Ho Chi Minh

Retail Asia25/11/2022

With her company planning to cut its payroll from 300 to 20, Ngoc has a constant dread of being fired, and does not even dare take sick leave. “Everyone goes to work with a constant worry, not knowing who will be fired next,” she says. She returns home at 9 p.m. after four straight shifts. […]

Retail Asia15/05/2019

Decathlon Vietnam has opened its first store, at Vincom Mega Mall Royal City in Hanoi. Located on level B1, the store spans 4300sqm, offering more than 14,000 items covering 70 sports for all levels of player. Prices meet the market for local customers, such as a VND63,000 (US$3) backpack, or a US$10 tennis racquet. Customers […]

Retail Asia09/04/2019

Vietnamese tech giant FPT and Singaporean ride-hailing firm Grab will work together on smart city solutions, AI and smart payments. The two companies signed a strategic partnership agreement to this effect Friday. Specifically, they will cooperate on piloting a traffic signal monitoring system in Ho Chi Minh City. FPT will provide the traffic light monitoring […]

Retail Asia12/10/2018

The survey, conducted by Ho Chi Minh City-based market research firm DecisionLab, found that in the preceding three months, 58 percent of the male respondents said they had purchased beauty products online, compared to 49 percent of women. The survey polled more than 1,900 people. More men also bought clothing, footwear, cooking ingredients, mobile phones, […]

Retail Asia23/04/2018

Korean cosmetics brand Innisfree has opened its first pop-up store, inside Saigon Center in Ho Chi Minh City, from now until Sunday. Called New Hydration Station, the Innisfree Vietnam pop-up introduces the brand’s new green tea range through different sections such as Hydration Station, Hydration Wash Zone, Beauty Wash, Green Tea Store, Green Tea Zone. […]

Retail Asia08/12/2017

Ho Chi Minh City has been ranked third in a survey of 50 cities worldwide for property rental growth. The survey, conducted by real estate firm Savills, also ranked Vietnam’s southern metropolis fifth in terms of investment prospects, and second for development prospects. In its new publication, “Impacts: the future of global real estate”, Savills […]

Retail Asia08/12/2017

Ho Chi Minh City’s Tax Department has suggested that customers should pay for restaurants and other high-end services using bank cards rather than cash to make it easier to collect tax revenue. Tran Ngoc Tam, the department director, said the proposal could help manage tax payments for high-end services. His unit is working with other […]

Retail Asia08/12/2017

Vietjet yesterday celebrated the inauguration of its Nha Trang – Seoul route launch at the Cam Ranh International Airport (Khanh Hoa Province). This new route will serve the traveling demands of both the local people and tourists, connect the two famous travel destinations and contribute to the promotion of trade and integration in the region. […]

Retail Asia09/11/2017

Emerging jewellery brand, Precita, has opened a stylish flagship in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, designed by a Hong Kong company. With its traditional focus being on monetary value, the Vietnamese jewellery market is proving a challenge for international brands. With that in mind, Stefano Tordiglione, chief designer for the company […]

Retail Asia12/07/2017

The tax man is threatening to shut down social media accounts, but savvy retailers know that it’s an empty threat. Ho Chi Minh City sent out tax demands to nearly 13,500 Facebook retailers over a month ago, but a representative from the city’s Tax Department told that so far only around 1,000 of them have responded. […]

Retail Asia22/03/2017

Heavy rain that hit swamped Vietnam’s 2016/2017 coffee harvest has raised the ratio of low-quality beans and defects, traders said on Wednesday, with one major exporter saying quality is at its worst in nine years. Unseasonal rain that fell from October-December last year in Vietnam’s Central Highlands coffee belt delayed the 2016/2017 crop harvest, resulting […]

Retail Asia29/09/2016

Việt Nam’s growing retail market has attracted the attention of foreign retailers. A series of famous retailers from Japan, Thailand, South Korea and France have flocked to the country, hoping to penetrate the market, a recent JLL Việt Nam report said. As penetration of foreign retailers into the country has increased, fierce competition in the […]

Retail Asia03/08/2016

Property firm Keppel Land opened a mall in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday as part of plans to increase its presence in Vietnam. The mall in Saigon Centre has 55,000 sq m of retail space and is already fully leased with over 400 international and local brands, the firm said. They include anchor tenant Takashimaya, […]

Retail Asia28/12/2015

E-Mart said Monday it has opened its first outlet in Vietnam, with aims to expand its presence across the Southeast Asian region in the years to come. The discount store chain operated by Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae will be competing with Lotte Mart, which has been operating 11 stores in Vietnam since 2011. E-Mart’s new […]

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Workers worry about pink slip as global economic woes dry up orders

Decathlon Vietnam opens it’s Very first Store

FPT, Grab team up to develop 4.0 tech solutions

Men more into beauty products online than women in Vietnam

Innisfree Vietnam pop-up boosts brand

Saigon scores high on global property growth index

HCMC plans to stop tax dodgers by enforcing card payments in restaurants

Vietjet inaugurates Nha Trang – Seoul route

Precita flagship store in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City to crack down on tax-evading Facebook retailers

Harvest rain takes the flavor out of Vietnamese coffee crop

Việt Nam retail market attracts international investors

Keppel Land opens mall in Ho Chi Minh City

E-Mart opens first outlet in Vietnam