According to Lao Dong on February 1 (the 4th day of Tet), most supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City have returned to normal operations, with no sudden change in purchasing power.
At supermarkets such as MM Mega Market, Co.opmart, Lotte, Bach Hoa Xanh... customers mainly buy fresh food, processed food or cooked food. The number of customers coming to the supermarket is not too crowded, people leisurely go shopping.
“Today, I went to buy some processed foods to change the menu for my family. The shelves are fuller than the first day of sale of the new year, many items also have promotions, buy 1 get 1 free” - Ms. Dang Thi Xoan (living in District 3) shared.
Previously, supermarkets imported a large amount of food. Although costs increased, they still ensured stable prices, some promotional items were discounted by 10-30%.
MM Mega Market said that sales for Tet this year were quite positive. Retail sales exceeded 70 billion VND (only counting household customers, and not including revenue from 3 days before Tet). Of which, fresh food products exceeded 50% compared to last year.
Traditional markets in Ho Chi Minh City such as Ba Chieu market, Ban Co market, Hoa Binh market... have abundant goods, prices have not increased dramatically compared to the day before Tet.
“The market is quite full of goods, only lacking some green vegetables but not significantly. The price has only increased slightly by a few thousand VND/kg, so shoppers do not have to worry too much,” said Ms. Le Thuy Anh, a trader at Ba Chieu market.
However, consumer demand is still low, people mainly consume foods such as vegetables, chicken, and some types of seafood. Fresh flower prices remain the same as normal days. Lilies range from 120,000 - 180,000 VND/10 branches (depending on type), roses from 70,000 - 90,000 VND/dozen, large chrysanthemums from 60,000 - 100,000 VND/dozen (depending on type)...
