singapore retailers market raid

Singapore retailer’s market raid

Singaporean retailer Giant South Asia Investments Pte is looking to cash in on Vietnam’s growing consumer market, which is being fuelled by strong economic growth.
pacific place guarantees rates in bold new sales pitch

Pacific Place guarantees rates in bold new sales pitch

Developers of the luxury Pacific Place project in Hanoi have launched a bold sales pitch campaqign to lure second-tier investors to purchase office space in the office, residential and retail complex.
when cash is king can plastic reign

When cash is king, can plastic reign?

Last year saw a dramatic rise in the development of Vietnam’s card market, with local and foreign banks leading the charge. The automated teller machines (ATMs) network is growing and more retailers are catching on by accepting card payments. But when will plastic money really take off in Vietnam?

Parkson eyes retail coup

Parkson Corp, a subsidiary of Malaysian Lion Diversified Holdings, has received the Vietnamese government’s in-principle approval to enter the local retail market, which is normally off-limits to foreign distributors.
parkson to push into retail market

Parkson to push into retail market

One of Malaysia’s largest retail chains is seeking government approval to open its first shopping mall in Vietnam.Parkson, the retailing arm of the Lion Group that already operates 36 malls in China, wants to open a 2,000-square-metre retail centre and supermarket on the corner of Dong Khoi and Le Thanh Ton streets, the two major shopping highways in Ho Chi Minh City.

EU retailers back local bike firms in dumping spat

European motorbike and bicycle retailers have come out in support of Vietnamese manufacturers accused of dumping bicycles on EU markets