan(US$2,752),and encouraging shopping districts,tourist attractions and hotels to increase the number of tax refund stores.
文摘With the rapid growth of the“Internet+Healthcare”model,pharmaceutical e-commerce has swiftly gained a substantial market share in China’s pharmaceutical retail sector,thanks to its competitive prices,convenient purchasing channels,and online consultation services.This has put considerable pressure on traditional retail chain pharmacies.This paper provides an overview of the current state of pharmaceutical e-commerce,and analyzes the main challenges faced by retail chain pharmacies,including intense price competition,changes in consumer habits,insufficient digitalization and severe homogenized competition.Drawing on industry practices and case studies,the paper proposes strategies to enhance competitiveness,such as promoting digital transformation and online-offline(O2O)integration,strengthening pharmacist services and health management capabilities,optimizing supply chain management,building differentiated brand advantages,and proactively responding to policy and regulatory requirements.The study argues that,while leveraging their advantages in specialization,community-based operations,service orientation and retail chain pharmacies,should actively embrace digitalization and industrial collaboration in order to achieve sustainable development in the context of e-commerce.This research provides theoretical references for the strategic transformation of retail chain pharmacies and offers practical significance for the high-quality development of the pharmaceutical retail industry.
文摘Aquick tap on your phone on your way to work has your usual coffee arriving at the office before you do.Preparing for an evening event,a new foundation shade arrives in under 30 minutes,no store visit required.At a weekend picnic,pet treats show up from across town just as easily as lunch.
文摘For the longest time,New York's Upper Fifth Avenue held the title of“the most expensive street in the world”,but it has recently been overtaken by Montenapoleone,an upscale shopping street in Milan,Italy.Every year,America publishes a global index(指数)that ranks the world's most expensive shopping areas by the rent prices they command.Fifth Avenue has been ranking first out of 138 leading retail destinations around the world for many years,but last year,it was surpassed by Montenapoleone,the most popular luxury shopping street in Milan.Not only is this short street a magnet(有吸引力的事物)for tourists interested only in window⁃shopping,but it also attracts some of the wealthiest people around the globe,many of who spend at least$2,600 per purchase,the highest average receipt in the world.
文摘As a representative enterprise in the retail industry,MINISO takes cost leadership and product differentiation as its core strategy to compete actively in the global market.However,multi-brand retailers continue to appear in the domestic market and the existing“dollar stores”in the foreign market already have a certain number of loyal customers.Therefore,MINISO needs to understand its principles for creating,delivering,and capturing value.By strengthening its own competitive advantages,it could achieve differentiation when confronting challenges in both domestic and international markets.Based on the analysis of MINISO’s business model canvas,this paper puts forward corresponding strategic development suggestions.
文摘50.2% On March 6, the China Federation of Commerce released the China Retail Industry Sentiment Index (CRPI) of 50.2% in March, up 0.1%f rom the previous month.66.74 billion According to Fu Jinling, Director of the Economic Construction Department of the Ministry of Finance, in 2025, the central finance will arrange RMB 66.74 billion of employment subsidies.
