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Electronics
2 min read

Mobile World to close 200 unprofitable stores in Q4

Leading electronics retailer The Gioi Di Dong (Mobile World – MWG) has said it might close 200 stores with moderate sales this quarter. Its October income statement reveals plans to close the underperforming stores to optimize costs. It said: “These are…

mobile World
Electronics
1 min read

Electronic retailer Mobile World grows revenues in Indonesia

Erablue, the electronics retail chain of The Gioi Di Dong (Mobile World ) in Indonesia, has increased its monthly sales to VND30 billion from VND17.5 billion (US$0.7 million) in the latter part of 2022. With five stores, it reported monthly revenues of VND25…

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Telecom
1 min read

Mobile World to expand into Indonesia this year

Mobile World is all set to enter Indonesia, its second overseas foray after setting up shop in Cambodia five years ago. “We are trying our best to open our first Indonesian store this year,” CEO Doan Van Hieu Em told shareholders last weekend. Vietnam’s…

social media china
Electronics
2 min read

Mobile World eyes 60 pct market share

Leading electronics retailer Mobile World is eyeing a 16 percentage point increase to obtain a market share of 60 percent by 2022. The company also wants to raise its smartphone share from 48 percent last year to 55 percent by 2022, according to a recent…

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General
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Mobile World reports surging sales, expands fresh-food business

Mobile World says sales grew by 39 percent in the first eight months of the year to VND58.7 trillion ($2.5 billion). Profit after tax was up 36 per cent to VND1.97 trillion ($84.34 million) year-on-year. HCMC-based Mobile World Investment Corporation (MWG),…

mobile world
Electronics
1 min read

Vietnam’s Mobile World sales rises

Vietnam’s Mobile World saw a 43 per cent jump in revenue in the first five months of this year. The mobile device and consumer electronics retailer posted net sales of VND37 trillion (US$1.61 billion) and an after-tax profit of $55.8 million, 44 per cent up…

the gioi di dong
Electronics
1 min read

Vietnam’s The Gioi Di Dong closed stores

Despite revenue growth, Vietnam retailer Mobile World has shuttered six The Gioi Di Dong stores. It closed the outlets last month following one earlier closure with a plan to maintain 1065 stores nationwide. The company says it has decided not to expand its…

fpt vietnam
Electronics
2 min read

FPT Retail to hold IPO in mid-December

FPT Digital Retail is set to launch an IPO on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange on Friday week. Details of the IPO pricing have not been disclosed, but the retail arm of Vietnam’s largest IT company plans to use the proceeds over the next three years to…

mobile money
Telecom
1 min read

Vietnam’s Mobile World plans pharmacy chain

Vietnam’s Mobile World is recruiting pharmacists, with a plan to expand into pharmacy retailing. In a job ad on Pharmalink, Mobile World is seeking experienced pharmacists to set up business, train employees and help operate a pharmacy chain. Mobile World’s…

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General
1 min read

Vietnam’s Mobile World plans 300 grocery stores

Vietnam’s Mobile World – the electronics retailer – says it plans to open 300 more grocery stores under the Bach Hoa Xanh banner this year. The convenience store chain targets time-poor Vietnamese housewives who prefer small stores to crowded supermarkets or…

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Electronics
1 min read

FPT Vietnam to sell stake

One of Vietnam’s largest private tech firms, FPT Corporation is planning to sell a large stake in its retail and distribution units, providing an opportunity for regional players to buy into the fast-growing Vietnamese market. Funds from the sale will be used…

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Electronics
1 min read

Vietnam mobile phone market heats up

The Vietnam mobile phone market is heating up, with major retailers pushing smaller businesses to the wall as new branded stores open almost every week. With limited marketing budgets, smaller retailers, the traditional mainstay of the mobile phone business,…

Thegioididong
Electronics
1 min read

Mobile World crossing borders

As well as electronics and mobile phones, its usual products, Vietnamese chain Mobile World is planning to distribute groceries in its first stores in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. CEO Tran Kinh Doanh says the stores will open early next year. Meanwhile, he has…