Recently, the Ministry of Commerce issued a notice on the establishment of green shopping malls in 2021. Local commercial authorities should further strengthen policy support, give full play to the guiding role of planning, standards, and fund allocation, and gradually establish and improve a long-term mechanism for green circulation development.

It is necessary to encourage trade and circulation enterprises to increase their efforts to upgrade energy-saving facilities and equipment, expand the sales of energy-saving home appliances and green products, and promote green consumption through activities such as replacing old home appliances and furniture with new ones. It is necessary to guide commercial circulation companies to strengthen supplier management, guide upstream companies to adopt green design, implement green manufacturing, and continuously improve the construction of a green supply chain system.

On January 5 this year, the Ministry of Commerce, the Development and Reform Commission and other 12 departments issued the Notice on Several Measures to Boost Bulk Consumption and Promote the Release of Rural Consumption Potential, proposing five tasks, including promoting the consumption of furniture, home appliances, and encouraging development of new models such as "Internet + recycling of waste materials", furniture and household appliances leasing.

On January 29, the Ministry of Commerce held a press conference on business work and operations. Zhu Xiaoliang, Director of the Consumer Promotion Department of the Ministry of Commerce, introduced that this year will promote commodity consumption and encourage the development of furniture and home appliances trade-in.

In recent months, as various policy measures have taken effect, the domestic consumer market has shown a steady recovery. According to data from the Department of Circulation Industry Development of the Ministry of Commerce, in December last year, the consumer purchasing power index of building materials and home furnishings rose by 13.57 points from the previous month and 3.89 points year-on-year; in January this year, the January sales of building materials and home furnishing stores above designated size was 75.55 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase 25.45%.