Supermarkets and shopping malls in HCM City have seen a surge in sales during the long National Day holidays this year. (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA)- Supermarkets and shopping malls in Ho Chi Minh City have seen a surge insales during the three-day National Day holidays this year.
Doan Diep Binh, head ofbranding and communications at Lotte Mart, told Vietnam News:“Sales increased by 25 percent from last year, with processed products,seafood, beer, and soft drinks being the biggest sellers.”
Its food court andrecreation areas were crowded through the three days from September 1 to 3, hesaid, adding that promotion programmes greatly contributed to the higher sales.
Lotte is offering manypromotions until September 4 at its 13 stores nation-wide, including discountsof up to 49 percent on thousands of products and a shock prices programme forits loyal customers, he said.
Customers buying TrungNguyen coffee products worth 90,000 VND at the supermarket will get a ticketfor a lucky draw with total prizes worth 779 million VND (33,482 USD), he said.
Saigon Co.op, the ownerof Co.opmart supermarket chain, launched the “Tu hao hang Viet” (Proud ofVietnamese Goods) programme, its largest promotion of the year,with discounts of up to 50 percent on thousands of products, gifts ofover 200,000 vouchers and many times higher points than normalbetween August 16 and September 5.
According to a SaigonCo.op spokesperson, sales were up 20 - 40 percent from normal.
Fresh and processedfoodstuffs and beverages were the top sellers, while sales of kitchen utensilsand clothes increased slightly.
At Big C supermarkets,the number of shoppers went up sharply during the holidays, said Vu Thanh Tan,media content manager of Central Group Vietnam.
Supply had increased by50 percent, especially of ready-to-eat foods, bread and fruits and vegetables,he said.
The supermarket alsooffered discounts of up to 49 percent on more than 1,000 products under its“Celebrate great holiday” programme and on hundreds of Vietnamese productstogether with gifts under its “Give Vietnamese brands wings” programme untilSeptember 5.
Vissan stores, which areoffering discounts of up to 10 percent on many processed foods, also attracteda lot of shoppers during the holidays.
Unlike supermarkets,traders at traditional markets like Ba Chieu in Binh Thanh district, Hoang HoaTham in Tan Binh district, Go Vap in Go Vap district, and Hoa Binh in district5 said sales had dipped slightly compared to normal days. With supply being abundant,prices were steady.
A representative of theHoc Mon wholesale market for farm produce and fresh foods, said usually around2,800 tonnes of products were received every day, but on September 2 tradersreduced their purchase by 20 percent since kitchens at companies and schoolsand other large customers did not buy.
According to the Binh Dien,Thu Duc and Hoc Mon wholesale markets, the volume of goods would return tonormal from September 3.-VNS/VNA
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