A number of new stores and new exhibitions across Shanghai has boosted the city's holiday consumption during the eight-day National Day and Mi-Autumn Festival holiday. China's first robot theater, newly opened in a shopping mall in Shanghai's Changning District, drew large crowds of consumers to interact with lifelike bionic robots, chat with AI-powered scientist bots, and generate personalized animated portraits. A Singapore arcade brand made its China debut with over 140 games, including more than 20 new to the Chinese market. The venue has maintained high foot traffic since its opening. Sweet shops are also seeing booming business. Outside a newly opened desert store, long queues formed as customers waited for their turn. A new exhibition themed on "Twinkle Twinkle Savor the Moment Series," a new series of Chinese pop culture brand POP MART, has attracted many visitors eager to snap photos and explore the themed displays in a mall. Riding the momentum of the exhibition, several newly opened stores in the mall reported surging sales. Shotlist: Shanghai, China - Oct 3, 2025: 1. Various of robot theater, visitors; 2. Various of arcade; 3. Various of players; 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Player (name not given) (starting with shot 3): "I learned that a new store opened today, so I came here to have a try."; 5. Various of consumers outside desert shop; 6. Various of staff at work; desert for sales; 7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Shop manager (name not given) (starting with shot 6): "This is our first store in Shanghai. We've already sold around 800 cups today, and we expect to exceed 1,000 by the end of the day."; 8. Various of consumers in shopping mall; 9. Tennis rackets; 10. Consumer playing tennis; 11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhao Yanguo, store manager (starting with shot 10): "Our tennis experience venue has been fully booked for the first few days of the holiday."; 12. Various of consumers in shopping mall. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]