Thai company Berli Jucker (BJC) plans an aggressive expansion of its retail network in the Asean region. The push will include its hypermarkets and convenience stores, including the opening of Big C hypermarkets in Malaysia. BJC president/CEO Asawin…
Vietnam will be the fastest-growing convenience market in Asia by 2021, predicts international grocery research organisation IGD. According to the researcher, Asia’s grocery market will be the largest in the world with predicted 6.3 per cent of compound…
Vietnam retail is on the brink of a convenience store boom as multinationals muscle up against fast-expanding local players. The increasing pace of life in urban Vietnamese cities is fuelling demand for convenience stores which, until three to four years ago,…
After acquiring supermarket chains in Vietnam, Thai retail groups have started strengthening the distribution of products from Thailand to the detriment of Vietnamese labels. Central Group and BCJ Group now have more than 50 supermarkets and convenience…