Ho Chi Minh City

Retail Asia06/01/2016

As a first step in a Southeast Asian rollout, Korean discount store E-Mart has opened its first outlet in Vietnam. It goes head-to-head with rival Korean chain, Lotte Mart, which has been in Vietnam since 2011 and now has 11 stores. The E-Mart Vietnam launch follows four years of researching the Vietnamese retail market. Run […]

Retail Asia06/12/2015

A downtown spot costs $150 a square feet a year, even more than prime locations in Bangkok. A global property survey has named Ho Chi Minh City downtown as one of the most expensive retail locations worldwide. The southern metropolis, which is the largest commercial center in Vietnam, ranks 32 out of 65 cities featured […]

Retail Asia05/11/2015

Wilmar International has teamed up with leading local retailer Saigon Co-op to form a joint venture for a multimillion-dollar sauce making plant in Vietnam, the Singaporean agribusiness group announced Tuesday. Wilmar International holds a 51 percent stake, worth around US$13 million, in the joint venture that will establish the Nam Duong International Foodstuff Corporation to […]

Retail Asia30/10/2015

Privately-owned French supermarket operator AuchanSuper has opened its first store in Vietnam, branded Simply Market. It plans 17 more before the end of 2016. The first store is trading in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5, a middle class Vietnamese suburb not popular with expatriates, which gives a strong indication of the demographic the French […]

Retail Asia21/10/2015

KAfe Group, which describes itself as Vietnam’s “first urban fusion cafe chain” has secured US$5.5 million financing from institutional investors in London and Hong Kong. The Series A financing, led by Cassia Investments, will be used to fund rapid expansion of KAfe Group’s network beyond Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City and other cities throughout […]

Retail Asia13/10/2015

Korean coffee chain Caffe Bene has opened its first franchised store in Vietnam. Caffe Bene Vietnam’s third store – its first franchised outlet – is located in the recently opened SSC VivoCity shopping centre in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7, a popular expat residential area. While coffee is at its core, Caffe Bene has […]

Retail Asia27/09/2015

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While it currently runs only one outlet in Ho Chi Minh City, French supermarket chain operator AuchanSuper has plans to increase the number to 17 in 2016, a top executive said. The maiden AuchanSuper-run Simply Mart in the southern Vietnamese metropolis is located in District 5, and two more stores are scheduled for opening by […]

Retail Asia25/08/2015

UK-based department store retailer Marks & Spencer has opened a second store in Vietnam’s largest city, Ho Chi Minh. Marks & Spencer Vietnam plans to have 20 stores trading in the country by 2020, focused on selling womenswear and menswear. The new store is at Crescent Mall in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7, a […]

Retail Asia24/07/2015

Vietnam’s retail market is set to grow by 8.4 per cent annually until 2020, making it one of the fastest-growing markets in south-east Asia. Against a backdrop of increased disposable income, rapid urbanisation and an appetite for change among younger shoppers, we take a look at five trends defining the marketplace for pan-Asian retailers right […]

Retail Asia04/07/2015

Hollys Espresso, the Korean cafe chain with a particular Parisian decor, will open its first outlet in Vietnam on July 9. The flagship retailer can be situated in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis and would be the first of three to be buying and selling in Vietnam by the yr’s finish. Hollys Espresso’s native franchise associate […]

Retail Asia03/07/2015

Japanese retailer and mall operator Aeon has introduced plans for a fourth mall in Vietnam. After the success of its first centre, Celadon Metropolis in suburban Ho Chi Minh Metropolis opened in January 2014, Aeon opened one other within the industrial hub of Binh Duong final November. A 3rd mall is underneath development in Lengthy […]

Retail Asia24/06/2015

Kahala Manufacturers, the father or mother firm of Chilly Stone Creamery has appointed a Vietnamese franchise associate. The primary of a deliberate 30 Chilly Stone Creamery Vietnam shops will open this yr in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis in partnership with TNC Holdings subsidiary CS Vietnam Ice cream Co. “With the speedy improve in youthful shoppers […]

Retail Asia29/01/2015

In suburban Ho Chi Minh City, a unique ‘collectibles boutique’ draws stock from all over the world. Villa Royale, is now a year old, starting as an antique shop and has since also turned into one of the city’s top 10 cafes. A walk around the District 2 villa is like a curated tour of […]

Tag: Ho Chi Minh City

Korea’s E-Mart Vietnam launches

Ho Chi Minh City is the second most expensive retail location in Southeast Asia

Singapore’s Wilmar invests $13mn to leverage Vietnam’s leading sauce brand

AuchanSuper Vietnam plans 18 stores

KAfe Group wins funding for Vietnam store rollout

Caffe Bene Vietnam starts franchising

France’s AuchanSuper to open 15 stores in Ho Chi Minh City in 2016

Marks & Spencer Vietnam opens second store

Five trends in Vietnam retailing

Hollys Espresso set for Vietnam debut

Aeon Vietnam pronounces fourth mall

Chilly Stone Creamery Vietnam plans 30 shops

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