Surging demand for press-on nails keeps Chinese merchants on their toes 【Voice_over】 Merchants in east China's Yiwu City, known as the world's largest small commodities hub, are seeing an increase in sales of press-on nails, which are gaining popularity worldwide as a convenient and creative alternative to traditional manicures. In the midst of this trend, one merchant said in March alone, they sold millions of boxes of press-on nails. 【Sound_bite】 Yang Linlin, Saleswoman, nail product store, Yiwu International Trade Market: "Customers favor styles like cat-eye and rhinestone designs. They often buy dozens or even hundreds of them. In the first three months of this year, our sales have surged by around 10 percent compared to last year. Our products mainly head to markets like South America and Europe." 【Voice_over】 Besides the instore sales, nail supply shops at Yiwu have also seen an increase in online orders. 【Sound_bite】 Xu Chunyan, Employee, nail company in Yiwu: "Our monthly online sales hit nearly 140,000 U.S. dollars. Every day, nearly 7,000 to 8,000 orders are reached on the cross-border e-commerce platforms." 【Voice_over】 Data shows that China's nail art market is rising steadily, and is expected to reach about 37 billion U.S. dollars by 2027.