Two-digit growth maintained in trade and services

In the first nine months of 2018, total retail sales of goods and services increased by 17.7% over the same period last year. This is a good and stable growth, reflecting the demand of the society and the target of developing trade and services of the province in the right direction.

From the beginning of the year, the province's trade sector has continued to grow. In this photo: People go shopping at Big C Binh Duong. Photo: Truc Huynh

Small business proactivity to the market

Duong Doan Tran Nghiep Street, Phu Cuong Ward, Thu Dau Mot Town is less than 1km long, but there are hundreds of grocery stores, specialized commodities ... Mrs Anh, living on this route, sharing For a long time all of her activities have been attached to this path. Just walk for a few minutes on this route. She wants to buy something also, the price is cheaper than the supermarket so she is very excited. Tran Thi Thanh Van, who lives in Cach Mang Thang Tam Street, Phu Cuong Ward, said she still likes to buy consumer goods at familiar grocery stores. The family has children so she often buys milk, clothes, toys etc. for her children. When there is a need, she only needs to call the store to have a delivery person, very convenient, and the right idea, quality assurance so she is very secure.

Asked how to survive the competitive pressure from supermarkets, commercial centers, Thai Cam Truong, owner of a confectionery shop on Doan Tran Nghiep, said the difference, reasonable price And keeping up the goodwill is a trick for your store to compete well with other modern retail channels. His shop not only regularly import new products but also find the products have prestige, quality assurance on the sale to customers. In recent years, his shop also regularly apply promotions, eye-catching decoration, neatly ... should attract customers.

According to Ms. Nhung, a grocery store owner in Cach Mang Thang Tam street, Phu Cuong ward, although she sells groceries in the form of family and sells at home, her store still has stable customers. Selling at home does not have much competitive pressure and can be at home to both keep your baby and business. When picking up the goods, you will be given priority to choose the best distributor, distributor and price to serve your customers. With the criteria of customers "buy anything," fast delivery, customer promotion last year has helped her store is trusted by consumers and ordered regularly.

Continue to strengthen the distribution system

In recent years, in the whole country in general, in Binh Duong in particular, modern distribution channels such as supermarkets and convenience stores have grown sharply, but the traditional retail channel still attracts consumers. use. Cheap, convenient location, familiarity, focus on the advantage goods is the way shops, small traders in traditional markets retain customers. Therefore, the record shows that domestic commercial activities in the province in recent years still grows well.

According to the general statistics of the province, in 9 months of 2018, total retail sales of goods and services of the province is estimated at 140,857.7 billion, up 17.7% over the same period last year, reaching 72, 6% of the plan in 2018. The increase in the province's trade shows that business units have successfully implemented the market stabilization program and the inventory plan, Both the market, timely supply of goods, avoid the situation of virtual price fever. In addition, the business units in the province have secured market prices of essential commodities are relatively stable, contributing to the Government to control inflation, implement social security work on the local table…

According to the plan from now to the end of the year, branches and units in the province continue to invest in new construction, repair and upgrading traditional markets, wholesale markets to complete the system of commercial infrastructure. Along with that, functional units and sectors continue to strengthen the distribution system so that products reach consumers at the lowest price to promote consumer demand and promote production; To closely monitor the situation and evolution of commodity prices in the world market so as to take timely measures to remove difficulties for enterprises in the localities.

For industry and trade, to continue to implement measures to curb inflation, closely monitor the supply-demand situation, prices of essential commodities, active and flexible in regulating supply - demand and average. stabilize the market, stabilize prices. At the same time, the sector will continue to implement policies to control imports of non-essential goods, luxury goods; To intensify the inspection and control of the trading, storing and transport of smuggled goods, fake goods, banned goods and trade frauds, and strictly handle violations of food hygiene and safety. The sector is also actively implementing the campaign "Vietnamese people use Vietnamese products".

Reported by Thanh Hong – Translated by Vi Bao