dairy firms deny alleged milk price manipulation

Dairy firms deny alleged milk price manipulation

Milk producers have protested allegations that they had colluded with each other to increase retail milk prices, following an order to probe the case by the Vietnamese Prime Minister last month.
aec promises retail rivalry

AEC promises retail rivalry

Thailand’s leading retailers are pushing ahead with aggressive expansion plans into Vietnam as the deadline for the launch of the ASEAN Economic Community nears.
dollar slides after us retail data disappoints

Dollar slides after US retail data disappoints

The dollar headed south against most major currencies after US retail sales unexpectedly fell in January; some economists lay blame partly on bad winter weather.
crowds queue to buy gold on god of wealth day

Crowds queue to buy gold on God of Wealth Day

Gold retail trading surged sharply as many seekers of good fortune queued in long lines outside local shops to buy the precious metal on the God of Wealth Day [Feb. 9, the tenth day of the Lunar New Year].
thai leading retailer increases presence in vietnam

Thai leading retailer increases presence in Vietnam

Central Group, a leading retailer from Thailand, is expanding its presence in Vietnam with the launch of a department store in Hanoi capital under the Robins brand in the middle of next month.
retail sales rise 13 in january

Retail sales rise 13% in January

The nation's total revenue from retail sales and services topped VND273.49 trillion (US$13 billion) in January, a year-on-year rise of 13 per cent, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.
ministry asks fuel wholesalers to keep fuel price stable

Ministry asks fuel wholesalers to keep fuel price stable

The Ministry of Finance on Wednesday sent a document to local fuel wholesalers to ask them to maintain the current retail prices for petroleum products
ford vietnams full year 2013 sales soar 71pc

Ford Vietnam’s full-year 2013 sales soar 71pc

Ford Vietnam has announced full-year retail sales that jumped 71 per cent year-over-year to 8,177 units, representing a full-year market share of 7.4 per cent – a full 2.2 points better than 2012.
franchises flood retail sector

Franchises flood retail sector

walmart targets vietnam as fruitful product source

Walmart targets Vietnam as fruitful product source

saigon coop set for department store debut

Saigon Co.op set for department store debut

ministry says no to fuel wholesalers price hike proposal

Ministry says no to fuel wholesalers’ price hike proposal

The Ministry of Finance has asked local petroleum wholesalers to maintain the current retail rates after receiving their proposals for a fresh price hike to help cover their losses, according to a release seen on the official website of the ministry on Tuesday evening.
leading mobile retailer prospers in 2013

Leading mobile retailer prospers in 2013

Mobile World JSC, a leading mobile handset retailer in Vietnam, has marked extraordinary business results in 2013 despite continuing economic hardships.
retailers told link up or die

Retailers told link up or die

Industry experts have advised local retail firms to team up to outweigh their foreign peers as Vietnam will allow wholly-foreign firms to enter the retail sector from early 2015.
vietnam eyes selling goods to walmart after mou with kroger

Vietnam eyes selling goods to Walmart, after MoU with Kroger

The Vietnam Trade Office in the US will seek to persuade leading US retailer Walmart to source goods from Vietnam in 2014, following this year’s initial success with Kroger, the North American country’s second-largest supermarket chain by revenue.