On the evening of October 23, the 2020 Chongqing Nightlife Festival Awards Ceremony was grandly held in Chongqing Outlets, marking the successful conclusion of the three-month 2020 Chongqing Nightlife Festival. During the three-month festival, various night-time promotional activities achieved sales of 12.1 billion yuan, driving sales growth of more than 28%. The ceremony was co-sponsored by Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce, Chongqing Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism Development, and co-organized by Alibaba Group.
The 2020 Chongqing Nightlife Festival Awards Ceremony was grandly held in Chongqing Outlets on October 23, 2020.
The 2020 Chongqing Nightlife Festival opened simultaneously in Yuzhong District, Jiangbei District, Nan'an District, Beibei District, Yongchuan District, Kaizhou District, and Qianjiang District at the end of July. In the event, the districts and counties combined with their regional characteristics and relayed their own nightlife theme activities to meet the needs of citizens for diversified nightlife consumption experience.
The on-site night market attracts many citizens to visit.
During the event, businesses linked up with Alibaba's local life platform such as Ele.me, Fliggy, Taopiao, and UnionPay Cloud QuickPass and other platforms to upgrade and build a Chongqing night-time consumption promotion platform that integrates online and offline. Besides, the "Night Chongqing Electronic Map" intelligent map navigation is released, and through online and offline integration guidance, create a summer consumption illustration that integrates food, travel, shopping, and entertainment. Some districts and counties also rely on the Internet platform to organize a variety of online activities in accordance with local conditions, adding luster to the city's nighttime economic innovation and development.
Robot dance performance at the award ceremony.
What’s more, the China (Chongqing) Night Economic Development Summit was also held for the first time, more than 150-night special events were carried out, attracting over 12 million people to participate, achieved remarkable results. To better develop the night economy, the "Chongqing Night Economic Development Alliance" has been established. The alliance has 121 members, including brand merchants, night market merchants, industry platform companies, resource companies from all districts, and counties, and they have played a demonstrative and leading role in participating in this event.
Data from the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce show that in the past three months, the activities have had a significant effect in promoting consumption, which has played a powerful role in restoring consumer confidence in the market after the epidemic and boosting the business economy. According to incomplete statistics, various districts and counties have launched more than 150 night-time special events with various forms and bright spots, and more than 12 million people participated in the scene, various night-time promotional activities achieved sales of 12.1 billion yuan, driving sales growth of more than 28%.
In the next step, the Municipal Commission of Commerce will work with relevant departments to implement the "Opinions on Accelerating Night Economic Development and Promoting Consumption Growth", actively cultivate the night consumption market, accelerate the construction of night consumption platforms, optimize the supply of night consumption, and improve the environment for night consumption.