What are Traditional market in Vietnam? Changing the way in business services and infrastructure is a problem posed to promote the performance of traditional markets. Nearly 340 traditional markets in Ho Chi Minh City play an important role in meeting the shopping and consumption needs of the people. However, due to the strong development of modern retail channels with thousands of convenience stores, supermarkets and shopping centers, the purchasing power in traditional markets has decreased to 60-65% compared to before.
Therefore, the change of service business and infrastructure is an issue in order to promote the performance of traditional market in Vietnam.
Located in a convenient transportation location and nearly 5 apartments, the trade in Thi Nghe Market, Binh Thanh District is still quite sluggish. According to many small businesses, the current purchasing power is only half compared to before. The reason is that consumers are changing their habits and moving to shopping at supermarkets, shopping centers or convenience stores …
What are traditional market in Vietnam today?
Ms. Nguyen Thi Tam, from District 1, said that shopping at the market often has the habit of paying the price, then the seller sees if that is a reasonable price to sell or not, otherwise, there should not be an impatient attitude. Buying and selling at the market is stressful, causing buyers to dislike it and only buy it once and won’t come back next time.
In fact, the traditional market in Ho Chi Minh City is mostly built about 40-50 years ago, so the infrastructure has been degraded, small stalls, small paths, tight, hot … the garbage collection system is not clean. In particular, Ben Thanh Market in the heart of District 1, although it is a tourist destination of many tourists when they visit Ho Chi Minh City, it is currently seriously degraded.
Mr. Le Quang Thien, the Head of Management Board of Ben Thanh Market, District 1, said that Ben Thanh Market now has a parking area of 200 meters without a parking lot for shoppers. In hot season, the market is hot and waterlogged during raining season. If it rains heavily, water from the street will flood into the market, affecting business and electrical safety.
Ho Chi Minh City is advocating the socialization of the management model, which has been implemented in Thu Duc, Hoc Mon and Binh Dien wholesale markets. Mr. Pham Thanh Kien, the Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade, said that the city will not build more but focus on renovating, upgrading and calling for investment to switch to a management company model to have more resources to invest in markets to operate more efficiently.
“The Department of Industry and Trade proposes the City People’s Committee to have a policy to combine bank loans, mobilize capital from businesses and small businesses to meet the needs of building and refurbishing the market. The department will promote training for market management and small traders on new business methods. The Department will continue to pilot the implementation of a food safety market model and implement traceability, checking the origin and quality of goods” Mr. Kien shared.
Currently, what makes many consumers afraid of buying and selling in traditional markets is the origin of goods. Meanwhile, in modern shopping channels, the goods are abundant, with clear origin and especially the professional and friendly way to service, so it attracts more and more customers.
Ms. Huynh Thi Kim Cuc, the Deputy Head of Food Security Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City, said that it is necessary to mobilize small businesses to periodically check goods, clear information … is also a way for consumers to feel secure when buying. Shopping in the traditional market.
“It is recommended that the Market Management Board mobilize small traders to periodically check quickly or take quantitative checks of some foods. The test results will be clear evidence and information to consumers,” Cuc said.
At present, modern retail channels are strongly developing, but traditional markets still play an important role, because not only serving shopping needs, but traditional markets are also cultural features in the lives of people. It is the destination of tourists every time they set foot in Ho Chi Minh City.
Therefore, mobilizing all resources to invest in improving the infrastructure, as well as improving the customer service skills of small businesses in the traditional market are very necessary jobs.
Le Hang
* Source: BizLive