A corner of Tet stalls at Coopmart Hue supermarket

An increase of 50-150% 

Ms. Duong Thi Tuat, Director of Coopmart Hue supermarket, said that from the beginning of December, the number of customers to the supermarket was much higher than other months of the year. They mainly come to choose and buy goods for Christmas, New Year and Lunar New Year 2023. 

According to Ms. Tuat, the shopping demand always increases from now until the end of the year, so Coopmart Hue has planned to increase the stock of goods by 30-50% as compared to the same periodfrom a few months prior to Tet in almost all of the categories such as fresh food (mainly vegetables, fruits, meat, etc.), dry food, specialty products, confectionery, beverages, Tet gift baskets, and so on. All fresh and alive goods, food as well as necessities have certified quality, food safety and hygiene, as well as transparency of origin.

“To stimulate consumer demand, supermarkets also offer many attractive promotions in which customers can get up to 50% off when buying specific items, get a better price when buying the 2nd – 4th – 6th products, enjoy free delivery service with a bill of 200,000 VND within a radius of 6km, etc.,” said Director of Coopmart Hue.

Meanwhile, the representative of GO! Hue said that since September, the retail system of Central Retail group in general and GO! Hue in particular have worked with suppliers and manufacturers of goods for the year-end and the Lunar New Year 2023.

This year, the group increases stock of goods for the Lunar New Year by about 80% as compared to normal months, and by about 150% compared to Tet in the previous year, focusing on confectionery, jam, wine, beverages, cooking oil, rice, fish sauce, etc. The supply of these items is basically abundant, and their prices do not experience large fluctuations due to price commitments with suppliers.

According to the representative of GO! Hue, from now until the Lunar New Year of the Cat 2023, the shopping demand for Tet is forecasted to be as huge as or even higher than the same period in the previous years before the pandemic.

On this basis, besides providing more than 50 Tet gift baskets with prices from 99,000 VND to 3 million VND/basket with a discount program of 8% - 9% for orders from 5 million VND to more than 100 million VND, there are many items sold at competitive prices and many promotions of buy-one-get-one-free, 50% sale off, preferential prices for members, etc. Stock of fresh food and prepared dishes, pork, beef, fish, seafood, vegetables, imported fruits, regional specialties are also increased. From December 22nd, 2022 to January 4th, 2023, consumers will receive 1 lucky draw with a total prize pool of more than VND 1.5 billion when shopping at GO!, Big C with a bill of VND 500,000.

In addition to the above-mentioned two supermarkets, a number of large businesses and retail markets in the area also have plans to supply goods to serve the market demand at the end of the year and the Lunar New Year 2023, such as Thai Dong Anh Trading Co., Ltd. with a budget of 35.16 billion VND; Hoang Dat Commercial Service Co., Ltd. VND with a budget of 17.85 billion; Thua Thien HuePetroleum Company with a budget of VND 37.85 billion; Branch of PV OIL Central Petroleum Joint Stock Company in Hue with a budget of VND 84.88 billion; Tay Loc market with a budget of 6.4 billion VND; Dong Ba market with a budget of 18.9 billion VND; An Cuu market with a budget of 6 billion VND…

Consumers receiving 1 lucky draw with a bill from 500,000 VND when shopping at GO! Hue. Photo: BAO PHUC

Bringing Vietnamese goods to remote areas

According to the Department of Industry and Trade, the pandemic is basically under control during the Lunar New Year this year, and businesses are recovering from the pandemic. However, the complicated developments of the world situation, high world inflation and the decline in global economic growth have affected the economy of Vietnam in general and Thua Thien Hue in particular, making the supply and prices of goods volatile, and purchasing power difficult to predict.  

In response to this fact, the Department of Industry and Trade has planned to coordinate and support businesses to strengthen the connection of supply and demand; find new sources of goods, specialties, etc., to serve people's needs, stimulate consumption demand; strengthen inspection and strictly handle acts of speculation, hoarding, raising prices; prevent supply disruption to meet the production and consumption needs, especially before and after Tet. 

In addition, it is necessary to proactively coordinate with relevant localities and agencies to closely monitor market developments, supply, and commodity prices, focusing on necessities for Tet such as food, processed products, fresh food (especially pork), gasoline, etc., while at the same time making reliable market prediction, determining the supply sources to promptly direct businesses to ensure goods for meeting the consumption demand during the Tet holiday. 

“Currently, the Department continues to promote the implementation of the campaign “Vietnamese people give priority to using Vietnamese goods”, which encourages large enterprises and distributors in the area to build and expand the distribution network of Vietnamese products, proactively bring Vietnamese goods to mountainous and remote areas as well as industrial parks through market days on which goods are brought to the countryside or sold by mobile vehicles, etc., to introduce and supply high-quality goods manufactured within the country which have certified food safety and hygiene as well as reasonable prices, meeting people's demand for consumption and shopping during Tet,” said the leader of the Department of Industry and Trade.

By HAN DANG