10 days without selling anything
The whole market is about 3,000m2 wide but there is not a single person passing by on the 2nd floor. Ms. Tran Thi Loan (a trader at An Hai Dong market) can only sit and session on her phone, watching entertainment programs to relieve her sadness.
According to Ms. Loan, having been doing business here for many years, since the planning date to the 2nd floor of the trading floor, many traders like her have gradually lost customers. The stalls here are therefore constantly closed, they have to stop selling to work elsewhere.
"There are nearly 100 stalls on the 2nd floor, but now there are only a few dozen households still staying. It is so sad that some traders here sit and pick up vegetables, others watch their phones" - Ms. Loan said.
Only sellers cannot find buyers, Ms. Tran Thi Ly (born in 1961, trading at An Hai Dong market) told the story that there were times when for more than 10 consecutive days, traders here could not sell anything.
After working age, the inventory is getting hoarded, so Ms. Ly has no choice but to stay here with the hope of recovering capital and earning a few dong to spend every day.
According to Ms. Ly, since the new market was built, many businesses on the 2nd floor have continuously abandoned their stalls due to sluggish business and lack of customers. Those who are still here like her are all past working age, and the opportunity to find a new job is gradually narrowing.
There will be plans and orientations for market development
Responding to this content on the comments portal, the People's Committee of An Hai Ward (Da Nang City) informed that the center is implementing the contents of the Project "orientation for market development in Son Tra District by 2030".
In particular, An Hai Dong market is among the markets expected to be invested in and developed according to the Market Development Orientation Project in the area until 2030 as follows:
The entire fence and surrounding wall of the communal house on the first floor has been removed and completed in 2023; Transfer business activities on the second floor down (the second floor has about 20-25 people doing business with 35-40 lots), arrange along the north wall of the communal house (looking to the dining area) and some vacant lots in the communal house; each trader is arranged with a temporary business lot; still maintain the arrangement of the second floor (as a warehouse);
At the same time, all traders with premises on the 2nd floor will be notified that if there are no business activities, the lot will be reclaimed to rearrange the market. Transfer the seaweed from the north of the communal house to the vacant area in the south of the communal house.
Also according to this Project, the 2nd floor of An Hai Dong market will be renovated to serve as the working place of the Market Management Team; build a warehouse for common market items; Lease as a warehouse for goods; Arrange space to organize events at the market to attract customers to the market.
In addition, it is possible to study a part of the area to arrange for lease to develop entertainment and beauty services such as spas, yoga, clubs, to attract more customers to the market...
Mr. Tran Dinh (An Hai Dong Market Protection Department, Da Nang) said that the market is about 3,000m2 wide and currently has about 280 business households.
Recently, many traders, especially the second floor area, have been forced to close their stalls and abandon their stalls due to business sluggish conditions.
Talking to Lao Dong on September 13, a representative of the An Hai Ward Public Service Supply Center (in charge of managing An Hai Dong market) - informed that in the past, the unit has had solutions to develop the market system until 2030 but is currently facing some shortcomings.
An Hai Dong market is located in a small alley, while many consumers have shifted to the habit of going to supermarkets and doing business online. Not only that, most of the traders in the market also face great competition from street vendors, areas near the market...
