Saigon shoppers flood stores for Black Friday sales

November 24, 2017 | 22:52

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Today, shopping was in full swing at Ho Chi Minh City’s shopping malls as plenty of people stream in downtown.

Saigon shoppers flood stores for Black Friday sales

Long queues at the most popular stores across the malls of Ho Chi Minh City

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Vincom Center Dong Khoi, which houses Zara, H&M, Charles and Keith, and several other famous brands, saw swarms of shoppers searching for Black Friday deals. The stores offered numerous promotions and discounts for a wide range of products like clothes, shoes, bags, cosmetics, accessories, and watches.

Nguyen Ngoc Thao, a 27-year-old office worker, told VIR that she is really excited about Black Friday sales. Branded handbags normally cost over VND1 million ($44), but with the up to 50 per cent discounts, the bag became almost inexpensive. She has bought a bag worth VND2 million ($88) for VND700.000 ($30.8).

At Takashimaya shopping mall, there are long queues of shoppers in front of the cosmetics counters. A cheerful female customer said that she is waiting to buy lipsticks as the Japanese brand is offering a buy one get one free deal.

Beside attractive deals offered by different brands, shopping mall operators also issued promotion programmes for Black Friday to lure in customers. Takashimaya launched its Shop Non-Stop programme so that customers spending more than VND2 million ($88) can redeem gift vouchers and get a chance to win the latest iPhone 8 plus.

Although it is raining in Ho Chi Minh City tonight, it does not deter shoppers rushing downtown and causing a mild traffic jam.

The following images are from stores in Vincom Center Dong Khoi and Takashimaya shopping malls in Ho Chi Minh City: