Vincom Plaza shopping center in the city meets the shopping, entertainment and recreation needs of the people.

The City Party Executive Committee issued Project No. 07-DA/TU dated August 20, 2020 on developing trade, services, tourism and building brands for the City's key products. Create a favorable environment for businesses and cooperatives to build chains of convenience stores, supermarkets and points of introduction of OCOP products and typical products in a synchronous and modern direction. Attract investment in building markets according to the planning; transform the market management and business exploitation model; guide households to register for mobile sales on vehicles at public places according to the planning.

The city has 1 Vincom Plaza shopping center; 1 Vinmart supermarket system, 9 Winmart+; 9 specialized supermarkets (electronics, mobile devices); 33 convenience stores, general stores; 4 stores introducing typical products, OCOP products. Along with 13 traditional markets, supermarkets, shopping centers, convenience stores, self-service stores, retail systems operating in chains in the city have increased rapidly in number and scale of operation, well meeting the shopping and consumption needs of the people.

Winmart+ convenience stores in the City serve the consumer needs of the people well.

Ms. Lo Thi Oanh, a customer at WinMart+ store on Truong Chinh Street, City, said: My family often shops here because the products are diverse, have clear origins, are reasonably priced, and there are frequent promotions to stimulate demand.

To promote trade promotion activities, the City coordinated with the Department of Industry and Trade to organize trade fairs; support connections for businesses and cooperatives to participate in displaying, introducing and promoting typical and special products. At the same time, the City has completed the construction of an e-commerce platform on the "Son La Smart" platform; introduced 66 products of 15 units to participate in e-commerce platforms; deployed the 4.0 market model at the Central Market, 7/11 Market, Chieng An Market, Goc Phuong Market, Rang Tech Market, with 100% of fixed business households in the market having installed non-cash payment acceptance points.

Ms. Nguyen Hai Yen, a household goods seller at the Central Market, said: Using the non-cash payment method, I find it very convenient, no need to worry about small change, no fear of losing money. Before, at the end of the day, I had to sit down and count money, record revenue, and it was easy to make mistakes. Now everything is displayed on my phone, I just need to check and know how much I sold today.

People shopping at the City Center Market.

Accordingly, the City has directed functional forces to monitor and grasp the market situation to implement plans close to reality; establish inspection teams, control the origin, product labels, invoices, documents, and product quality declaration; list prices and sell at listed prices for items subject to price stabilization; check food safety, e-commerce activities, etc. At the same time, detect and handle violations in business, trade, and service activities, contributing to market stability and protecting consumer rights.

Mr. Doan Van Thang, Head of the City's Economic Department, said: The total retail turnover of goods and consumer service revenue of the City both increase annually, in 2024 alone, reaching 11,420 billion VND, an increase of 11.8% compared to 2020. Striving for 2025, the total retail turnover of goods and consumer service revenue of the City reaches 12,139 billion VND.

Orienting the development of trade and services in the coming years, the City prioritizes land allocation in areas with commercial advantages to attract investment in building supermarkets of suitable scale, convenience stores, franchise stores or chain businesses; strengthening measures to support investors in resolving difficulties and problems in the process of implementing investment procedures, investment preparation and project implementation.

Encourage and support the establishment of websites and e-commerce applications; promote trade, support participation in fairs and conferences connecting supply and demand for goods consumption. Focus on strengthening market control, promptly detecting and handling violations in business, trade and service activities, and protecting consumer rights.

With many synchronous solutions, commercial and service activities in the City have developed strongly, the retail system is increasingly expanding, meeting the modern shopping needs of the people, making an important contribution to the city's economic growth.

According to: Son La Newspaper