Vietnam

Overall, sales of consumer electronics have seen a return to growth in retail volume terms in Vietnam in 2023 after a steep decline in the previous year. However, the results within the different categories are mixed. With COVID-19 restrictions now…

Health and beauty specialists recorded a slowdown in terms of expansion of outlet numbers in Vietnam in 2023, with independent retailers in particular struggling in the face of raised rents and increased utility costs. The channel has been undergoing…

Apparel and footwear specialists in Vietnam remained significantly impacted by a range of negative factors throughout 2023, even though global inflationary pressures led the Vietnamese government to lower the tax rate to 8% from July until the year’s…

Sales of tea have continued to recover in retail volume terms and foodservice volume terms in 2023. Despite the economic pressures facing many households tea has continued to see stable demand in 2023 with sales backed by the end of the pandemic and…

Sales of footwear plummeted in 2020 and 2021 in response to the pandemic as people spent significantly more time at home and as such had less incentive to invest in new footwear. Sales saw a healthy recovery in 2022 as COVID-19 restrictions were…