Ensuring supply of goods to mountainous areas

(Baonghean) - Near the end of the year, commercial service activities in mountainous districts are quite vibrant, with abundant goods and stable prices.

At Con Cuong town market (Con Cuong district), trucks are loaded with groceries to distribute to agents. Mr. Tran Chien - a truck driver shared: Every week, we transport groceries such as beer, candy, MSG, etc. to agents in Con Cuong, Tuong Duong, and Ky Son markets. Consumption in Con Cuong is quite high, we also transport goods to Yen Khe, Mon Son, and Luc Da communes.

Trucks supplying goods to Con Cuong market (Con Cuong district).

Mr. Tran Quang Tinh - an agent at Con Cuong market said: Con Cuong market is the center of goods distribution for the whole district, purchasing power at the end of the year often increases. To proactively source goods, we often reserve some additional items to prevent price fluctuations, mainly beer, candy, fish sauce, etc., ensuring price stability for people.

Currently, most agents at Con Cuong market have goods stored at home, and when needed, they bring them to the market. In addition to retailing to people, agents also sell wholesale to small agents in communes with difficult transportation in Don Phuc, Thach Ngan, and Cam Lam. Ms. Vi Lan in Don Phuc commune said: I often ride a motorbike to get goods, each trip is worth about 1-2 million VND, I come back and sell all the goods and then go back to get more, I don't have to buy a lot in reserve because goods at Con Cuong market are quite abundant, prices are stable.

At the wholesale market of Hoa Binh town, Tuong Duong district, the goods are quite vibrant this time. According to Mr. Thang Lan - an agent at Hoa Binh market, the purchasing power of goods here has been quite stable for the past 2 years. In addition to serving the needs of people in the communes, there are also officials and workers of Ban Ve and Nam Non hydropower plants. In order not to be passive at the end of the year, we buy more groceries and necessities to meet the needs of people. In particular, to proactively supply goods, Mr. Thang Lan also bought a small truck to deliver to the ordering kiosks in remote communes such as Nga My, Xieng My, Yen Na, Yen Hoa ... to fully supply goods such as fabrics, clothes, blankets and other groceries.

Hoa Binh market currently has 120 households selling a variety of products. Of these, there are 7 large kiosks, 2 of which have small trucks to transport goods to small agents in remote villages. The source of goods at Hoa Binh market is quite abundant and diverse, especially groceries, clothing, shoes, etc., always meeting the needs of the people. The goods are taken from many sources in Vinh city, at the wholesale market of Do Luong district, and are inspected and supervised daily by market management.

Retail at Hoa Binh market (Tuong Duong).

Mr. Hoang Dinh Hoi - Deputy Head of the Department of Industry and Trade of Tuong Duong district added: Tuong Duong district has 3 markets, including Khe Bo market with 62 business households serving Khe Bo hydropower plant and neighboring communes, Tam Thai market with 32 business households serving Tam Hop commune and Hoa Binh market serving the entire district. Particularly, the 2 markets in Khe Bo and Tam Thai markets have quite abundant sources of goods at this time. To stabilize prices and prevent counterfeit goods, the Department of Industry and Trade coordinates with functional agencies to regularly inspect, especially listed price items such as gasoline and oil, to avoid the situation where traders push up retail prices for people.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Don - Head of Market Management Team No. 7 said: The team manages the districts of Con Cuong, Tuong Duong, Ky Son. We are determined to strictly handle the transportation and trading of counterfeit, banned, and poor quality goods, as well as take measures to deal with speculators, hoarders, creating artificial scarcity of goods to raise prices, squeeze prices, and other illegal business activities. Since the beginning of 2016, the team has handled more than 40 violations, mainly violations of labels and some counterfeit, fake, and poor quality goods.

Van Truong