10 local firms named in Top 500 regional retailers

Ten Vietnamese businesses have been listed in the Retail Asia-Pacific Top 500 by the Retail Asia Magazine.

These include the Saigon Jewelry Holding Company (SJC), which posted revenues of US$257 million last year; the Phu Nhuan Jewelry Company (PNJ) with a turnover of US$223.7 million, and the Saigon Commercial Cooperative Union (Saigon Co.op), US$221.8 million.

The others are Nguyen Kim Trade Centre, Big C Supermarket, Parkson Supermarket, G7mart chains, Diamond plaza, Best Carings chains and Fahasra book stores.

The annual awards, beginning in 2004, honour 500 top performing retailers in 14 regional economies, namely Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam. 

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