SUPERMARKETS & GROCERY STORES IN VIETNAM

Major Supermarkets, grocery stores and chain hypermarkets in Vietnam. Both expats and Vietnamese spend a considerable amount of time and of course, money on grocery shopping on daily and or weekly basis. The average Vietnamese spend about VND 500.000 [according to Vietnam’s chamber of commerce] on groceries shopping weekly. There are plenty of supermarkets and grocery stores in Vietnam which most of them are located in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and bigger towns such as Danang, Dalat and Nhi Trang.

Foreign invested supermarkets and convenience stores such as KFC, Family mart and Circle K and Korean invested Lotte mall,  have been raised in recent years which makes it easier for shopping. Talking about bigger supermarkets and or shopping malls, Big C and AEON mall, is currently leading in terms of quantity with the number of 35 supermarkets, Mega Mall with 19 grocery stores followed by Lottle department stores with 13 and finally the, Aeon brand from Japan with 4 supermarkets.

Supermarkets and convenience stores replace traditional grocery stores in Vietnam

Lotte Center: Supermarket, grocery store & Department & Shopping center in Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City

Lotte department store is a 65-story building opened in mid 2014 and it can be reached from Hoan Kiem Lake within 20 minutes. Lotte department store has opened its location recently in December 2023 in Lac Long Quan street in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district , the department store host an array of luxury brands and focuses more on attracting locals and shopping lovers. The supermarket in the basement of the Lotte in Tay Ho consisted of several different department offering pretty much anything from A to Z.  Lotte offer its location in Ho Chi Minh City and in Danang too. The Lotte, a Korean brand, offers hypermarket, hotel, residential apartments, restaurants, a gym, a spa and the most elegant observation deck in its locations in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Danang. Lotte Center Hanoi offers a wide range of approximately 250 fashion and lifestyle brands. This one-stop shopping place provides enough entertainment and restaurant options that you could easily spend half a day here.

In Hanoi’s Lotte department store, on the first floor is the hypermarket; the second floor are dedicated to imported fashion stores, watches, jewelry and cosmetic products; the third floor is dedicated to women’s fashion, shoes and bags and cosmetic products for young people; the fourth floor, casual wear, jeans and unisex, lingerie and casual watches; On the fifth floor you will find men’s fashion and sports and golf, while appliances and furniture are sold on the sixth floor. The observation deck on the 65th floor of Lotte in Kim Ma Street (the first location of Lotte), offers incredible photo opportunities, as it offers stunning panoramic views over Hanoi, Capital Of Vietnam

In addition, if you’re looking for shopping for brand names clothes, shoes and newly arrival electronic devices. Landmark 81, Parkson and Diamond Plaza are two most popular department stores to refer in Ho Chi Minh City. And, for Hanoi, Vincom, Trang Tien Plaza, Grand Plaza, the Manor as well as Parkson are places to go for shopping.

Vietnam’s Lotte Mart is a supermarket system of Lotte Department Store, a subsidiary of Korea’s famous Lotte Group. Lotte Mart Shopping Mall has been present in four Asian countries such as Korea, Indonesia, China and Vietnam. As of December 2016, 293 shopping centers were built in a modern and beautiful style, suitable to the tastes and shopping needs of consumers. Lotte Mart has built in Vietnam around 13 large and medium-sized commercial centers with a commitment to selling quality products and products to users and constantly innovating in all aspects, bringing good things. best for customers.

Big C: Hypermarket, Supermarket, Grocery Store & Shopping center in Vietnam

Big C is a well known hypermarkets including supermarket and grocery stores in Vietnam. The Big C brand with its locations in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Danang, Vinh city, Nam Dinh and Vinh Phuc. Usually, Big C hypermarkets are located in the outskirt of the cities. Most expats as well as Vietnamese prefer Big C for shopping since the items are vary and the prices are reasonable, however, the Big C stores are usually jammed so if you are heading for grocery shopping or generally for shopping in Big C, you should avoid early hours in the evening and the weekends.

