retail
The Retail category covers market trends, consumer spending, and industry shifts in the retail sector. It explores e-commerce growth, brick-and-mortar sales, supply chain challenges, and government policies, providing insights into investment trends, brand strategies, and evolving shopping behaviors.
Thailand cosmetics firm enters Vietnam market with retail store in Hanoi
Harnn, a Thai cosmetics brand, has opened its first store in Vietnam in Hanoi, selling personal care and beauty products, Inside Retail is reporting. The brand is also planning to open a second store in Ho Chi Minh City later this year. Vietnam’s retail and cosmetics sectors have experienced high
Results of Vietnam’s TikTok inspection announced
The Ministry of Information and Communications has announced the outcome of an investigation of TikTok’s practices in the country finding a number of breaches of Vietnamese law, VN Economy is reporting. Most of the breaches relate to the censoring of content on the platform and the removal of sensitive content.
Amazon exec on utilising the platform as an export avenue in VN
The unique characteristics of a product, the ingredients, and environmentally friendly packaging are key details Vietnamese vendors should communicate on Amazon, according to Gijae Seong, head of Amazon Global Selling Vietnam, via an interview by The Investor. Seong says that often local firms tend to overemphasise the product as ‘made
Estée Lauder’s Aveda brand enters Vietnam market
Cosmetics Design Asia has covered the Estée Lauder owned Aveda’s launch in the Vietnam market. It reads a bit like a press release but the crux of the article, that Vietnam presents a big opportunity for foreign cosmetics firms, is solid. Beauty care and beauty products are hugely popular in
In today’s Vietnam news: Fuel prices cut, Double-digit growth target reinforced, New airport services delay approval requested, TikTok VN investment, Bybit in Vietnam, LG
In today’s Vietnam news: VN renews antidumping tariffs on Thai sugar, Power supply challenges continue, USTR tariffs forced labour, AMRO growth forecast downgrade, Foreign
In today’s Vietnam news: Fund outflows May, New HCMC airport trial operations to begin September, M&A HCMC 2026, Compensation for gas-to-electric bike switch Hanoi,
This is an interview with Chris Walker, a Vietnam Sourcing Expert with Vietnam Factory Tours how rising oil prices and the Middle East crisis are
This is an interview with John Gardner, CEO and Founding Partner, at Optimum Hospitality in Ho Chi Minh City. It covers fuel price impacts on:
This is an interview with Dr Nuno F. Ribeiro, Associate Professor, International Tourism & Hospitality Management at Copenhagen Business College, formerly of RMIT Vietnam. It