Bac Giang city develops modern and civilized commerce and service

(BGO) – The commercial and service activities in Bac Giang city (Bac Giang province) have been exciting recently with many modern business methods which gradually change the purchasing habits of customers.  

The city now has 14 markets with more than 1,200 kiosks; nearly 1,400 business points; 7 supermarkets; 7 commercial centers and more than 500 convenient stores to meet the shopping demand of local customers.

Buyers use modern payment methods at Co.op mart supermarket in Bac Giang.

Some enterprises created chain of stores with high quality service, diverse commodities together with linkage between production, exchange and market stabilization. The commercial centers, supermarkets and modern retail systems offer various goods with clear origin, high quality which are arranged in specific order to ease customers ’selection.

The units have applied electronic commerce and followed convenient transaction method such as placing and paying for order online via smartphone together with home delivery service.

For recent two years, Masan Group Joint Stock Company has accelerated the chain of 16 retail stores Winmart in Bac Giang city. Though the store is not large, it offers diverse goods and easy transaction method, hence gaining much belief from customer.

By 2025, Bac Giang city strives to gain breakthrough growth in commercial service and tourism with high rate in economic structure. Particularly, this year the city targets to reach growth rate of 10.5 to 11.5 percent in such field, service production value of over 13 trillion VND (559 million USD).

The Permanent Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Tien Dung said: “The city pays due attention to planning and attracting investment in commercial infrastructure, developing different distribution channels and business forms including convenient stores at residential area, urban area and industrial parks. Business households are encouraged to build small supermarket, apply information technology into transaction”.

Many tasks have been accelerated such as construction of warehouse and infrastructure of International Logistics Center in Song Khe commune and wholesale markets; civilized and commercial streets in wards; culinary, shopping, entertainment and art performance area at night.

Particularly, the city has focused on building urban areas in associated with golf course entertainment area in the Southeast of the city; culinary, shopping, entertainment and art show in Xuong Giang ward; service are in Dong Son commune, Xuong Giang ward and Night leisure complex in Tan My commune.

By 2025, the city expects to attract investment to realize 5 to 8 projects (commercial center, supermarket, cultural and exhibition center, logistics center and wholesale market) as well as complete and operate 2 to 3 commercial and service projects.

The customers buy goods at GO! Supermarket in Bac Giang city.

According to the municipal Economic Division, besides huge capital from investor and socialization sources for above mentioned projects, the city will mobilize about 24 billion VND from the budget to make and adjust the land use planning, zoning off planning and detail planning as the base for drawing and selecting investors.

Municipal authority commits to support commercial promotion event, trade fair, product promotion activities while launching program to connect supply – demand, constructing product display points.

The city will assist enterprises, production and business facilities to develop product under One Commune One Product programme, commercial infrastructure and culinary service in associated with pedestrian street.

Thanks to the encouragement and facilitation from municipal People’s Committee, many big commercial and service projects have been executed, which will create new image for the urban area and boost up commercial and service activities when completion.

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