Binh Duong is a place that attracts numerous people coming from all over the country to work and live. Tet holiday is a time when many people look for regional products and specialties from their hometown. To meet customers' need, supermarkets, shopping centers, markets in the province have sold many of these items.
Customers buy Tet products Co.opmart Binh Duong (Thu Dau Mot City).
The quantity of regional specialties increases sharply
Tong Khanh Van, Deputy Director of Co.opmart Binh Duong 1 Supermarket, said that during this Lunar New Year, this supermarket connected with many localities to bring regional specialties to their customers. Currently, this supermarket system is selling many regional specialties such as Bach Dang oranges and pomelos, Ca Mau dried shrimp, Hanoi rice cake... Besides, the supermarket also introduced many new products, such as dried fruits, nuts such as macadamia and almonds with an increase of 30% compared to last year. From now until Tet holiday, price of regional products is being discounted at this supermarket system.
At supermarkets and shopping centers in Thu Dau Mot City, Di An Town, Thuan An Town these days, the number of customers coming to buy regional specialties is markedly high. Specifically, at Binh Duong Canary Aeon Mall, some regional specialties, such as Yen The chicken, Canh orange, Dien pomelo, Long An watermelon, Ninh Thuan grape... are favored by many customers. Nguyen Cong Nguyen, Director of Binh Duong Canary Aeon Mall, said that compared with the selling price of similar items on the market, the price of regional specialties at the supermarket was quite "soft". The supermarket wants to thank customers by discount programs for many Tet products, including regional specialties.
Meanwhile, in traditional markets, small traders also quickly catch up with this market trend, have soon sell regional specialties. North regional specialty stores on 30/4 Street, Cach Mang Thang Tam Street (Thu Dau Mot City) have sold all kinds of foodstuff of Northern flavor.
Ms. Hoa, a merchant at Phu Loi market (Thu Dau Mot City), said that regional specialty stores at this market started bustling, most customers ordered specialties of Northern flavor, the most popular ones are spring rolls, pork and beef bologna, pork rolls. In terms of price, most of these items are relatively high compared to normal days, but people still buy these.
To strengthen trade connections
The demand for specialties in Binh Duong has increased sharply recently, which is explained by many economic experts, because trade activities between regions in the country is more favorable, thus regional specialties have been delivered to Binh Duong more and more. Besides, when people lives are better, the demand for delicacies of various regions increases.
Mr. Van said that before the peak season of Tet shopping, Co.opmart in general and Co.opmart Binh Duong in particular were concerned to select and introduce regional specialties to consumers across the country, including Binh Duong. To ensure the supply, every year the supermarket has policies and programs to encourage and guide farmers how to introduce products to the supermarket through criteria and conditions for goods. In addition, administrative agencies also collaborated with supermarkets to guide the implementation of procurement standards.
This year, in Binh Duong, supermarkets continue to connect consumption with gardeners, farmers, suppliers of agricultural products and foodstuffs in localities such as Bau Bang, Dau Tieng, and Ben Cat to bring citrus fruits such as Bach Dang pomelo, orange etc. to consumers. The purpose is not only to introduces delicious foodstuff, strange flavors, but also bring products that ensure food safety as prescribed. Thereby, Co.opmart's input goods are higher than the common goods, and the suppliers of Co.opmart supermarkets also increase their brand reputation and confidence.
Reported by Thanh Hong - Translated by Ngoc Huynh
