Ms. Nguyen Thi Tra My - Director of Tra My Natural Products Company shared that the company hopes to spread its products not only in Ho Chi Minh City but also nationwide and internationally. Although still quite young and having only started a business for more than 3 years, the company has reached many retail distributors.
However, the process of bringing products into the supermarket system faces many challenges, such as requirements for organic certification, environmental protection standards and competitive price pressure with large corporations. Therefore, businesses hope to be given access to specialized retail systems such as organic stores, mother and baby stores, or organic cosmetics stores in Ho Chi Minh City.
Mr. Dang Viet Bao - Director of Ao Dai Company and Huong Ngu Art Events also expressed his hope that Ho Chi Minh City will have spaces to display purely Vietnamese handicrafts, selected and placed in convenient locations, making it easy for people and tourists to access and experience.
In that context, many businesses are also making efforts to take advantage of trade connection programs organized by Ho Chi Minh City to expand product consumption markets.
This is a clear demonstration of Ho Chi Minh City's bridging role in promoting regional product consumption, while creating motivation for localities to develop the economy in a sustainable and profound way.
According to Ms. Ho Thi Quyen - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Center (ITPC), in order to effectively implement the cooperation contents between Ho Chi Minh City and provinces and cities across the country, ITPC was assigned by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to implement programs to enhance trade promotion, connect trade, organize exhibition weeks to introduce and promote OCOP products and local specialties, especially the Northern and North Central provinces.
Cooperation activities will be implemented in a practical and focused manner, aiming to promote the role of Ho Chi Minh City as an effective bridge and an important trade promotion channel in promoting OCOP products and regional characteristics to national markets.
Through the programs, it is expected that businesses will not only grasp market trends and current trade standards in Ho Chi Minh City, but also build effective supply-demand linkages.
Thereby, expanding the distribution system, enhancing the presence of local products in the market, contributing to increasing local economic value and promoting regional development linkages.
