predicted positive outlook for hcmcs retail sector

Predicted positive outlook for HCMC’s retail sector

Following the relatively good figures in the fourth quarter of 2014, the retail market in Ho Chi Minh City is forecast to become better this year. 
vnpt ties up with phone retail giant mobile world

VNPT ties up with phone retail giant Mobile World

The Gioi Di Dong (Mobile World) Joint Stock Company and Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunication have entered into an agreement under which the former's stores will offer VNPT's Vinaphone services while the latter's outlets will sell Mobile World's phones and other products.
bjc shareholders say no to metro vietnam deal

BJC shareholders say ‘no’ to Metro Vietnam deal

Thai retailer Berli Jucker Plc’s (BJC) shareholders yesterday unanimously voted to abort the €655 million deal to buy out Metro Cash&Carry Vietnam, according to Bangkok Post.

JX Nippon Oil edges closer to first overseas refinery

Japan-based JX Nippon Oil and Energy Corporation is moving closer to building its first overseas oil refinery in Vietnam and may also enter the petroleum retail business.
oil prices cut for 13th time amid global dip

Oil prices cut for 13th time amid global dip

The Viet Nam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) reduced retail prices for a number of fuel types since 15:00, December 22.  
lotte mart opens new supermarket

Lotte Mart opens new supermarket

South Korean retailer Lotte Mart continued its assertive push into Vietnam with opening of a $9 million supermarket in Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City.
microsoft dynamics ax offers best solutions for e commerce

Microsoft Dynamics AX offers best solutions for e-commerce

Votiva-SAGlobal, Microsoft, HP and Solver BI today organised “E-commerce and Business Intelligence Solution for Retailer and Distributor” seminar in Ho Chi Minh City.
new wave of retailer expansion expected to materialize in 2015

New wave of retailer expansion expected to materialize in 2015

Key emerging markets in Southeast Asia, along with other markets in the Asia Pacific region, will benefit from a new wave of retailer expansion which is expected to be realized next year, according to a recent report by US-based CBRE Group Inc.
three leading japanese tech firms buy stake in fpts sen do

Three leading Japanese tech firms buy stake in FPT’s Sen Do

Three Japanese internet companies, SBI Holdings, Econtext ASIA and BEENOS on December 5 signed an agreement to buy 33 per cent of online retailer Sen Do, a subsidiary of FPT.
second robins store opens in vietnam

Second Robins store opens in Vietnam

Robins Department Store Pcl., a unit of Thailand’s leading retailer Central Group, inaugurated a second store in Vietnam last week, eight months after the opening of its first store at Royal City in Hanoi.
thai department store comes to hcm city

Thai department store comes to HCM City

Thailand's biggest retailer Central Group last week opened its first Robins Department Store in HCM City eight months after opening the country's first outlet in Ha Noi.
mobileworld the best working place in vietnam

MobileWorld: the best working place in Vietnam

Vietnam’s leading retailer of mobilephones and electronic home appliances MobileWorld (MWG on HOSE) won “The Best Working Place in Vietnam” and “The Best Recruitment and Staffing Strategy” awards at the Vietnam HR Awards 2014 hosted in Ho Chi Minh City on December 10.
microsoft and mobileworld cooperate

Microsoft and MobileWorld cooperate

Today, Microsoft and the domestic retailer MobileWorld officially signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Ho Chi Minh City
host of foreign retailers set up shop

Host of foreign retailers set up shop

Vietnam’s retail market continues to flaunt its attractions as foreign retailers increase their presence in the country.
customer focus key to retail success

Customer focus key to retail success

Alan Treadgold, board member of the UK’s Oxford Institute of Retail Management, who racked up more than 20 years working at senior levels with retail companies globally, recently paid a visit to Vietnam where he talked with VIR’s Nguyen Chung about Vietnam’s retail market, foreign retailers and future trends.