Flash Sales Holiday to gather over 120 well-known brands
The Flash Sales Holiday, as part of the Shopping Season 2023, will take place at Tan Son Nhat Pavilion Centre, Ho Chi Minh City from September 8-10, announced the municipal Department of Industry and Trade on September 5.
HCM City (VNA) – The Flash Sales Holiday, as part of the Shopping Season2023, will take place at Tan Son Nhat Pavilion Centre, Ho Chi Minh City fromSeptember 8-10, announced the municipal Department of Industry and Trade onSeptember 5.
The event, the first of itskind, will gather more than 120 luxury brands like Gucci, Dior, Chanel,Versace, Chloe, Tommy, Olay, Dove, Polo, Lancome, and others which offer adiverse range of products such as fashion, handbags, luggage, footwear, cosmetics,perfumes, watches, jewelry and accessories at prices up to 90% off.
Nguyen Khac Hieu, deputy headof the department’s Import-Export Management Office, said visitors will have theopportunity to engage in a rich array of activities such as "GoldenShopping Day," "Golden Discount Hour," and "Lucky Draw”.
They could also receiveadditional promotions and gifts when making cashless payments, and enjoydiscounts of 50,000 VND (2 USD) at maximum when using public transport means to reach the event location, he added.
Deputy Director of thedepartment Nguyen Nguyen Phuong said the event is expected to strengthen theconnectivity between businesses and consumers, stimulate consumption andestablish Ho Chi Minh City as a modern shopping hub in the country and theregion.
With increasingly diverse and practical events,the Shopping Season has become one of the key trade promotion activities in HoChi Minh City. Among them, the Flash Sales Holiday is aimed at becoming anannual event, contributing to the growth of the local commerce sector as awhole./.
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