According to Dan Tri reporters, from noon on September 6, at Big C Tran Duy Hung supermarket, hundreds of people rushed to buy and stock up on necessities, worried about the impact of super typhoon Yagi.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Van, Communications Director of Central Retail Group in Vietnam - the unit managing the GO! and Big C supermarket systems, said that due to concerns about the impact of storm No. 3, shopping demand increased compared to before, people mainly bought essential goods to stock up.
Supermarkets proactively stock large quantities of necessities and dry foods to meet demand 3-5 times higher than usual.
For fresh foods (vegetables, meat, fish), the unit has increased the quantity of goods 2-3 times compared to normal days and worked with suppliers to increase the delivery frequency to 2-3 times/day instead of once as before if demand suddenly increases.
Ngoc Khanh (19 years old, far right) and 4 friends went to the supermarket at 12:30 after hearing that people were rushing to buy and stockpile goods.
“We mainly buy instant noodles, vegetables, milk, and eggs, in case of storms,” Khanh said.
People wait to buy fresh bread.
Teacher Vu Thi Hanh (22 years old, Cau Giay district) squeezed through the crowd to buy necessities before the storm hit Hanoi. Looking at the crowded supermarket, Hanh said the number of shoppers increased 3-4 times compared to normal days.
Mai (31 years old) and her husband took their 3-year-old daughter from Hung Yen to Hanoi, stopping by the supermarket to buy necessities. Mai had to wait 30 minutes to pay, while her daughter was already past her bedtime so she had to take a nap inside the supermarket cart.
Supermarket representatives said that to meet the increasing demand of people, GO! and Big C proactively worked with suppliers to double the supply of fresh vegetables and fruits (essential goods), ensuring that there would be no shortage of goods and high prices.
“At supermarket systems in Hai Phong, Quang Ninh and Hanoi on the morning of September 6, goods were abundant, there was no shortage of goods, and prices were guaranteed as usual,” said Ms. Van.
Nearly 50 payment counters were operating at full capacity, people waited in line for more than an hour to pay.
GO! Supermarket, Big C in the North has extended opening hours, extending to 11pm, instead of 10pm as usual.
Meanwhile, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hue, Director of Communications and External Relations of AEON Vietnam, said that on September 5 and 6, AEON department stores and supermarkets in the North recorded a sharp increase in customer purchasing power compared to normal days.
Customers mainly focused on buying essential food items such as vegetables, fruits, fish, meat, instant noodles, rice, etc. Especially for AEON Hai Phong, due to its location near the sea and being heavily affected by storms, purchasing power increased by about 20% compared to normal days.
According to Ms. Hue, in order to best meet customers' shopping needs, AEON Vietnam has stocked up on necessary goods to meet customers' needs, while also increasing staffing at all centers and supermarkets, and office staff also focus on supporting product display and assisting customers with shopping.
Department stores and supermarkets in the North have increased their stock by 2-3 times compared to normal days (especially fresh food items), and have focused on some items that need to be used in situations of power or water outages such as: flashlights, raincoats, boots, and disposable food containers.
At a supermarket in Hoang Mai district (Hanoi), the meat counter was almost empty. Ms. Nguyen Hong (29 years old) said that the staff had reported that the goods were sold out since 10am, and the vegetable shelves were also gradually thinning.
“We went to the market to buy things, but the prices of meat and vegetables increased compared to normal days. Prices at the supermarket were stable, but there was no more to buy,” said Ms. Hong.
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