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It is understood that following the discovery of 6 cases of positive nucleic acid tests in Xianyou County of Putian City on September 10, with the increase of epidemic prevention requirements, factories and companies in Putian City that are mainly engaged in the production and sales of footwear have ceased operations and production, and express delivery has been suspended. , There are also chargebacks.

On social platforms, some netizens said that some Putian shoes are out of stock, or the express delivery has not been delivered after purchase.

How is Putian shoe company now? How big is the impact of the epidemic?

Delivery of goods becomes the biggest problem

A person in charge of the shoe industry e-commerce platform said that according to the company's internal statistics, there are currently about 1,000 pieces of goods, and only about 50 pieces have been (shipped); everyone has begun to cancel orders from the epidemic area. Chargebacks are more serious.

According to a report from CCTV Finance, a shoe company's factory in Laidian Town, Xianyou County, Fujian has closed its doors, and the original noisy assembly line is now empty; after the outbreak, the factory immediately halted production and the company's overseas orders were greatly affected.

Putian Shuangguan Sporting Goods Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shuangguan") is a shoe company in Putian Licheng that has been in business for 16 years. Its main products involve football shoes, casual shoes and other categories.

Zhang Wei, assistant to the general manager of the company, said in an interview with Sino-Singapore Jingwei, “This epidemic mainly occurred in Xianyou, Putian, and Xianyou has indeed ceased production. Because the epidemic is now well controlled and has not spread, so except for Xianyou. The shoe factories outside you are still operating normally, but they are also affected by the epidemic, and the high-speed roads are closed, which prevents materials from being shipped in and affects the progress of orders."

Provided by interviewees from Shuangguan's shoe factory

Foreign trade shoe companies have been hit, and domestic sales companies have regained vitality

Shuangguan's factories are currently operating normally.

In terms of epidemic prevention and control, Shuangguan and many companies in Putian have adopted strict measures. "Shuangguan will issue masks to workers every day. Entering the factory is a strict requirement. The green code of the health code enters the factory, the temperature is measured, and the goods enter the factory. There are a few immortals in the factory. Did not go to high-risk areas. The factory requires them to do nucleic acid testing, write a letter of commitment, and submit it to the park before going to work after review."

According to a factory manager of a shoe company in Putian City, the shoe companies that are most affected by the epidemic are still foreign trade-based shoe companies. He said that about 80% of Putian shoe companies mainly export orders. Due to the uncontrollable overseas epidemic, many export companies will return orders even if they have sufficient orders but cannot sell their products.

On the other hand, Putian shoe companies that sell domestic products, according to Sino-Singapore Jingwei, have already placed orders for shoe companies until the fourth quarter of 2022. In response to this phenomenon, Zhang Wei explained, “Due to the severe overseas epidemic, orders from domestic shoe companies are now flying everywhere. In the past, the factories were looking for traders, but now the traders are looking for factories to do it. The factory has the initiative."

In the eyes of many Putian shoe industry practitioners, the biggest worry at present is mainly that they are afraid that the delivery date of the orders they receive will be affected by the epidemic.