Supermarket Big CVietnamWhat is

Big C Vietnam is the same chain as Big C in Thailand and has supermarkets.

Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, it is a large supermarket that handles clothing and food, and is also expanding its business in Vietnam and Laos. Currently, the second largest hypermarket chain in Thailand, we have 697 stores in Thailand and 35 stores in Vietnam. Big C is a subsidiary of the Thai conglomerate Central Group Conglomerate.

Supermarket Big C Vietnam stops buying clothes

Big C Vietnam announced that it will suspend all purchases of soft goods from local suppliers from July.

Soft goods and hard goods 

Also known as softlines and hardlines, they describe the types of merchandise a retailer offers. Soft goods include apparel and bedding. Hard goods include a wide range of products including furniture, appliances, tools, electronics, jewelry and sporting goods.

Parent company Central Group has instructed Big C to suspend purchases of Softline products in Vietnam. On July 2, 2019, Central Group Vietnam announced that it will suspend all purchasing activities on soft goods from July 2019 due to restructuring.

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked Big C Vietnam for the reason for this announcement.Big C Vietnam responded that the suspension of orders was directed by Central Group and is part of its business strategy to restructure its apparel business in the Vietnamese market.

Protest against purchase stop in front of Big C Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

On July 3rd, in front of the Central Group company in Ho Chi Minh City, a large number of employees from textile and clothing companies in Vietnam, who are suppliers, gathered to protest against Big C's suspension of purchasing clothing. bottom.

Shortly after the announcement was made, Netizen Vietnam took to social media to vent its outrage and call for a boycott not to buy Big C or Thai products. On the other hand, there is also an opinion that this situation is an opportunity to expand the market to Vietnamese supermarkets such as Vinmart.

Some experts have expressed concern that Vietnamese foreign retailers will invest in Big C and focus on selling foreign products, resulting in a decrease in demand for Vietnamese products.

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