Big C is a supermarket system operating in the model of hypermarkets or trade with store centers in Vietnam. This is a form of retail business being implemented in many countries around the world. In April 2016, Big C supermarket system was successfully acquired and legally acquired by Central Group of Thailand under an international transfer agreement with French Casino Group. Central Group is undoubtedly the leading regional retail group established in 1947 starting a small shop in Bangkok run by the Tiang Chirathivat family. Later, it grew to become a commercial center, hypermarkets spread over 20 provinces. Big C mainly trades 50,000 items (95% of which are manufactured in Vietnam), with about 8,000 employees employed, they have served more than 35 million customers to shop every year. Big C always sets the goal of customer satisfaction through tireless efforts on difficult problems related to price – quality – service.

Circle K, Vinmart, Family mart: Supermarket & Convenience stores in Vietnam

Supermarkets and grocery stores are like flavor for the mouth, they are pretty much everywhere and are easy to be find, just walk out of your office or home and you will find one nearby within a walking distance. The prices for items you see in the grocery stores and convenience stores in Vietnam are a bit higher compare to same items in hypermarkets.

However, some of the most famous convenient store names in Vietnam are: Intimex, Co.opmart, Vinmart and Citimart, Circke K and LS’ Place. All those convenient stores and supermarkets in Vietnam offer more or less similar items and good for shopping. VinMart, Circle K and LS’aplace offer membership card, with which you earn points to get deduction on the next shopping.

Convenience stores in Vietnam are competing with street vendors and roadside stalls as well as traditional markets that can be find at every quarter. Circle K, Vinmart +, Family Marts are a few of the supermarkets and convenient grocery stores you may find in Vietnam. Circle K is open 24 hours while others are open till 10 pm. In addition, there has been long discussion about opening a famous brand of 7/11 in Vietnam.

This Convenience chain offering grab-&-go bites & beverages, plus assorted newsstand items. Currently there are few branch of 7/11 operating only in Ho Chi Minh City and maybe in next coming years we will see them in Hanoi and other major cities in Vietnam as well.

WinMart (Found in 2014), with initial name of Fiwi mart, then changed to Vinmart and now as of 2024, it is operating under the brand name of Winmart.  The retail brand belonging to Vingroup of Vietnam. WinMart supermarkets are quite large with an area of sometimes ​​over 10,000 square meters.

At VinMart, there are 40,000 items of all categories such as cosmetics, food, electronics, household appliances, fashion apparel, toys and much more. All consumer purchasing needs will be met perfectly by the WinMart supermarket system. Besides, mini supermarkets and convenience stores WinMart + will have a smaller scale with an area of ​​about 1,000 square meters and full of all essential goods. Goods will be arranged in the most convenient location for customer shopping with quality nothing to complain. This is one of the largest retail supermarkets in Vietnam.

AEON mall: Shopping mall & Supermarkets in Vietnam

AEON mall is known as one of the largest retail trade groups in the world with a total of 179 domestic and foreign joint ventures in Japan. In 1758, AEON was established with a history spanning over 250 years.

Currently, there are 4 AEON Mall in Vietnam and in Hanoi, Binh Duong and Ho Chi Minh City respectively. AEON was brought the biggest and largest supermarket systemic in Vietnam with its best service, infrastructure is proper investment. AEON Group maintains a sustainable commitment to always set the criteria “Customer first” during its operation. The basic principle of this corporation is towards a prosperous, peaceful society through retail activities. AEON has gained customers’ trust as well as expanding business not only in Japan but also in many other countries in Asia such as Vietnam for a long time.

