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HM frequently closes stores in multiple cities
After the closure of the Sanlitun store in Beijing, the H&M store located on Jinsha Tianjie in Longhu, Hangzhou has also hung a sign indicating its upcoming relocation. In recent years, H&M has frequently closed its stores and offered crazy discounts before closing. Last June, the first H&M store in China on Huaihai Middle Road in Shanghai closed down, and the action of withdrawing the store also involved multiple cities such as Hangzhou and Guangzhou. According to third-party monitoring data, H&M's stores in China have dropped from 479 in 2020 to 360 in 2022, a decrease of over 100 stores in about two years.
Chinese electric fans have become popular in Europe
In early June this year, the global average temperature reached a new record high for the same period on record. Recently, a series of heatstroke prevention products such as air conditioners, fans, and sunscreen clothing have been exported in China. The head of an electrical appliance manufacturer in Shenzhen introduced that their energy storage fans, which use solar energy for charging during the day, provide lighting at night, and can also charge mobile phones, are very popular. Previously, summer orders were produced and delivered before June, but currently their orders have been scheduled for the end of August. The reporter learned from Shenzhen Customs that, taking electric fans as an example, the export of electric fans from Shenzhen ports in the first five months of this year was 13.55 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 27%, of which 2.14 billion yuan was exported to the European Union, a year-on-year increase of 64%.
The longest deepwater oil and gas pipeline in China has been completed
The longest deepwater oil and gas pipeline in China has been completed in the Lingshui area of Hainan. In the deep sea of nearly 1000 meters, 9425 seamless subsea pipes with the largest diameter in China took 3 months to connect into a 115.5 kilometer long oil and gas pipeline. Its completion marks that China's submarine pipeline engineering equipment technology has entered the international advanced and Asian leading level!
Behind the explosion of liquefied gas tanks: Merchants are discouraged from paying tens of thousands of initial installation fees for gas pipelines
At around 20:40 on June 21st, a gas explosion occurred at Fuyang barbecue restaurant in Minzu South Street, Xingqing District, Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. As of 8:00 am on June 22nd, the accident resulted in 31 deaths and 7 injuries. "The explosion was caused by a leak from a liquefied gas tank," Yinchuan Release stated in a notice on the morning of June 22.
Upon seeing this message, Wang Cheng's emotions immediately sank. The reason for his low mood is not only the disappearance of life, but also the delayed inability to use natural gas.
Wang Cheng is a catering worker from Xuchang, Henan. Since opening a restaurant 20 years ago, his shop has always used liquefied gas cylinders, but he is also aware of the safety hazards associated with using liquefied gas cylinders.
In terms of gas usage costs, the cost of pipeline natural gas is about one-third or even lower than that of canned liquefied petroleum gas. However, data from multiple industry reports shows that about 50% of merchants are still using liquefied petroleum gas tanks, and one important reason is that high initial installation fees will discourage a large number of merchants.
Damai.com Refuses to Refund Music Festival Tickets with a Value of Over Million
On June 19th, entries such as "Damai Network Refuses to Refund Tickets and receives Massive Complaints" and "Why Songshan Music Festival Refunds Tickets" made it to the hot search. The black cat complaint platform "Damai Songshan Music Festival Ticket Refund" has a collective complaint volume of 1396. According to a survey by Future Network reporters, users who have been refused refunds by Damai Network have spontaneously formed multiple refund groups, with over 2000 people applying for refunds. According to preliminary statistics from netizens in the group, the amount involved is about 1 million yuan. Currently, in response to the large-scale application for ticket refunds at the Songshan Music Festival, Damai.com has issued a statement stating that it is currently processing the matter.
Industry insiders say that ticket platforms refusing to refund tickets are usually done to avoid causing significant losses to event organizers due to a large number of refunds. In addition, it can avoid scalper fans selling a large number of performance tickets at high prices. However, it is clearly inappropriate for ticket platforms to refuse ticket refunds on this grounds, as this would infringe upon consumer rights. Renowned critic Song Qinghui stated that the large-scale ticket refund complaint on Damai.com reflects that the company's management and operation are relatively chaotic, and the refund process is not standardized. This move has violated the principle of corporate integrity.