The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) launched a national promotion month - Vietnam Grand Sale 2022 - in Hanoi on November 15.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam TradePromotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) launcheda national promotion month - Vietnam Grand Sale 2022 - in Hanoi on November 15.
The programme, to run until December 22, is expectedto help raise the total retail sales of goods and services, thus contributing tomaintaining the national economic growth.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, MoIT DeputyMinister Do Thang Hai said in the first 10 months of this year, the combinedretail sales were estimated at 4.63 quadrillion VND (186.91 billion USD), up20.2% year-on-year.
The ministry is calling for the engagement of industry andtrade departments of cities and provinces, associations, businesses and individualsin the implementation of the programme, he stressed.
Vietrade Director Vu Ba Phu noted that the programmeis open for businesses from all economic sectors and they can offer discountsof up to 100% during the month.
According to Acting Director of the Hanoi Departmentof Industry and Trade Tran Thi Phuong Lan, her agency has received about 10,000registrations for the programme with an accumulative promotion value of up to20 trillion VND, focusing on food, consumer goods, apparel, pharmacy,electronics - telecommunications, banking and real estate.
Organisers expect that the retail sales generated fromthis year’s programme will double the 458.5 trillion VND in 2021. /.
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At the launching ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
