HCM City’s retail sales increase sharply during holidays
Retail sales increased in both supermarkets and traditional markets in HCM City during the Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1) holidays, thanks to numerous promotions.
Consumers shop till they drop during the Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1) holidays.(Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - Retail sales increased in both supermarkets andtraditional markets in HCM City during the Reunification Day (April 30) andLabour Day (May 1) holidays, thanks to numerous promotions.
A 50 percent discount from April 30 to May 4 saw sales increase by more than 30percent compare to normal days at Co.opmart and Co.opXtra supermarket systems.
The most popular items were local seafood, poultry, fruits and vegetables, softdrinks, sunscreens, masks, and kitchen products.
Imported luxury seafood items such as king crabs, shrimp and blue lobsters alsosaw demand jump.
The high prices of pork boosted sales of seafood by 50 percent, Tran Van Thuong,Director of a seafood import company in the city, said.
Some pork items such as ribs and steak saw prices jump to more than 200,000 VND(8.5 USD) per kilogramme while Japanese scallops, black tiger shrimp and evenbaby lobsters cost only 159,000 VND, he said.
The situation was similar at tradition markets such as the Thu Duc agriculturalwholesale market.
The volume of fruits traded there on April 30 and May 1 was 1,300 tonnes perday, 200 tonnes higher than before the holidays./.
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Consumers shop till they drop during the Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1) holidays.(Photo: VNA) 
