Shops, markets and supermarkets in Nha Trang are busy with abundant products for Tet (the lunar new year festival). Local people have started do shopping for Tet.
Shops, markets and supermarkets in Nha Trang are busy with abundant products for Tet (the lunar new year festival). Local people have started do shopping for Tet.
Coming to Dam Market, we can see the atmosphere of preparing goods for Tet in booths. Tet Market will start in the 15th day of the lunar 12th month, but right from the beginning of the month, sellers have prepared a large amount of goods for Tet, especially confectionery and jam. A lot of ready-made gift baskets are showed for sale. Booths selling clothes, footwear and toys also have stocked goods since one month ago.
At Xom Moi Market, Dam Market, Vinh Hai Market, etc., purchase power of household commodities, clothes and footwear is rising slightly while fresh food is still stable. According to the management boards of markets, the amount of goods stocked at this time is very big, security force has been intensified at night. Fire prevention is also paid attention more.
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According to the representative of Lotte Mart Vietnam, forecasting that purchase power will rise by 30% year-on-year, 6 months ago, the supermarket planed and worked with suppliers to prepare abundant goods with stable prices. The amount of products Lotte Mart stocks for Tet this year rises by over 30% year-on-year. Vietnamese products still make up major in goods for Tet. The supermarket offers 30 kinds of gift baskets priced from VND200,000 to VND3.3 million.
From September, 2018, Big C has made plan to prepare goods for Tet. This year, the market’s stock sees 20% rise year-on-year. Big C has a lot of price policies to stimulate consumption.
Vo Dinh Dung, director of Co.opmart Nha Trang, also said that the supermarket has stocked an amount of goods 30% higher that in previous year, worth VND60 billion. Products with high purchase on the occasion of the lunar New Year are foodstuff, dried food, beverage, confectionery, etc. This supermarket has also registered price stabilization before, during and after Tet with the aim to keep the market stable.
Mai Hoang
Translated by T.T
