Balancing goods sources, ensuring service to people
On December 18, information from the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province said that the province has just issued Plan No. 315/KH-UBND on preparing goods, ensuring supply and demand balance, stabilizing the market at the end of 2024 and the Lunar New Year 2025 in the province.
Accordingly, the Plan is implemented to proactively balance supply and demand of essential goods to serve people's consumption needs; prevent shortages of goods, leading to sudden price increases; ensure product quality and food hygiene and safety.
At the same time, mobilize units and individuals who reserve goods, which are enterprises and establishments trading essential goods, to regulate the market in terms of price, quantity, quality of goods and participate in market stabilization work in the province. At the same time, stabilize market prices, especially essential goods, to meet the production and consumption needs of the people in the months before, during and after the Lunar New Year 2025.
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| Inspectors from the Department of Industry and Trade of Ba Ria - Vung Tau inspect food safety at Go Ba Ria Supermarket. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc |
Along with that, raise awareness and responsibility of enterprises in the province towards the community and society, support management agencies to proactively control and regulate part of the prices of essential goods based on the participation of enterprises in creating reserve sources of goods.
According to forecasts, this year, the shopping demand for the end of the year and Tet holiday of people in Ba Ria - Vung Tau will increase compared to the same period last year. It is estimated that the total value of goods reserved for Tet in the whole province will reach about 1,503 billion VND (an increase of about 10% compared to Tet in 2024). Reserved goods focus on essential goods such as rice, meat, shrimp, fish, spices, processed foods (ham, sausage, etc.), frozen packaged foods, etc.
The supply of goods and distribution channels for the end of 2024 and the Lunar New Year 2025 are mainly concentrated in large distribution enterprises such as supermarkets, shopping malls, large convenience stores and traditional markets in the province.
On the basis of balancing from self-produced and supplied sources in the province, the supply sources through the distribution system into the province, such as for food, ensure sufficient supply, meet consumer demand, but rice prices at the end of 2024 and Lunar New Year 2025 tend to increase slightly; 70% of rice is purchased from the Western provinces, Binh Thuan; 30% is self-balanced in the province.
For livestock, poultry and seafood products: Pork, beef, chicken, seafood of all kinds, 81% is purchased in the province; 19% is purchased from other provinces (Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Tien Giang, Binh Dinh, Binh Thuan...).
Industrial, packaged, processed food: Mainly purchased from factories and large manufacturing companies in Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong.
Vegetables and fruits of all kinds: About 40% are self-supplied from districts in the province (including clean vegetable production units); 50% are purchased from Da Lat and about 10% are purchased from the North (cabbage, kohlrabi, etc.).
Alcoholic beverages and other beverages: Purchased mainly from distributors in major provinces such as Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong... and about 10% self-supplied from small retail establishments in cities, districts, and towns.
In that situation, the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province assigned the Department of Industry and Trade to coordinate with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Department of Finance, the Market Management Department, the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to monitor the supply and demand of goods, especially essential goods in the province at the end of the year. Thereby, proactively propose to the Provincial People's Committee measures to ensure balance of supply and demand, stabilize the market, avoid shortages, disruptions in goods sources, sudden price increases; deploy participation in supply and demand connection programs to introduce regional specialties, support the consumption of local products, and create sources of goods for Tet.
Retail systems increase stockpiling, year-end promotions
These days, at retail systems and shopping centers in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province such as MM Mega Market Supermarket, Lotte Mart Vung Tau Commercial Center, Co.op Mart Vung Tau, Go Ba Ria Supermarket, the shopping atmosphere has increased slightly, the quantity of goods serving the end of 2024 as well as the Lunar New Year 2025 has been increased in quantity and quality with many types and designs by these units.
According to the reporter at Co.opmart Vung Tau and 3 affiliated Co.opfood stores, Tet purchasing power is starting to increase slightly, orders are focused on Tet gift baskets with many price segments. Accordingly, with the price of 99,000 VND/1 Tet gift basket with free delivery service, ... this item is attracting businesses, organizations, and groups to contact and place orders.
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| The shopping atmosphere at Co.opmart Vung Tau has started to increase slightly. Photo: Nguyen Ngoc |
Mr. Tran Cong Hieu - Director of Co.op Mart Vung Tau - said that in the past few days, he has received and completed orders for 268 Tet gifts including essential products under Co.op Mart's private label for workers from companies and factories in Vung Tau City. At the same time, the number of customers coming to the supermarket these days has also increased by 5-7% compared to normal days.
According to the Director of Co.op Mart Vung Tau, currently, the supermarket's inventory has increased by about 50% compared to normal days and during Tet it will increase by about 10% compared to the same period last year. Accordingly, the main focus is on essential items such as oil, rice, seasoning powder, soy sauce, essential goods, etc., ensuring that the supply chain is not broken and the market is stabilized. In addition, there are typical Tet items such as cakes, candies, jams, etc.
“This year, in the context of food hygiene and safety, in addition to preparing goods, our unit has also doubled the frequency of checking the quality of goods, product labels, hygiene, etc. compared to normal days,” said Mr. Hieu.
Ms. Huynh My Kim - Director of Go Ba Ria (Ba Ria City) - said that currently, about 40% of the company's inventory of hot-selling goods and Tet candies and jams has arrived, and other items will be imported according to schedule.
“For fresh products in particular, we have worked with all suppliers, committed to the quantity of goods for suppliers to prepare, to avoid shortages,” the Director of Go Ba Ria shared more.
This year, retail units in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province also promote incentive programs, promotions, and discounts from now until Lunar New Year 2025.
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