New Metro wholesale center starts up in Binh Dinh

Randy Guttery (R), managing director of Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam, and guests take a tour of the newly opened Metro wholesale center in Binh Dinh Province - Photo: Minh Thuan

HCMC - German-invested wholesale chain operator Metro Cash & Carry on Wednesday opened its eleventh outlet in the central province of Binh Dinh as it is keeping expanding its operations countrywide.

The US$14-million Metro Quy Nhon center, covering over three hectares in Ghenh Rang Ward, Quy Nhon City, is the company’s second on the central coast after the one in Danang City with a total area of 5,600 square meters.

The store stocks more than 25,000 food and non-food items and targets business customers in Binh Dinh Province and neighboring provinces in central Vietnam, according to the company.

Hotels, restaurants, caterers, service companies and offices are the target customer groups of Metro Cash & Carry Quy Nhon, the company said, adding the new center employs 400 people.

“Small and medium businesses play an important role in the emerging economies like Vietnam,” said Randy Guttery, managing director of Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam. “The progress of our business in Vietnam proves that the B2B (business-to-business) cash & carry wholesale concept of Metro is unique to the country’s economy and its business communities.”

Metro Cash & Carry opened its first outlet in Vietnam in 2002. Its current 11 wholesale centers are located in HCMC, Hanoi, Haiphong, Danang, Can Tho, Bien Hoa (Dong Nai), Long Xuyen (An Giang), and Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh). There are also two distribution platforms with one in Binh Duong and the other in Lam Dong.

One more wholesale center is under way in Binh Duong Province and it is slated for opening this year.

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Binh Dinh to hold first forestry festival next year

HCMC – The central province of Binh Dinh will organize the first forestry festival in Quy Nhon City from March 26 to 29 to create a venue for stakeholders to propose ways to develop the sector.

Le Huu Loc, deputy chairman of the province, said at the press conference in HCMC early this week that the event would be a convergence point for scientists, enterprises and managers to suggest solutions for forestry development from planting to processing and consumption.

This is a joint effort of the province, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the provincial Forestry Association.

The province, Loc said, would also take the occasion to honor contributors to forestry development and promote business links between local exporters and international buyers, probably from North America, Western Europe, Russia, Japan, China and Thailand.

The festival will feature a showcase of forestry products at 700 stands of 400 local and international businesses.

Binh Dinh – which belongs to the central focal economic zone, about 670 kilometers northeast of HCMC and 1,065 kilometers southeast of Hanoi – has 150 wood processors, most of them exporters, with annual output of 150,000 cubic meters of refined woodwork and more than 300,000 cubic meters of chip wood.

Last year, Binh Dinh exports US$250 million worth of wooden goods, 60% of the province’s total export revenue.

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Binh Dinh to host first forest product festival

The first Vietnam Forest Product Festival will take place in Quy Nhon, the central coastal city of Binh Dinh Province, from March 26-29, 2011.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VIFORES) and the provincial People’s Committee announced the event on Tuesday in Ho Chi Minh City.

Le Huu Loc, deputy chairman of the provincial People’s Committee said that over 400 domestic and international organizations are expected to attend with 700 pavilions.

Besides, seminars to promote trade in this field as well as cultural and culinary festivals will also be held, he added.

Hua Duc Nhi, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said that the festival aims to highlight the contributions of the forestry sector and step up the cooperation among forestry businesses both at home and abroad.

According to the VIFORES, wood products export is scheduled to reach US$3.1 billion this year, becoming one of five major hard currency earners of the country.

Vietnam currently ranks second in Southeast Asia in term of wood products export. Its products are shipped to 120 countries worldwide.

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Binh Dinh to host first forest product festival

The first Vietnam Forest Product Festival will take place in Quy Nhon,
the central coastal city of Binh Dinh province from March 26-29, 2011.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Vietnam Timber
and Forest Product Association (VIFORES) and the provincial People’s
Committee announced the event on September 28 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Le Huu Loc, deputy chairman of the provincial People’s Committee said
that over 400 domestic and international organisations are expected to
attend with 700 pavillions.

Besides, seminars to promote trade in this field as well as cultural and culinary festivals will also be held, he added.

Hua Duc Nhi, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said
that the festival aims to highlight the contributions of the forestry
sector and step up the cooperation among forestry businesses both at
home and abroad.

According to the VIFORES, wood
products export is scheduled to reach 3.1 billion USD this year,
becoming one of five major hard currency earners of the country. Vietnam
currently ranks second in Southeast Asia in term of wood products
export. Its products are shipped to 120 countries worldwide./.

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