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| Customers purchase goods at Big C supermarket. — VNS Photo |
HCM CITY (Biz Hub) – Many supermarkets in HCM City have launched promotions to attract customers during the New Year holiday.
Big C supermarkets, for instance, are offering discounts of 5-45 per cent on more than 2,000 products, including confectionery, beverage, dried food, cosmetics, household utensils, electronic products and others until January 13. It is also offering gifts to customers.
In addition, the supermarket has introduced to the market about 20 kinds of Tet gift baskets with prices ranging from VND59,900 (US$2.8) to VND3.9 million ($184) each on the occasion.
Co.opMart has also announced that it would drop prices on more than 2,014 of essential goods up to 50 per cent until January 12.
The discounted items include fresh foodstuff, seafood, cosmetics, detergents, household utensils and clothes. Up to 20-50 per cent on 300 household decor items are also being offered.
In addition, 73 Tet gift baskets are selling for VND100,000 ($4.7) – VND1 million ($47.6) each.
Other supermarkets, including LotteMart, CitiMart and Maximark, are also offering big discounts on the occasion.
To meet high demand during the holidays, supermarkets have increased their stockpile of goods.
Along with Co.opmart, other Saigon Co.op units including Co.opXtra Plus Thu Duc, Co.op Food and HTV Co.op shopping channel have all increased goods supply and the number of employees to better serve customers. — VNS