VOV.VN - A workshop on ‘Organic Vietnam: Development Trends’ was held on March 27 by the Ca Mau Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD).
Vietnam has suspended the imports of meat, livestock and poultry products from 21 factories of Brazil which have been under suspicion of using unhygienic substance.
The Department of Animal Health is asking the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to consider suspending the import of meat from some factories in Brazil.
The country’s leading retailer, Saigon Co.op, has set itself a target of 13% sales growth this year.
The Saigon Union of Trading Cooperatives, or Saigon Co.op, recently launched a brand-new convenience store brand called Co.op Smile.
The Consumption Consultation magazine and Vietnam Economic Times hosted a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on November 25 to honour 100 products and services voted by consumers this year.
The total national retail value of goods and services in August reached nearly VND292.8 trillion (US$13 billion), with purchasing power declining 0.3% against July.
Several domestic retailers have been actively changing their business strategies to improve their distribution channels after big foreign supermarkets such as Big C and Metro increased discount levels to 20-25%.
VOV.VN - The vast majority of the nation’s consumers say they prefer to purchase foreign made products instead of lower priced local alternatives, according to Dinh Thi My Loan, president of the Vietnam Retailers Association.
Thailand’s Central Group and a Vietnamese partner have beaten many strong local and foreign rivals in a highly competitive bid for Big C assets in Vietnam.
According to newswire thesaigontimes.vn, Saigon Union of Trading Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op), the owner of the Co.opmart supermarket chain, has passed the first round of bidding for Big C Vietnam, presently owned by French retailer Casino.
The Government has approved a plan to help Vietnamese businesses directly participate in foreign distribution networks through 2020 to help Vietnamese goods penetrate international markets, a senior Government official said.
Le Minh Tuyen of HCM City, who was choosing a Tet (Lunar New Year) gift hamper, said, "Products for this Tet are abundant, diversified and have more eye-catching packaging compared to previous years, especially confectionary and sweets."
HCM City-based consumer companies have completed plans to produce enough goods for Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 8 next year, according to the city Department of Industry and Trade.
(VOV) - Singapore-based agribusiness giant Wilmar International has agreed to invest US$13 million in a 49-51 deal with Vietnamese sauce maker Saigon Co.op to produce differing types of sauces and spices.
Domestic and foreign retailers are mulling over plans to develop a range of convenience store chains across Vietnam, in hopes of meeting rising consumer demand with this high-potential business model.
(VOV) - Supermarket chain Saigon Co.op has been listed among top 500 Asia-Pacific retailers in 2015, according to Retail Asia Publishing and Euromonitor International.
(VOV) - The role of Thai business in Vietnam’s marketplace has grown significantly over recent years, and experts expect this trend to continue— particularly in light of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) coming to fruition later this year.
(VOV) - Lotte and Saigon Co.op have announced plans to substantially increase the stock of Vietnamese goods on the shelves of their stores in the RoK and Singapore during the upcoming year.
(VOV) - Retail Asia magazine on November 10 unveiled the selection of Saigon Commercial Cooperative Union (Saigon Co.op) and The Gioi Di Dong (Mobile World) as among the top 500 Asia-Pacific retailers at an awards ceremony in Singapore.
