Vietnam - an attractive retail market: research
Research conducted by Germany's Statista Market Research Company showed that the scale of Vietnam's retail market could reach US$100 billion in 2016.
Big retailers from Japan, Thailand, France and Germany have poured into the retail market, creating fierce competition.
It said the retail sector's revenue could see stable growth of 2.7% this year.
It added that the liberalisation of the retail industry would help Vietnam become an extremely attractive market, especially in e-commerce.