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City of reform: Yiwu in 40 years(4)

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2018-05-09 15:01:12China.org.cn Mo Hong'e ECNS App Download
Ye Peng is one of the new generation of traders in Yiwu. (Photo/China.org.cn)

Ye Peng is one of the new generation of traders in Yiwu. (Photo/China.org.cn)

Unlike the previous generation Yiwu traders who began in makeshift booths, Ye Peng launched his store in the online marketplace.

Ye is a Yiwu native, whose parents sold shoes. After college in nearby Hangzhou and a brief stint at a state-owned company, Ye returned to his hometown and took up the family trade.

His impetus was a drive by the city to boost e-commerce in 2012, which has seen tremendous growth since. Just last year, the city reported an e-commerce trade volume of 222 billion yuan, 25 percent more than 2016.

Ye has a storefront in the Yiwu International Trade City — at a lavish 425 square meters, eight times the size of his first booth. His annual sales made similar leaps, from 2 million yuan in 2012 to 14 million yuan today. He says 80 to 90 percent of his trades are conducted online.

  

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