The school year 2012-2013 is approaching...
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| Children choose school things at Fahasa Nha Trang Bookstore. |
The school year 2012-2013 is approaching. This is a busy season of the school supply market. Many promotion offers are available at bookstores and book supermarkets in Nha Trang City.
To meet the increased demand, Khanh Hoa Book & School Equipment Joint Stock Company has brought in nearly 4.2 million textbooks, over 250,000 reference books and over 200,000 educational items.
Khanh Hoa Book Publishing Joint Stock Company has spent some VND6.4 billion on school things, including bags, books, notebooks, pens, etc.
Fahasa Nha Trang Bookstore brought in over 15,000 textbooks, over 20,000 notebooks and hundreds of educational items. There is a great selection of promotional novelties for students to choose from.
In recent years, locally made school items have become a popular choice because they are in a variety of designs. “The notebook quality has much improved,” a customer named Yen Nhi says.
Compared with last year, the price of school supplies remains unchanged. Notebooks range between VND4,500 and VND11,500, pens between VND2,000 and VND20,000 and bags between VND100,000 and VND750,000.
In addition, special offers available include 5% off for notebooks and 15% off for textbooks from now until August 30. Tran Thi Huong, Director of Khanh Hoa Book Publishing Joint Stock Company, says there is a slight increase in the price of paper products due to the increase in paper material price.
The sales have increased by 10% compared with normal days. The market is expected to be busy from August 20 when many students begin school again.
A 10% discount on textbooks and reference books with 10-15% off for drawing books, wrapping-paper, colored paper is available at Fahasa until August 31.
Tran Ho Nam, Deputy Director of Khanh Hoa Book & School Equipment Joint Stock Company, says up to August 10, the company has sold over 4.1 million textbooks, over 300,000 reference books and educational items, etc.
To boost the demand, the company has offered a 10% discount on textbooks bought at the company. In addition, 10% discount vouchers are given to excellent students.
Besides, 227 sets of textbooks have been donated to children of war invalids and revolutionary martyrs and 2,445 reference books to Bureaus of Education & Training in Khanh Hoa Province.
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