Outdated goods
Traders hesitate to import new goods, sellers wait for buyers is a situation that has occurred for many years at An Hai Dong market (Da Nang). The market planning is not in line with consumer habits, causing many traders to fall into trouble.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hop (character's name has been changed, trading at An Hai Dong market) shared that every day, traders in the second floor area just hope to open their stores, there are businesses here that have not dared to import goods all year because there are too many old goods left.
"It is past working age, the inventory is getting piled up, so many traders like me are already stuck here, earning a few dong to spend every day" - Ms. Hop said.
According to Ms. Hop, 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, facing difficulties, and the opportunity to find a new job is gradually narrowing.
Similarly, Mr. Tran Quang Vinh (doing business at Chieu Market, Da Nang City) - informed that the market has long been dilapidated and disrepaired, with more sellers than buyers. Many stalls in the middle of the market have become places to store belongings, left empty. Most of the traders here have moved to the roadside to make business easier.
Small traders must learn how to do business, transform digitally
At the Edugame program " len so - len doi" with the theme "Professional online sales skills" held on the afternoon of October 8, Ms. Tran Bich Ngoc - Deputy Head of Policy Department, Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy (Ministry of Industry and Trade) - emphasized that the consumption trend of Vietnamese people has changed.
Accordingly, 70% of the young generation (born from the 1990s to after 2000) are used to online shopping, shipping, and online payment. With a population of over 100 million people, 78.8% of whom use the Internet, and an average Internet usage time of 6:18 minutes/day, the Vietnamese e-commerce market has great potential for development.
That creates favorable conditions for traders to develop digital business.
According to Ms. Ngoc, e-commerce and digital transformation help small traders easily reach customers in many places across the country, expanding to international markets; Revenue and expenditure management is also easier and helps build sustainable brands.
However, Ms. Ngoc also noted that traders should register for business legally and have tax codes on e-commerce platforms; Provide clear information about store names, sellers, contact phone numbers, publicize selling prices, shipping fees; Clarify the origin of goods; declare and pay taxes based on actual revenue; Protect customer information...
