Last-Kilometer Business
With the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) making people stay home and maintain social distance, lifestyles are changing. Some people have become indoor fitness enthusiasts, some voracious readers and many chefs.
Feng Xiaoyu is one of the emerging cooks who found her talent in food. The 29-year-old, a white-collar worker in Beijing, has started posting photographs of the dishes she makes at home, including tapioca milk tea, on social media.
“The happiest thing these days is strolling in supermarkets,” Feng told Beijing Review. “Ordinary things like oil and rice we took for granted earlier now hold real power of healing.”
Catalyst for change
Industry insiders say the pandemic has boosted “community business,” a retail