Co.op mart: Vietnamese retail supermarkets

Co.opmart or Co.op Mart / Coopmart is a retail supermarket system belonging to the consortium of Ho Chi Minh City trade cooperatives (Saigon Co.op) of Vietnam, currently a business with many The most supermarket in Vietnam, of which there are 84 supermarkets covering Vietnam. Initially, from its first supermarket in Vietnam, Co.opmart quickly developed and then spread and became a reliable shopping place for thousands of consumers in the city. Today, Co.opmart has truly transformed into a “modern and civilized market” covering the whole country. With 32 supermarkets in Saigon, 6 supermarkets in the North, 15 supermarkets in the Central region, in the Southeast there are 4 supermarkets, Southwest 18 and 4 supermarkets in the Central Highlands. Co.opmart Cong Quynh is the first supermarket established on February 9, 1996 at 189C, Cong Quynh, Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

The birth of Co.opmart Cong Quynh has erased the psychology of everyone about a “stagnant, saggy and small cooperative”, marking a turning point that helps Co.opmart more confidence to affirm its ability. Success in the field of retail today. The customers here are the middle-income population, the workers and employees are the majority force in the society.

Mega Super Market & Grocery store in Vietnam

Metro, also known as Mega Market  & grocery store in Vietnam (formerly METRO Cash & Carry Vietnam), has 19 retail centers operating throughout the country, with 3 supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City, 3 supermarkets in Hanoi, 1 at Bien Hoa, Vung Tau, Binh Duong, Can Tho, Quy Nhon, Long Xuyen, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Nha Trang, Vinh Ha Long, Buon Ma Thuot, Rach Gia and Ha Dong . MM Mega Market has a workforce of more than 5,000 employees, becoming one of the abundant employers in Vietnam.

Accordingly, they will make breakthrough changes in all aspects, from improving the image of the shopping center to arranging centers, developing new products, and promoting control of security. food hygiene and safety by committing that the goods sold in supermarkets are domestic, with clear origins.

Emart: Vietnam’s first hypermarket & grocery store

Emart is the first hypermarket of Vietnam by the end of 2015 at 168 Phan Van Tri Street, Ward 5, Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City, belonging to Korea’s leading retail group. The supermarket has a total investment of up to 60 million USD, of which the used area is about 11,900 square meters, the actual construction area is 19,700 square meters.

Emart Supermarket promises to bring a modern and convenient shopping environment with clean and hygienic product display areas, as well as specializing in providing the best quality grocery products in Vietnam, the best preferential prices. for customers. In addition to displaying products and goods, Emart also integrates a lot of gadgets such as a children’s entertainment area, a number of food restaurants, followed by health care, services. Attractive first appeared in Vietnam.

Lanchi Mart: A local supermarket brand in northern Vietnam

Lanchi Mart supermarkets belongs to Lan Chi Company of Vietnam, a company founded in 1995, starting from a small and medium enterprise, they perform the distribution of consumer goods in the western area of Hanoi. During 20 years of operation, with the depth of experience, customer service and quality grocery products, up to the present time, Lan Chi Company has become one of the systematic distributors. the most professional and large-scale distribution network in the North.

Hoping in an open future, they will become strategic partners of famous companies in the world such as Unilever, Dutch Lady, Calofic and many others. Lanchi Mart is being built with the goal of providing the best experience for customers in terms of grocery stores and local supermarket in Vietnam.

Sakura: Vietnam retail grocery store

Sakura International Vietnam is a grocery store chain specializes in the distribution of domestic goods originating from Japan such as consumer goods, baby goods, cosmetic products, some household appliances, electronic equipment, electronics and many more. For many years on the Vietnamese market. Sakura Vietnam has 9 supermarket chains in Hanoi, established in September 2011 with its predecessor named Sakura Baby Shop, which came into operation in November 2011 at a store on the second floor of the central.

Garden Commercial Center, Me Tri, Tu Liem, Hanoi. The company is committed to all products are 100% Japanese domestic goods. Consumers’ trust and confidence in Sakura has grown and become a driving force for them to strive for sustainable development, constantly improving.