On the venue of 2024 Ningbo International Stationery Fair, we had the honour to interview Mr. Wen Jinbo, Deputy Secretary General of Guangzhou Stationery Industry Association. Organisation to lead the team to visit the ninth year, in his eyes of the Ningbo Stationery Fair experienced how the development and changes, let's listen to his feelings.

For many the pandemic has altered the way we work, the way we learn, and the way we shop. As has been the case in retail, the commercial office supplies and B2B tech channel has not been immune to the societal aftershocks brought on by COVID-19. With school and office closings hitting the U.S. in March, commercial office supplies and the B2B technology channel took the hardest hits in April and May, respectively, as lockdowns became more widespread and consumers purchased supplies from retailers.

Dictionary.com chose “Pandemic” as the 2020 Word of the Year but their People’s Choice 2020 Word of the Year contest resulted in “Unprecedented” as the winning word to describe the year.