Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai

The e-commerce retail sales of Zhuhai reached 25.66 billion yuan ($3.7 billion) from January to May, a year-on-year increase of 31.2 percent. Xiangzhou district was the major contributor, accounting for 95.5 percent of the city's online retail scale.

Customs statistics showed that the value of cross-border e-commerce retail imports in Zhuhai hit 124 million yuan ($18 million), up 13.7 times year-on-year. 

Noticeably, the city achieved online retail sales of 6.48 billion yuan ($943 million) during the 618 online shopping festival, ranking 5th in Guangdong province and 13th among prefecture-level cities nationwide. 

Household appliances, digital products, and virtual goods were the most popular Zhuhai products on online shopping platforms. Gree Electric Appliances and Meizu Technology led the sales of air-conditioners and cellphones respectively, while Tango ranked first in the sales of cultural-educational products on JD.com on June 18.

Gree air conditioners [Photo provided to China Daily]

In the future, Zhuhai will further promote the transformation and upgrading of the traditional retail industry, as well as encourage urban complexes, large supermarkets, and chain enterprises to try out e-commerce and other new-type retail modes, according to an official from the Zhuhai Bureau of Commerce.

Meizu cellphone models [Photo courtesy Xinhua]