During the Black Friday 2019 shopping season, Hanoi remained muted while Ho Chi Minh City shoppers were out in numbers.

The website and facebook page of Vien Thong A has officially been renamed to VinPro, Vingroup’s retail brand for high-tech products.

Mobile World Group (MWG) at a meeting with investors last week said Bach Hoa Xanh might break even later than expected.

The increasing number of elderly and the shrinking young population of Japan may be the main reasons pushing UNIQLO to other markets, including Vietnam.

Different levels of discounts will be offered to a wide range of products during the Hanoi Sales Promotion Month, which is set to take place in November with the participation of 500 retailers and businesses.

Reading through the history of Vietnam gives one enormous respect for its people’s resilience. 

As consumer demand for convenience soars across Southeast Asia, convenience retail channels are experiencing record growth rates and higher rates than any other retail channel, according to a new study by Nielsen.

Whole sale, retail, and vehicle repair service saw the joining of 16,100 new businesses, the highest number in the first four months of this year, up 14% year on year and accounting for 37.2% of the newly-established firms of the country.

 Retail, consumer goods, and real estate are forecasted to lead the Vietnamese mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in 2018. In addition, the value of the M&A market is forecast to stay above $6 billion.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the digital era, long-lasting brands run by big companies are being threatened by younger companies which are using technology to run their businesses.

 Many big and surprising merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were made in 2016 with retail and real estate continuing to dominate this market.

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VietNamNet Bridge - Retail is leading the merger and acquisition (M&A) market in the number of M&A deals and value in 2016. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Gone is the time when big fish swallow smaller fish. It is now the time when faster fish will eat slower ones, according to Nielsen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As shopping websites keep expanding, with new shops popping up, competition is getting more exciting, but there is still plenty of room for growth in online retail in Vietnam.

 The country's total retail sales and services revenue reached US$110 billion, rising 9.8% over the same period last year, or 9.1%, if inflation is excluded.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most Japanese companies operating in China and Thailand would pick Vietnam if they expand or relocate investments over considerations of labor costs and investment climate, heard a conference in HCMC last Friday.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of Vietnamese companies that have either been dissolved or have suspended operations in the first 10 months of 2014 increased by 9.3 per cent year-on-year to 54,333.

VietNamNet Bridge – Smartphones, which are helping to connect retailers and consumers, play a very important role in the future development of the retail industry.