VinMart 4.0 becomes first virtual store in Vietnam

The VinMart 4.0 virtual store, run by VinCommerce under the VinGroup company, has been launched as the first of its kind in Vietnam.
VinMart 4.0 becomes first virtual store in Vietnam ảnh 1VinMart 4.0 are available in 20 locations in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Source: http://cafef.vn)

HCM City (VNA) – The VinMart 4.0 virtual store, runby VinCommerce under the VinGroup company, has been launched as the first ofits kind in Vietnam.  

VinMart 4.0 is a new concept, providing images of more than100 product groups, which are arranged as if in a real supermarket, in publicspaces for customers to scan and order.

The virtual stores are available in 20 locations in Hanoiand Ho Chi Minh City, especially in highly-populated residential and crowdedareas such as apartment and office buildings, schools, and bus stops.

A representative from VinCommerce said that customers canopen their VinID app, select the Scan&Go function, and scan QR codes of theproduct they would like to buy at VinMart 4.0 and pay with VinID. The productswill be delivered in 2-4 hours.

Currently, the firm has applied the Scan&Go app in its 73supermarkets across of the country.

Along with VinMart 4.0, customers can also use a paper copyof the smart shopping manual or online versions, which allow them to shopdirectly by scanning QR codes of the products through Scan&Go.

Scan&Go has been piloted in the VinMart system sinceMarch before being officially launched recently.

The introduction of the technology makes VinCommerce thepioneer in applying 4.0 technologies in retail activities in Vietnam. –VNA 
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