According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, by 2020 Viet Nam will have between 1,200 and 1,300 hypermarkets / supermarkets and 337 trade centres. The ministry said despite a low urbanisation rate and GDP per capita, GDP still encouraged traditional retailers of wet markets with the rate of 72 per cent. However, the rate could reduce by 60 per cent by 2020. — VNS