Promote domestic trade development

With the goal of building Bac Lieu into a dynamic trading hub, the province has focused on attracting investment resources for trade development. Up to now, trade activities in the province have not only developed rapidly in quantity and scale but also diversified in types towards civilization and modernity; contributing to promoting the increasingly developing socio -economy.

RETAIL INDUSTRY IS EXPANDING EVERYWHERE

With rapid economic development, people's living standards have been raised, the demand for modern retail shopping has increased, creating conditions for the development of supermarket systems, shopping malls, and convenience stores. The province currently has 7 supermarkets, 7 shopping malls, 62 markets and thousands of convenience stores and department stores spread throughout the localities from urban to rural areas, creating smooth channels for goods circulation, promoting trade and increasingly meeting the production and consumption needs of the people.

Shopping centers, supermarkets, retail enterprises... in the province are constantly developing distribution systems, implementing new types of wholesale and retail in a modern and professional direction; proactively grasping customer needs to ensure the supply of typical products of the province and regions. Proactively importing goods as well as having discount promotion policies to stimulate people's shopping. In addition, organizations, enterprises, cooperatives, production and trading establishments of OCOP products, typical of the province are also actively promoting production and business capacity and adjusting production plans and solutions of the unit to meet the needs of consumers right in the provincial market.

Rural markets are invested in and spacious, promoting the development of domestic trade. Photo: TQ

INCREASE THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC TRADE

In 2025, domestic trade will continue to grow well due to high consumer demand, with total retail sales of goods and service revenue for the year expected to reach VND 87,500 billion, up 7.7% compared to 2024. However, to meet the development requirements of the market in the new period, there are still many issues that need to be solved. In reality, domestic trade has fluctuated due to the complicated situation of smuggling and transporting goods, e-commerce development activities have developed but are not really commensurate with the potential and tastes...

To promote domestic trade development in the coming time, the Department of Industry and Trade encourages and facilitates the development of a distribution and retail network of goods in the province. Implement solutions to encourage consumption, while focusing on developing service industries in the direction of improving service quality and competitiveness, ensuring the best service for the needs of goods and services for production and people's lives. Actively mobilize all capital sources to invest in building agricultural and aquatic wholesale markets, developing logistics centers, trade centers, fairs, exhibitions, supermarkets; developing infrastructure systems for storing and supplying gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas; developing a network of high-quality, safe, modern service and trade facilities... to meet production and living needs, serving socio-economic development.

Pay attention to developing e-commerce and digital economy; promote trade promotion to expand the local goods consumption market; continue to implement the campaign "Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese goods"; increase the organization of fairs and markets to bring Vietnamese goods to serve rural areas. At the same time, promote information, propaganda, and provide information to forecast market share trends to support businesses in promptly responding to adverse market fluctuations; Closely coordinate with relevant units in the fight against and prevention of smuggling, trade fraud, production and trading of counterfeit goods, poor quality goods, goods violating food hygiene and safety, etc., contributing to ensuring healthy market development, stable supply and demand of goods, protecting the legitimate rights of producers and consumers.

MINH LUAN

Source: https://www.baobaclieu.vn/kinh-te/day-manh-phat-trien-thuong-mai-noi-dia-100137.html