n October, Vingroup launched a new brand in the retail
sector. The brand will be carried by two chains of stores:
supermarkets network VinMart and convenience stores
network VinMart
+
. Both chains will operate nationwide.
VinMart supermarkets ranging from 3,000 to 15,000 square
meters, while VinMart
+
convenience stores range from 150
to 300 square meters. In November, VinMart and VinMart
+
commenced operation and both chains have expanded their
store count at a rapid rate and plans call for networks of 100
supermarkets and 1,000 convenience stores nationwide
by 2017