基金Research on the Development of Creative Agriculture in Qinhuangdao City(202401A213)。
文摘This article first comprehensively analyzes the current development status of creative agriculture in Qinhuangdao City,pointing out that it has unique advantages in terms of resource endowments and cultural heritage.Although it has achieved certain results in recent years,it still faces challenges such as low brand awareness,single marketing channels,and insufficient innovation in retail models.In terms of marketing strategy innovation,this article proposes innovative ideas such as digital marketing,cultural IP marketing,and experiential marketing.Regarding retail model innovation,this article explores models such as online and offline integration,community group buying,and live streaming sales.This article presents an outlook for the future development of creative agriculture in Qinhuangdao City based on the research findings.It is believed that with technological advancements and consumption upgrades,creative agriculture has broad prospects.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42271206)Guangdong Philosophy and Social Science Foundation(No.GD22XGL08)+1 种基金Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangzhou(No.2024A04J4541)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2024ZYGXZR025,2024ZYGXZR003)。
文摘The rapid development of digital technologies has driven the emergence and popularization of online-to-offline(O2O)retail,reshaping the retail landscape in urban China.However,spatial distribution characteristics and influencing mechanisms of emerging O2O retail have not been thoroughly investigated in extant studies.Taking the central urban area of Guangzhou as the case,this study utilized multi-source data and machine learning methods to explore the distribution characteristics of O2O retail space and to further identify the nonlinear effects of the built environment,sociodemographic,and economic factors on its distribution.The results revealed that O2O retail space exhibited a‘single-center’distribution pattern,in contrast to the‘multi-center’distribution pattern of traditional retail space.This finding supported the diffusion of innovation hypothesis,highlighting that the expansion of O2O retail modes first spread from traditional developed retail space.Furthermore,spatial heterogeneities were observed across different types of O2O retail space,with O2O in-store showing a‘core-periphery’spatial structure as described by Central Place Theory,whereas O2O delivery displaying a‘horizontal,non-hierarchical,and multi-centered’network structure following Central Flow Theory.Compared to traditional retail space,the distribution of O2O retail space was more influenced by sociodemographic factors such as the proportion of youth,education level,and income level,but less affected by the built environment factors like office and building density.Furthermore,nonlinear effects of these influencing factors on the distribution of O2O retail space were identified,which enriched the existing literature by highlighting effective ranges and threshold effects.These findings provided valuable insights into O2O retail space development in the context of digital transformation.
文摘The status of PCDDs and PCDFs content in retail foods from a certain area by Isotope Dilution HRGC-HRMS was surveyed and the local population PCDD/Fs exposure from diverse foods and health risk was evaluated.PCDD/Fs was extracted from samples by Soxhlet extraction,concentrated and purified by FMS column chromatograph,carbon column enrichment.Confirmation and quantitative analysis at pg/g level of PCDD/Fs was performed by HRGC/HRMS using multiple ion detection mode(MID).TEQ concentration was calculated by WHO-TEF multiplying by concentration of seventeen PCDD/Fs congener.Median of PCDD/Fs concentration for fish,livestock,poultry,egg,vegetable oil,milk,vegetable totally 100 samples for ten diverse foods didn’t exceed the limit standards by EU.The level of PCDD/Fs for different food in the certain area was lower or comparable to the data reported by developed country in the world.The total weekly intake and monthly intake for local population or national population was 3.44,14.8 WHO-TEQ/kg BW and 1.5,6.42 pg WHO-TEQ/kg BW respectively,the value was lower than the Tolerable Weekly Intake of 14 pg WHO TEQ/kg BW for PCDDs,PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs established by EU Scientific Committee for Food.The dietary PCDD/Fs intake for local people was higher than national population.And animal food was the dominant contributor to the total dietary intake,which accounted for more than 70 percent.These levels of consumption of diverse food containing typical levels of PCDD/Fs doesn’t present a risk to the health of the local population.But integrative dietary intake could be evaluated including of PCBs intake for population in the future.
基金funded by the National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFD0401102)(the National Key Research and Development Program of China,the Ministry of Science and Technology of China)China Food Safety Talent Competency Development Initiative:CFSA 523 Program(1311613106702)
文摘Objective To investigate the genotypic diversity of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus （MRSA） isolated from pigs and retail foods from different geographical areas in China and further to study the routes and rates of transmission of this pathogen from animals to food. Methods Seventy-one MRSA isolates were obtained from pigs and retail foods and then characterized by multi-locus sequencing typing （MLST）, spa typing, multiple-locus variable number of tandem repeat analysis （MLVA）, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis （PFGE）, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Results All isolated MRSA exhibited multi-drug resistance （MDR）. Greater diversity was found in food-associated MRSA （7 STs, 8 spa types, and 10 MLVA patterns） compared to pig-associated MRSA （3 STs, 1 spa type, and 6 MLVA patterns）. PFGE patterns were more diverse for pig-associated MRSA than those of food-associated isolates （40 vs. 11 pulse types）. Among the pig-associated isolates, CC9-ST9-t899-MC2236 was the most prevalent clone （96.4%）, and CC9-ST9-t437-MC621 （20.0%） was the predominant clone among the food-associated isolates. The CC9-ST9 isolates showed significantly higher antimicrobial resistance than other clones. Interestingly, CC398-ST398-t034 clone was identified from both pig- and food-associated isolates. Of note, some community- and hospital-associated MRSA strains （t030, t172, t1244, and t4549） were also identified as food-associated isolates. Conclusion CC9-ST9-t899-MC2236-MDR was the most predominant clone in pigs, but significant genetic diversity was observed in food-associated MRSA. Our results demonstrate the great need for improved surveillance of MRSA in livestock and food and effective prevention strategies to limit MDR-MRSA infections in China.
