Competition in the retail market is predicted to be more intense with the participation of new retailers and operation expansion of existing domestic and international retailers.
The presence of foreign-invested enterprises in Viet Nam''s retail sector has increased competition among businesses, jointly regulating supply and demand in the domestic market.
Central Retail Corporation (CRC), the largest retailer of Thailand, has announced its biggest investment in Viet Nam at 50 billion THB (US$1.45 billion) in the 2023-27 period to accelerate its market presence in the country.
Viet Nam’s retail sector was growing quite quickly, with a market size of US$180 billion within the next three years. This would also be an opportunity for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and food products from many Vietnamese startups.
On busy Orchard Road in Singapore is a very famous hotpot restaurant where customers have to wait an hour or two to be served even if they had booked a table a day ago.
The 10th annual Viet Nam International Retail Tech and Franchise Show opened yesterday in HCM City, showcasing 150 franchise models and 50 brands that provide technologies and equipment for the retail sector.
Maximising the shopping experience with the help of digital in-store solutions is key for future success in the consumer goods sector, delegates said at a seminar held in HCM City on June 27.
Viet Nam’s retail sector is forecast to be stable in the coming years, attracting investment from many foreign enterprises thank to its large population, brighter economic outlook and greater purchasing power.
The retail sector faces a high rate of employee turnover, hampering firms’ long-term development, argues a recent report by Navigos Group, the country’s leading human resources recruiter.
Viet Nam’s retail sector is anticipating significant changes, driven by a technology boom, in people’s spending and shopping habits, experts said at the Forbes Talks on retail development on Thursday.
Vingroup Joint Stock Company (Vingroup) announced their business plan for 2017 and revenues from 2016 at their annual shareholders meeting for the year 2017 on Wednesday in Ha Noi, with significant earnings and development.
The pressure from growing foreign investments into the Vietnamese
retail sector is forcing local retailers to improve their
competitiveness in order to take on foreign rivals, a conference heard
yesterday.
Viet Nam''s retail sector offers great potential for investors in the
context of various free trade agreements and the Trans-Pacific
Partnership the country has signed.
A lack of a master retail plan has caused insecurity and confusion in
the local retail sector, leaving many of them losing market share to
their foreign rivals, independent market analysts have said.