Blessed with unique geographic advantages and convenient transportation, Shijiazhuang has experienced rapid development in commerce and logistics. By now the network system of commerce and logistics has come into being, which centers on urban commerce while covers both cities and countryside, meeting various consumption demand. As the essential commercial port approved by State Council in North China, Shijiazhuang is one of the major distribution and logistics center of commodities, with market extending to North China, Northeast China and Northwest China. Right now there are a number of enterprises enjoying high prestige in Hebei and even China's commerce and logistics industry, including Beiren Group, Oriental Shopping Center, Baolongcang Group, New Yanchun Group, and Zhenji Group. The commodity market here is fairly developed, forming the market distribution system with the state-level market as the lead, regional markets as the backbone, specialized local markets and factor market as the base. Xinhua Market, Nansantiao Small Commodities Market and Qiaoxi Vegetable Wholesaling Market has for several consecutive years ranked among the ten major markets of industrial products and ten major markets of agricultural and sideline products in China. In 2006, the retailing volume of social consumables in the city reached RMB ￥69.8 billion. The city has 716 commodity markets, realizing annual volume of transaction of RMB ￥123.7 billion.