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Foreign retailers make inroads into Vietnam
A recent flurry of foreign retailer activity has raised an alarm among domestic peers.
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Local customers turn to mini marts
The retail market in Vietnam has recently witnessed a boom in development of mini marts and convenience stores with participation of not only domestic firms but also foreign giants.
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Retail, services sales hit 110 billion USD
The country's total retail sales and services revenue reached 110 billion USD, rising 9.8 percent over the same period last year, or 9.1 percent, if inflation is excluded.
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Dong Nai retail sector maintains strong growth
The retail sector of the southeast province of Dong Nai has grown at an increasingly rapid pace in the past five years, fuelled by the availability and convenience of shopping facilities.
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Apartment retail market booms in Nha Trang
The apartment retail segment in Nha Trang city in central Khanh Hoa province is growing in both supply and attention, reported Savills Vietnam real estate service provider.
Saigon Co.op secures top Asia-Pacific retailers title
The Ho Chi Minh City-based Saigon Union of Trading Co-operatives (Saigon Co.op) has continued to grace the top 500 Asia-Pacific retailers in 2015, reported the Saigon Giai phong newspaper.
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New power fees likely next month
The new retail electric tariff will be submitted to the Government for consideration in October, said Dinh The Phuc, deputy head of the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV).
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AEON to open first trade centre in Hanoi
AEON, a Japanese retail giant, will inaugurate its first trade centre in Hanoi on October 28, announced the group at a press briefing on September 3.
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Domestic retail sales increase 10.1 percent
Total retail sales of goods and services reached 2,116.67 trillion VND (94 billion USD) for the January-August period, a 10.1 percent increase year-on-year, or 9.1 percent if inflation is excluded.
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US keeps tariff on plastic bags
The US continues to impose countervailing duty (CVD) as well as old duty rates on polyethylene retail carrier bags (plastic bags) from Vietnam after the first sunset review on the duty in May.
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Retailers should focus on services: experts
Experts have urged Vietnamese retailers to enhance the quality of their retail services, considered a decisive factor to ensure any business' success.
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Malaysia: Weak ringgit holds back retail sector
The devaluation of the ringgit and current political issues in Malaysia are affecting the country’s consumer sentiments, negatively impacting the local retail sector.
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Vietnam’s growth earns kudos in US
Vietnam continues to grow as a manufacturing hub, climbing to first place on Cushman & Wakefield's 2014 Growth Index, a ranking of the top 15 manufacturing locations by growth in emerging markets.
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Retail sector likely to be biggest recruiter this year
The domestic retail sector is expected to be the largest creator of jobs this year, according to a job survey conducted by Navigos Search.
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Retail banking market upbeat
Vietnam is expected to lure many foreign banks, especially those operating in the retail segment, once the country removes all technical barriers in the banking sector this year.
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Petrol prices down 816 VND per litre
Retail petrol prices were revised down 816 VND per litre as of 3 pm on August 4, marking the 13 th price adjustment this year.
Vietnam retail petrol prices fall
The retail price of petrol was reduced by 260 VND to 20,120 VND (93 US
cents) per litre starting from 3pm of July 20, in the wake of falling
global fuel prices, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) said.
Business
Retail property sales climb in two main cities, but not rents
The retail property segment in the two major cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi
Minh City saw recovery in occupancy but not in rent, Savills Vietnam
said.
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Techcombank named best retail, corporate bank in Vietnam
The Global Banking and Finance Review, a British magazine, named the
Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint-stock Bank (Techcombank) the
best Vietnamese retail and the best Vietnamese corporate bank.
