Open as long as 15 years for Nanjing citizens, Orient Department Store will be closed for transformation on 29 February. During the last 12 days before its closing, Orient Department Store shows the gratitude to customers by launching a “clearance sale before store closing”. The release of the important news has immediately drawn wide attention from all residents of Nanjing.

On 18 February, attracted by the heavy discounts shown in the slogan “get 1 million products 70%-90% off”, Nanjing citizens paid great attention to the “clearance sale before store closing” at the very beginning of the event, which showed their acknowledgement of Orient Department Store. As the word of mouth spread fast, “Come and shop Orient Department Store quickly!” became a popular term in Nanjing. Over the past days, customers crowded Orient Department Store, who were so passionate in the competition of buying products there. The major media organisations in Nanjing also came after hearing the news and witnessed the important moment.

Behind the large number of customers, there is hard work of all staff of Orient Department Store. The entire staff worked together and sacrificed their rest to secure every deal. The frontline staff positively organised the goods supply, providing cheap quality products for customers. The back office staff, while providing services to the frontline staff, also participated in selling and tried their best to serve the customers. All of the staff of Orient Department Store made efforts to create an orderly and comfortable shopping environment, putting a perfect end to Orient Department Store.