First same-price Daiso supermarket opens in City

Japan's leading same-price retailer Daiso has launched its first supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City.

The new supermarket supplies over 90,000 types of products imported from Japan, including cosmetic, stationery, fashion items, toys and household goods at a parity price of 30,000 VND (1.6 USD) per unit.

Daiso Japan, established in 1972, currently has over 2,500 shops throughout Japan and 500 others in many countries in the world.

It plans to complete a chain of 20 Daiso supermarkets throughout Vietnam by 2010.

Daiso’s franchising partner, Tri Phuc Company, runs the Daiso supermarket chain in Vietnam./.

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