基金Under the auspices of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40171034)
文摘The role of retailing has diminished in the center of cities of Western countries since its heyday in the 1920s. This trend was caused by violent transformations in the economic, social and locational contexts which involve resi- dential suburbanization, as well as new forms of commercial development out of town. As far as transforming China is concerned, the downtown retailing center has also come to turning point of development in the context of suburbaniza- tion. Based on the survey of Beijing residents’ shopping behavior, the present research tends to making clear the actual change and development problem of downtown retailing center. Combining with the macro retailing environment, re- lated influencing factors are further discussed too. Study results show that downtown retailing still plays an important part in resident’s shopping activity. However, with rapid urban sprawl, retailing in urban center has been greatly threatened by booming out-of-town commerce. In the course of such spatial change, the suburbanization of resident, the prevalence of new commercial forms and the change of consumers’ life style all have exerted their own pressure on downtown retailing. But for the special socioeconomic background of development and the support of government policy, it will still keep its vitality of retailing for a long period of time.
文摘Background:This study aims to clarify the role of FinTech digital banking start-ups in the financial industry.We examine the impact of the funding of such start-ups on the stock returns of 47 incumbent US retail banks for 2010 to 2016.Methods:To capture the importance of FinTech start-ups,we use data on both the dollar-volume of funding and number of deals.We relate these to the stock returns with panel data regression methods.Results:Our results indicate a positive relationship exists between the growth in FinTech funding or deals and the contemporaneous stock returns of incumbent retail banks.Conclusions:Although these results suggest complementarity between FinTech and traditional banking,we note that our results at the banking industry level are not statistically significant,and that the coefficient signs for about one-third of the banks are negative,but not statistically significant.Since the FinTech industry is young and our sample period short,we cannot rule out that our findings are spurious.
基金Under the auspices of the National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science(No.17BRK010)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41601161)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2017A030313224)Guangdong Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science(No.2017GZZK16)
文摘Many studies have qualitatively explained that information and communication technology(ICT) has loosened the restrictions of distance and space on retailers' sales. Few empirical studies, however, have explored the impact of shipping distance on online retailers' sales. This study examined the Maiyang(M-Y) store on Tmall in China as a case study to investigate the relationship between shipping distance and sales. The results showed that sales volume in 2014 at the county level did not strictly obey the distance decay law. The shipped distance of high-priced commodities may not be much longer than that of low-priced commodities. Within the scope of investigation, the relationships between income, cost, and net profit curves do not follow central place theory. Goods have neither thresholds nor ranges. The key factor in the spatial discrepancy of sales is the size of market. The impact of shipping distance on sales is not as strong as that of traditional retailers in Information Era.
基金financially supported by the National KeyTechnology R&D Program during the 12th Five-Year Plan period(2012BAH20B04)the 948 Program of Ministry of Agriculture,China(2013-Z1)
文摘This paper establishes a short-term prediction model of weekly retail prices for eggs based on chaotic neural network with the weekly retail prices of eggs from January 2008 to December 2012 in China.In the process of determining the structure of the chaotic neural network,the number of input layer nodes of the network is calculated by reconstructing phase space and computing its saturated embedding dimension,and then the number of hidden layer nodes is estimated by trial and error.Finally,this model is applied to predict the retail prices of eggs and compared with ARIMA.The result shows that the chaotic neural network has better nonlinear fitting ability and higher precision in the prediction of weekly retail price of eggs.The empirical result also shows that the chaotic neural network can be widely used in the field of short-term prediction of agricultural prices.
