Shishi is one of the country's major clothing production bases and distribution centers. It is known as "everywhere there is a street for business, with all kinds of clothing overwhelming".
As the pillar industry of Shishi’s economy, the textile and garment industry has formed an independent, complete and well-equipped garment industry system after more than 20 years of development, integrating garment production, surface accessories production, clothing accessories production, It integrates a series of complete industry systems such as printing and dyeing, product development, and marketing. In 2002, it won the title of "China's Famous Clothing and Leisure City". After Shishi City was named "China's Famous Casual Clothing City", four towns including Kaijiang, Lingxiu, Baogai and Fengli were successively named "China's Famous Western Pants Town", "China's Famous Sports and Leisure Clothing Town" and "China's Famous Sports and Leisure Clothing Town". "China's Famous Accessories Town" and "China's Famous Children's Clothing Town", 8 brands have obtained Chinese Well-known Trademarks, 2 brands have become Chinese Famous Brands, and a large number of companies have obtained provincial famous trademarks. Shishi's casual clothing occupies an important position at home and abroad. , becoming the leader of casual clothing in China. These achievements are the result of strong support from the correct leadership of the Shishi Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government.
The landmark building of Shishi City, a famous casual clothing city in China, undoubtedly belongs to Shishi Garment City, which is Asia's largest clothing display and wholesale center. The main building of the clothing city is like an international supermodel wearing a doctor's hat and dancing splendid clothes, standing proudly at the south gate of the stone lion. Shishi Garment City is located in the prime commercial area of ??Nanyang Road in Shishi City. The Shishi Garment City project has a total land area of ??1,100 acres, including 668 acres in the central area. The total planned construction area is more than 600,000 square meters, and the total planned investment is nearly 1.5 billion yuan. The overall positioning of the project is a modern professional clothing market with comprehensive functions, complete supporting facilities and first-class services. According to this positioning requirement and after research and demonstration, the final planning layout of Shishi Garment City includes a clothing trade and trading area, an exhibition art center area, and a Starlight Leisure Plaza. There are five major functional zones: logistics and distribution service area and business supporting service community. Among them, the clothing trading area has a land area of ??324.3 acres and a construction area of ??425,000 square meters; the exhibition art center area (including related supporting exhibition buildings and squares) has a land area of ??56.4 acres and a construction area of ??more than 25,000 square meters; The logistics and distribution service area covers an area of ??114.3 acres, with a construction area of ??approximately 150,000 square meters; the hotel office, passenger station and other business supporting service areas occupy an area of ??approximately 65 acres, with a construction area of ??approximately 60,000 square meters.
The development and operation of the Shishi Garment City project adopts a phased development and construction model, which is divided into two phases and is developed on a rolling basis. The first phase of development: four buildings in the first phase trading area, exhibition art center, Starlight Leisure Plaza, passenger terminal and related supporting service facilities. The four-building clothing trading area in the first phase of the project covers an area of ??143 acres, with a construction area of ??210,000-30,000 square meters, a total of 2,148 shops, and a total of 1,884 roof and underground parking spaces. The exhibition art center area has more than 600 booths and a multi-functional hall that can accommodate 1,000 people for conferences, performances, exhibitions, etc. The first phase of the project started construction in the first half of 2003 and was completed by the end of March 2005. ***Completed the four trading areas of South A, North A, South B and North B.