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Will the 5G revolution reignite VN mobile phone market?

The mobile phone market is getting saturated and phone distributors must seek a new driving force for growth from other sectors.

iPhone 11 price falls after one month in Vietnam

iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro Max have seen prices decrease by VND500,000 and VND1 million, respectively. The sharpest price reduction, VND1.5 million, has been reported for iPhone 11 Pro.

Mobile phone market cools, distributors shift to laptops

Opening laptop centers is one of the plans implemented by mobile phone retailers to restructure their business as their core field no longer brings satisfactory profit.

Five Vietnamese companies among ten most visited e-commerce sites in Southeast Asia

Five Vietnamese e-commerce platforms were named among ten most visited sites in Southeast Asia in the first half of this year.

iPhone 8, XR selling well in US, neglected in Vietnam

iPhone XR and iPhone 8 were the two Apple’s bestsellers in the US in the second quarter. However, they have not caught the attention of Vietnamese iPhone users.

Face of mobilephone retail market is changing

In Vietnam, Nhat Cuong and other chains belong to the second-tier group of distributors which sell both official and unofficial imported products, the two segments in the Vietnamese distribution market.

Hacker threatens to release data of Con Cung, FPT Shop

A hacker has released part of the data which supposedly belongs to staff of Con Cung and threatened to make the retail chain’s information and FPT Shop’s database public.

iPhone X to be available in late November

VietNamNet Bridge - A representative of a mobile phone retail chain in Hanoi said iPhone X with VNA codes reserved for the Vietnamese market will hit the shelves by the end of this month.

The Gioi Di Dong, FPT Shop are top agents for Apple products

VietNamNet Bridge - Two years ago, Apple’s authorized resellers included iCenter, Future World, KTC and Phong Vu shops. Now, most of the agents belong to The Gioi Di Dong and FPT Shops.

Drugstore chains expand as competition heats up

VietNamNet Bridge - Drug distributors have been expanding their networks by opening new drugstores and taking over other chains. 

Mobile phone market: Samsung gets even stronger

The Vietnamese mobile phone market in the third quarter saw an unexpected breakthrough from Samsung, which now holds the largest market share among smartphone makers. 

Smartphone dealers predict sky-high prices for new iPhone 8

FPT Shop, the direct importer of Apple iPhones and iPads in Vietnam, has announced that iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X will be available in Vietnam by the end of October or early November and priced from VND20.99 million.

Red iPhone 7 sales sluggish in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Privately run shop owners say the sales of red iPhone 7s have not been as high as expected, as consumers say the phone is expensive and the colors disappointing. 

Digital device distributors march toward rural areas

VietNamNet Bridge - Rural areas, which digital product retailers have ignored in the last five to seven years, have now become a major ‘battlefield’.

Big orders for iPhone 7 placed in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Statistics from large distribution chains show that more than 21,000 iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus had been ordered by November 6, two days since the day the chains began taking orders, a record high number.

Will Vietnamese buy milk at phone shops?

VietNamNet Bridge - The cooperation between FPT, the nation’s largest information technology group, and Vinamilk, the nation’s biggest dairy producer, has raised the public's curiosity.

Officially distributed iPhone 7 won’t be available by October as expected

VietNamNet Bridge - Some sources said iPhone 7 may not be available in Vietnam through official channels by the end of October as hoped.

Will FPT Shop fall into Thai or Japanese hands?

VietNamNet Bridge - Sources say that FPT Shop, which has announced that it is seeking investors, has met foreign partners who are well-known in the business world. 

Chinese smartphones make massive landing in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2016, the global smartphone market witnessed the strong rise of brands from China.

Uncertain future of IT product distributors

VietNamNet Bridge - Digiworld, one of the three largest technology equipment distributors in Vietnam, has adjusted its business plan compared with previous expectations.