People and tourists coming to Ho Chi Minh City on the occasion of September 2nd holiday will have the opportunity to hunt for hundreds of thousands of items with discounts from 30 - 80% - Photo: HK
A new feature of this year's Shopping Season is the launch of an official portal that helps consumers easily track information about participating brands, event times and locations, promotions, and vouchers and gifts.
Deep discount branded goods
During this holiday, visitors to Ho Chi Minh City will have endless days of experience with a series of shopping, cultural and entertainment activities taking place simultaneously in many places. Not to be missed is the "Branded Goods Promotion" event within the framework of Shopping Season 2024 with the theme "City Sale" opening on the morning of August 30.
For shopaholics, the "City Sale 2024" event is the biggest branded discount program ever in Ho Chi Minh City.
It is estimated that more than 500 famous international and Vietnamese brands will "meet" at Union Square Shopping Center (District 1), SC VivoCity, Southern Science and Technology Information Center (District 11) with discounts of up to 80%.
In addition to millions of branded items from many product lines (cosmetics, perfumes, fashion, watches, handbags, office shoes, sneakers, suitcases, health and home care products...), many major brands also put billions of dong in vouchers and unconditional cashback into "City Sale 2024", along with thousands of attractive gifts for consumers.
Ms. Duong Thi Thuy - representative of Vstyle Company - said that this unit often organizes big branded sales in October, which is also the time when the city enters the year-end festival season, the shopping atmosphere is also more bustling. And in response to the city's Shopping Season 2024 program, businesses are making many times more efforts to have deeper discounts.
"The total promotional floor area is estimated to be up to 10,000 square meters, so it can be said that this is the biggest promotional program ever," said Ms. Thuy.
A representative of the European Fashion and Cosmetics Company (ACFC) said that they have prepared 122,000 products, including 17 brands, with the highest discount of up to 80%. "With branded goods, distributors must always have their own commitments on promotion time as well as promotion level.
New products imported and put on shelves will hardly have deep discounts, but this year businesses have reduced prices to the "floor" level for many products," he said.
Mr. Nguyen Khac Hieu, acting director of the Ho Chi Minh City Supporting Industry Center, said that international brands are always limited in the number of discounted items, and the percentage of sale items is very small. Only when registering for the city's program can businesses reduce prices by up to 100%.
And "City Sale" creates unlimited promotional shopping spaces with branded goods.
"Shopping Season 2024 is not only a simple retail campaign but also a strategic step to stimulate consumption and turn Ho Chi Minh City into a leading shopping destination. Therefore, the program also aims to contribute to attracting tourists to visit and shop in Ho Chi Minh City" - Mr. Le Huynh Minh Tu, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade, informed.
Retailers launch attractive promotions
To encourage shopping, supermarkets have increased their supply of goods and launched many promotions and discounts for families and tourists celebrating the September 2nd holiday in Ho Chi Minh City.
Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung - deputy general director of WinMart chain - said that the number of customers coming to shop at the chain during the holiday season is expected to increase by about 10% compared to normal days, and the supermarket has significantly increased the amount of goods.
This system has purchased large quantities of products with clear origins and are favored by consumers so that goods are always ready and sufficient to serve people during the holidays. In addition, it closely coordinates with suppliers to ensure that product prices are always good when they reach consumers.
Also during this holiday, supermarkets are launching a series of "Super Cheap Prices" promotions to meet consumers' shopping needs. The regular promotion program "Great Celebration - Super Big Party" is being implemented by the system from now until September 11, with discounts of up to 50% on many essential items.
Similarly, Lottemart system also launched the promotion program "Sale to celebrate National Day" with many super-cheap combos, floor discounts up to 50%, buy and get 1+1 free, super discount with the same price from only 29,000 VND. The program lasts until September 10.
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thang, Deputy General Director of Saigon Co.op, said that in the series of activities of Saigon Co.op to celebrate National Day September 2, the program "Proud of Vietnamese Products" from August 29 to September 18 will reserve all the best locations in the system to display and introduce Vietnamese products, in collaboration with more than 600 business partners to reduce prices by 10 - 50% for more than 3,500 Vietnamese products in all product categories.
According to retailers, the items that consumers often choose and spend a lot on during this time are necessities, fruits, candies, drinks, frozen foods... And this will also be the group of products that will have good prices through negotiations with suppliers.
MM Mega Martket VN representative said that the system has developed private label products at good prices, suitable for all consumer segments as an effective strategy to maintain price levels.
Mr. Le Huynh Minh Tu believes that promotional programs are practical activities, contributing to stimulating consumption and shopping in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City: many fun and entertainment activities during the holidays
For those who choose to celebrate the holiday in Ho Chi Minh City, many entertainment activities take place throughout this time. From 9pm to 9:25pm on September 2, Ho Chi Minh City will organize high-altitude fireworks displays at the beginning of the Saigon River tunnel (Thu Thiem, Thu Duc City) and low-altitude fireworks displays at Dam Sen Cultural Park (District 11). Hotels and restaurants along this area all sell food and beverage services with fireworks tickets.
At Dam Sen Cultural Park, at 9:00 p.m. on September 2, there will be a countdown fireworks and water music show.
The Cu Chi Tunnels Historical Site has announced many promotional programs, from August 31 to September 2, with discounts of up to 30%. Visitors who are Vietnamese, organizations, and students... with a letter of introduction and groups of 10 or more will receive a discount.
This place also coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Phuoc province to organize an exhibition of historical and cultural artifacts and performances of traditional folk art of the Stieng ethnic group (Binh Phuoc province) from August 31 to September 2.
Short tours are preferred
On August 29, Tan Son Nhat Airport began to bustle with international travelers and holiday tours. Although it was not yet the peak day, there were long lines at the security checkpoint at the domestic terminal and the customs checkpoint at the international terminal.
At group check-in counters, it is not uncommon to see travel agency staff busy checking in large groups of guests.
A representative of Vietravel Tourism Company said that this year's September 2nd holiday season, the company has noticed a big gap in travel demand between domestic and international markets. Domestic airfares are still abundant at the moment.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport started to get crowded on August 29 - Photo: HK
In addition, this year's September 2nd holiday also falls in early autumn, so tourists still prefer to choose short tours to visit and enjoy the beautiful weather in Northeast Asian countries (Korea, China, Japan...).
In addition, international tourist groups coming and going from this city are also quite large after the summer vacation in Vietnam.
At Saigontourist Travel, holiday tours have reached 90% of the expected capacity. Popular domestic routes are Phu Quoc, Central, Northern, Phan Thiet road tours, Nha Trang, Nha Trang - Da Lat, Buon Ma Thuot - Pleiku - Kon Tum, Can Tho - Ca Mau.
Destinations near Ho Chi Minh City with a driving time of less than 2 hours are also of great interest. A representative of Cat Tien Jungle Lodge (Dong Nai) said that the resort's room capacity is almost full during this time, as many families take advantage of the pre-school break to take their children to explore and trek in the mountains and forests.
Beach destinations such as Ho Tram, Phan Thiet... are also expected to be crowded from this weekend because customers tend to book services close to their departure date with the trend of self-driving.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hang-hieu-giam-soc-mua-mua-sam-nghi-le-co-hoi-vang-san-sale-2024082922552316.htm
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