Retailers across Da Nang are busy stockpiling food and consumer goods to meet the growing demand of their customers over the upcoming Christmas, New Year and Tet holidays.

Picture taken at the BigC Mall Da Nang

Being one of Da Nang’s leading retailers, Co.opmart Da Nang plans to pour more than 90 billion VND into storing various types of goods for forthcoming holidays. Included are 30 tonnes of confectionery, 200 tonnes of seasonings, over 2 tonnes of dried products, more than one tonnes of processed and canned products, 170 tonnes of vegetables and fruits, 50 tonnes of rice and glutinous rice, and 15 tonnes of different types of meat.

Likewise, the Son Tra District branch of Co.opmart Da Nang has already stockpiled more than 150 tonnes of Tet goods and other essential items, up 15% against the same period last year, with a focus on such domestically-produced products as fresh and dried food, garments, cosmetics, home and kitchen appliances, and beverage.

Mr Nguyen Thanh Nhuan, Director of the Central Viet Nam branch of the Viet Nam Industrial Livestock Production Company (VISSAN), has predicted that the purchasing power of local consumers for Tet Festival 2021 might be lower than normal due to negative factors like the Covid-19 pandemic and floods in Central Viet Nam.

Director Nhuan, therefore, underlined a must-do for supermarkets and shopping centres to launch various promotions on thousands of products in several days leading up to the festival in a bid to better serve residents.

Beyond plans to ensure steady supply of goods and price stability, such large retailers in Da Nang as Co.opmart, MM Mega Market, and BigC Mall have already made plans to extend their opening hours before Tet, and increase their staff numbers, to ensure the best services for buyers during the year's biggest shopping season.

Da Nang government has recently urged relevant local agencies to increase their checks and inspections of trading activities at local markets and other business establishments. The focus will be on ensuring that all traditional markets, supermarkets, and trading centres across Da Nang display the prices of their services, and sell them at those prices.

Heed also will be paid to dealing with smuggling, trading in fake goods and poor-quality items, and commercial fraud.  Top priority will also be given to controlling prices to prevent traders from increasing the prices of their products before Tet.

Greater efforts will be made to increase inspections of local warehouses to deal with any trading violations, and to ensure food safety and hygiene in the city.

By KHANH HOA - Translated by M.D