phuong nam pays first dividends in seven years

Phuong Nam pays first dividends in seven years

Despite overcoming the 2017 gloom, Phuong Nam Cultural JSC is currently pressed by debt and dividend payments for its shareholders who have not received dividends for seven years.
edigi joins group of authorised apple dealers

eDiGi joins group of authorised Apple dealers

The circle of authorised Apple dealers has gained a new member in IPPG, which launched its first APR store named eDiGi. Among the popularity of parallel products as well as the previous failure of similar stores in Vietnam, IPPG's chances for success seem thin.
hm opens third store in ho chi minh city

H&M opens third store in Ho Chi Minh City

H&M Vietnam has recently opened its third store in Ho Chi Minh City, with leasing advisory from Savills Vietnam.
zara sees boycott after disrespecting shopper

Zara sees boycott after disrespecting shopper

In the past few weeks, customers have been boycotting Zara in Hanoi, demanding the store to show more respect after officers of the outlet accused a woman with theft and arbitrarily rummaged through her belongings at the public area of the trade centre.
financial and oil stocks lift market

Financial and oil stocks lift market

Shares rose higher on Friday morning on both national stock exchanges, propped up by financial, retail and food-beverage stocks.
misunderstanding around nem trading jscs debt

Misunderstanding around NEM Trading JSC's debt

Domestic office fashion brand NEM has been negatively impacted by news of its subsidiary NEM Trading JSC holding a hefty debt from Vietinbank, prompting the bank to sell either the debt or the subsidiary’s inventory securing it.
major food makers strive to increase revenue from instant noodle

Major food makers strive to increase revenue from instant noodle

As instant noodle sales bounce back in Vietnam, major food makers continue to employ different strategies to diversify income and capture new growth.
private label segment on the rise among local retailers

Private label segment on the rise among local retailers

As the consumer demand increases, retailers are leveraging the private label market as a critical strategy to differentiate their brands in what is considered an inevitable sub-trend in the spread of modern retailing across the country, despite private labels thus far only occupying a small proportion of the Vietnamese retail market. Van Thu reports.
retail losses raise taxing questions

Retail losses raise taxing questions

Giant foreign and domestic retailers like Lotte Mart, Big C, Fivimart, and Citimart reporting consecutive losses has raised suspicions about widespread tax evasion – or is competition really that fierce in the retail market? Huong Oanh investigates.
aeon ends tie up with fivimart after four years of no success

AEON ends tie-up with Fivimart after four years of no success

Retail giant AEON has judged that its partnership with Fivimart will yield no fruits and is terminating the tie-up after four years of cooperation.  
vng perseveres after losing almost two thirds of investment in tiki

VNG perseveres after losing almost two thirds of investment in Tiki

According to VNG’s first half financial statement, after investing VND506 billion ($22.4 million) in Tiki, VNG’s investment is currently worth only VND185 billion ($8.2 million) at the moment.
uniqlo to be launched in vietnam in fall 2019

UNIQLO to be launched in Vietnam in fall 2019

Launching in Vietnam next year will mark further growth for the brand of UNIQLO in Southeast Asia.
thai investors jump into renewable energy sector in vietnam

Thai investors jump into renewable energy sector in Vietnam

In addition to the retail, beer manufacturing, and plastic sector, Thai investors have increased their investment in the renewable energy sector, with the aim to diversify their operations in Vietnam.
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'> Vietnam in the forefront of Parkson Retail Asia's losses

Parkson Retail Asia’s Vietnamese operations continue reporting losses, as it recorded negative sales performance for the fourth quarter and the full year ending on June 30, 2018.
aia vietnam partners up with public bank to benefit retail customers

AIA Vietnam partners up with Public Bank to benefit retail customers

Life insurer AIA Vietnam and Public Bank have found a partner to deliver financial solutions to retail customers, placing “Finance in your hands.”