Japanese top retailer notices better quality, supply of Vietnamese products
The quality and supply of Vietnamese products have been improved over years, said Takao Kazaoka, deputy general director in charge of purchasing at AEON Vietnam, a branch of the Japanese conglomerate AEON Group.
At the Vietnamese Product Exhibition Week 2022 (Source: vneconomy.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The quality and supply ofVietnamese products have been improved over years, said Takao Kazaoka, deputygeneral director in charge of purchasing at AEON Vietnam, a branch of theJapanese conglomerate AEON Group.
Takao was quoted by the Cong Thuong (Industry and Trade)newspaper as saying so while talking about a recent week-longshowcase of Vietnamese products in the AEON chain. He said the improvement can be seen in the increasing number of suppliers and products selected for display since the first exhibition to date.
First held in 2018, the annual Vietnamese Product ExhibitionWeek offers opportunities for Vietnamese firms to have their goods placed onAEON shelves domestically and internationally. It is co-organised by theInvestment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC) and the AEONVietnam Co. Ltd.
At this year’s edition that lasts from September 27 toOctober 2 at the AEON shopping mall in Ho Chi Minh City, more than 200Vietnamese enterprises met representatives of the chain to study the possibilityof introducing their products to its system of shopping malls in Vietnam andabroad.
The organising board, meanwhile, selected 36 enterprises to exhibit 374processed foods and agricultural products, including rice, fruits andvegetables, and organic items.
Currently, about 2,000 Vietnamese firms are supplying goods for AEON outlets, of them over 100 enterprises have been connected with AEON viathe similar events in recent years./.
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At the Vietnamese Product Exhibition Week 2022 (Source: vneconomy.vn) 
