Groundbreaking for Co.opmart Tan Bien in Tay Ninh Province on April 25. — Photo courtesy of Saigon Co.op

Saigon Co.op, the owner of Co.opmart supermarket, on Thursday broke ground for construction of Co.opmart Tan Bien in Tay Ninh Province.

Covering an area of 8,700sq.m, the new supermarket will cost more than VND128 billion (US$5.5 million) to build and is expected to put into operation in the third quarter of this year.

It will sell more than 30,000 items, including fresh and processed foods, cosmetics, clothes and household utensils, 90 per cent of which are high-quality Vietnamese products.

The supermarket will also have a food court, book stores, and areas for selling fashion clothes and others.

When officially put into operation, Co.opmart Tan Bien supermarket will be the seventh Co.opmart supermarket in the province to serve the shopping needs of people in the province and surrounding areas. — VNS