e commerce platforms line up to fill facebooks boots

E-commerce platforms line up to fill Facebook’s boots

Online businesses may turn to other platforms to do business after Facebook blocked API, affecting many Vietnamese retailers using it as a trading platform.
korean gs25 heating up vietnams franchising scene

Korean GS25 heating up Vietnam's franchising scene

Over the last 15 months, myriad foreign businesses, including South Korea-based GS25 and Japanese-owned 7-Eleven, came to the Vietnamese convenience retail market through franchising deals.
vietnamese deal hunters expect massive clearance sale from hm

Vietnamese deal hunters expect massive clearance sale from H&M

Swedish fast-fashion clothing retailer H&M reported the lowest profit of the past 16 years, leaving the largest inventory in the company's history, promising a large wave of clearance sales for Vietnamese fashion hunters.
no spring in hms profits after cold snap

No spring in H&M's profits after cold snap

Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) saw its profits plummet once again after unusually cold weather in key European markets brought sales of spring garments down, the Swedish retail giant said Tuesday as it released first quarter results.
shop store vietnam to popularise franchising in vietnam

Shop & Store Vietnam to popularise franchising in Vietnam

Shop & Store Vietnam 2018 was officially kicked off today to deliver enriched content and business opportunities in retail and franchise.
electronics retailers to heat up pharmaceutical distribution segment

Electronics retailers to heat up pharmaceutical distribution segment

FPT and a number of electronics retailers are looking to expand their business by entering the pharmaceutical segment.
chinaplas 2018 green and efficient packaging

Chinaplas 2018: green and efficient packaging

The packaging industry has recently undergone drastic changes. On one hand, the growing spending power of the middle class has been pushing packaging towards the high end of being intelligent and personalised. On the other hand, as we enter the era of “new retail,” product delivery has been gaining popularity, leading to the expansion of the packaging market.
google buys nycs chelsea market building for us 24b

Google buys NYC's Chelsea Market building for US$2.4b

Google on Tuesday (Mar 20) bought up New York's Chelsea Market for US$2.4 billion, finalising its acquisition of the emblematic retail and food hall that stands opposite the internet giant's current headquarters in the city.
amazon welcomes vietnamese traders but will not come to vietnam

Amazon welcomes Vietnamese traders, but will not come to Vietnam

Despite rumors that Amazon will enter Vietnam as a competitor of China’s Alibaba, the representative of the US e-commerce giant expressed no such intention when he attended Vietnam Online Business Forum today in Hanoi.  
changing customer habits bring online retail to fore

Changing customer habits bring online retail to fore

As global brands are scaling up efforts to promote online sales and avail themselves of traditional retail outlets, to garner similar benefits, trade centres need to be flexible to keep up with customers’ fast changing appetite.
parksons demise and the rise of competitors

Parkson’s demise and the rise of competitors

Parkson’s demise in Vietnam marks an important transition in the retail sector due to changing shopping behaviours and the rise of shopping malls invested by competitors like Lotte, AEON Mall, and Vincom. 
commercial banks boost retail banking segment by adjusting service fees

Commercial banks boost retail banking segment by adjusting service fees

Commercial banks have adjusted their service fees to individual customers since beginning of the year in order to focus on the retail segment.
vietnamese e commerce market a tough nut to crack

Vietnamese e-commerce market a tough nut to crack

Despite the fast growth of e-commerce, Vietnam is not an easy market to crack open, with many players running losses and some being forced to withdraw.
vietnams foreign retail giants see different tales

Vietnam’s foreign retail giants see different tales

While numerous foreign retail giants are planning to increase investment and expand their businesses to exploit the market, Malaysian retail group Parkson has seen dropping sales before finally shutting down.
new firms register nearly 9 billion in first two months

New firms register nearly $9 billion in first two months

Vietnam had an average of 300 newly-established firms with an average of VND10.5 billion ($0.46 million) in registered capital each day in January and Febuary this year in the context of reaching the goal of a start-up nation.