Spurred by a rising middle class and influx of international retailers, Vietnam retail sales hit a record US$129.6 billion last year. This was growth of 10.9 per cent over 2016, according to the Vietnam General Statistics Office (GSO). Vietnam’s largest real…
hai retail giant Central Group aims to raise the share of its e-commerce sales to 15 per cent over five years, up from the present 1 per cent. Presenting the company’s annual business plan, CEO Tos Chirathivat says the group will aggressively pursue expansion…
Thailand’s Central Group plans a $30 million investment for its Vietnam expansion in the next five years. Central Group Vietnam will double the number of supermarkets as well as develop 13 commercial complexes by 2021. The Thai-based retailer has been…
Việt Nam’s growing retail market has attracted the attention of foreign retailers. A series of famous retailers from Japan, Thailand, South Korea and France have flocked to the country, hoping to penetrate the market, a recent JLL Việt Nam report said. As…
South Korea’s largest discount chain E-mart has committed to invest $200 million in Vietnam, continuing the trend of foreign investors entering the Southeast Asian nation’s rapidly growing consumer sector. A memorandum of understanding between E-mart and…
Thai retailer Central Group Vietnam is putting the brakes on its acquisition spree to focus on consolidating profit, according to media reports. Deputy group CEO Prin Chirathivat says Vietnam is shaping up as a second home for the Central Group, with the…
Thai retailer Central Group said it will put a hold on its acquisition spree in Vietnam, after the recent aggressive expansion in the country, to focus on making profit over the next three years, according to different media reports. The recent forays in…
Zalora, one of Southeast Asia’s biggest online fashion marketplaces, has completed a deal to sell its Vietnamese operations electronics retailer Nguyen Kim, reported Sunday, quoting Zalora Group. The subsidiary of Germany’s Rocket Internet has also sold its…