The first Apple Premium Reseller store and Apple Service Provider in Vietnam will open in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam's first Apple Premium Reseller store to open in HCM City The store called eDiGi will be opened next to the Central Post Office on September 10 by IPPG Group. This is the first Apple Premium Reseller in Vietnam, the highest level of reseller, which is different from the Apple Authorised Reseller stores run by the FPT Group. The maintenance centre will also be opened for Apple users. The Apple Authorised Resellers are those which sell multiple products from multiple brands at the same stores while the Apple Premium Resellers sell only Apple products. In order to become Apple Premium Resellers, the reseller must have their own store in a prime location. This new move will pose a huge challenge to FPT. Nguyen Bach Diep, chairwoman of FPT Retail, said they were planning several strategies to ensure the group's double-digit growth rate. One of them is expanding Apple … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s first Apple Premium Reseller store to open
Apple store hcm city
Apple reseller to open in HCMC
The eDiGi is located nearby HCM City Central Post Office, District 1. — Photo The eDiGi is located nearby HCM City Central Post Office, District 1. — Photo Thegioididong.comViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s Imex Pan Pacific Group (IPPG) will open an official Apple resale store in HCM City on September 10, according to cafef.vn. The store, named eDiGi, is the first authorised store to meet the standards of both Apple Premium Reseller (APR) and Apple Service Provider (ASP) in Việt Nam. APR is a higher level than Apple Authorised Reseller (AAR), represented in Việt Nam by stores like FutureWorld and iCenter. Currently, only FPT’s F.Studio is at APR level. Besides selling Apple products, eDiGi store will also be an authorised warranty centre. Users of genuine Apple products and some models purchased from other countries can also come here for warranty support. According to statistics, the number of authorised Apple … [Read more...] about Apple reseller to open in HCMC
Competition reviving up in VN car-hailing market
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Following Uber’s departure from Việt Nam, the country’s ride-hailing market has witnessed the entrance of both domestic and international applications, such as Aber, FastGo, Go-Viet and VATO. Google recently reported that Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing market has grown fourfold since 2015, and will be worth US$20 billion by 2025. Grab is the biggest player at present, and is available in some 200 cities following its acquisition of Uber’s regional operations, Nikkei Asian Review reported. With a population of 90 million and a fast-growing transportation service market, Việt Nam has become a lucrative place not only for local enterprises but foreign players too. Never have Vietnamese customers had such a diverse range of car-hailing options. Drivers also have a wide variety of options. FastGo Việt Nam Company Limited under the NextTech Group launched its ride-hailing service, ‘FastGo’, … [Read more...] about Competition reviving up in VN car-hailing market
FastGo joins Viet Nam’s ride-hailing market
FastGo Viet Nam Company Limited under the NextTech Group launched its ride-hailing service, “FastGo,” here on Tuesday after three years of development. This is the first ride-hailing app to offer insurance to customers for all trips, not charge drivers for discounted rates and provide driver partners with many benefits. Safety is assured on every ride with an insurance of up to VND200 million (US$8,700) through partner Fast Protection. The service will charge driver partners a maximum of VND30,000 per day and will organise supporting activities so that they can experience a professional working environment. FastGo has an operation mechanism similar to Grab. Smartphone users can download the Fastgo app from the Apple Store and Google Play Store. Speaking at the launch ceremony, Nguyen Huu Tuat, FastGo’s general director, said the service would be available in eight cities across Viet Nam in the next three years, with the aim of serving five million customers, mainly … [Read more...] about FastGo joins Viet Nam’s ride-hailing market
Pharmacy to fill 40% of FPT Retail revenue in four years
FPT Digital Retail JSC (FPT Retail) hopes its pharmaceutical unit will contribute 30-40 per cent of the company’s total revenue in the next three to four years, chairwoman and general director Nguyen Bach Diep said on Wednesday. — Photo sggp.org.vn FPT Digital Retail JSC (FPT Retail) hopes its pharmaceutical unit will contribute 30-40 per cent of the company’s total revenue in the next three to four years, chairwoman and general director Nguyen Bach Diep said on Wednesday. Diep said the Vietnamese pharmaceutical sector is a highly-potential industry, which is valued at US$5 billion - equal to the electricity sector and higher than electronics industry. Total value of the pharmaceutical sector is divided equally into three segments: hospital, clinical centre and drug store, the chairwoman added. The push of FPT Retail is considered a good move at the moment as it could bring comparative advantages for the company over its competitors in the retail sector such as … [Read more...] about Pharmacy to fill 40% of FPT Retail revenue in four years