Parkson Thai Ha located in the building at No. 1 Thai Ha Road, Hanoi was one of the first branches of this system in Hanoi. Parkson then opened another shopping center at the Keangnam building, which closed on January 2, 2015. During their golden time, these shopping centers were the destination of the rich in Hanoi.

Parkson Thai Ha includes six floors, with the 1st floor for cosmetics, the 2nd floor for jewelry, the 3rd floor for women's fashion, the 4th floor for men's fashion, and the 5th and 6th floors for entertainment and dining.

The center opens daily from 9:30 am to 22h. Most of the booths offer discounts up to 50% but they are still deserted, even at evening, the time for shopping and sightseeing. It is quiet everywhere.

A salesman said that working here is quite tedious as their main tasks are cleaning and chatting with each others.

Many Parkson shopping centers in HCM City are also deserted. Photo: The Parkson Center at Flemington building on Le Dai Hanh Street, District 11.

The scene at this center at 2pm on January 6.

According to the sales staff, the center is more crowded on the weekend.

Parkson Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1.

Parkson Le Thanh Ton

Parkson Hung Vuong has been also deserted for many months.

A customer at Hung Vuong Parkson said that people did not go to large shopping centers and supermarkets due to economic difficulties and they had to tighten spending.