'Buy at the source, sell at the top' from a mobile fruit cart

(Baonghean.vn) -Currently, along the roads in Vinh City such asLe Viet Thuat, Le Ninh, Nguyen Phong Sac, Lenin...There are dozens of mobile fruit shops from trucks.Fruit sold on regular truckslower prices than retail.

Fruit vendor on truck on Le Viet Thuat street.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hien, Ha Huy Tap ward said: Her family has been selling fruit for nearly ten years. Previously, she bought fruit from wholesalers in Vinh market, and displayed it on trays for retail sale in the street area near Dong Y market. Each day, she could only sell 20-30 kg of various fruits. Because the goods were bought through 2-3 intermediaries, the profit was not much. Now, her family invested nearly 200 million VND to buy a small truck, to both transport and display the fruit on the truck.

“During orange season, we go all the way to Quy Hop, Nghia Dan to buy oranges from the garden to sell. Because we buy directly from the source without going through an intermediary, the selling price is also cheaper. Every day, I can sell 200-400 kg of oranges and 100-200 grapefruits. After deducting the cost of gas, my daily income is quite good,” said Ms. Hien.

Mr. Tran Van Hoang in Hung Loc commune also sells fruit on trucks. His fruit stall on the truck sells all kinds of fruit, from mangoes, green-skinned grapefruits from the South, Ninh Thuan grapes, Quy Hop oranges, Phuc Trach grapefruits, and even apples and pomegranates. Mr. Hoang said: “At first, there were few people selling on trucks, and they sold 2-3 quintals a day. Recently, there have been more trucks selling fruit, so the amount of goods sold has gradually decreased. I don’t go get them myself, but call wholesalers from other places to send them to me. Selling on trucks makes clearing the goods faster.”

Customers try fruit right next to the car

Along Le Viet Thuat Street from the gate of Military Hospital 4 towards Cua Hoi, a stretch of less than 500m, there are up to 5 trucks selling fruit on the roadside. Ms. Sam - who has decades of experience selling fruit said: "Seeing that trucks sell more, I also borrowed 150 million to buy this small truck to sell. Each season has its own products, this season mainly sells oranges, grapefruit, sugarcane, in the summer, longan, lychee, watermelon... On good days, I can sell 1-2 quintals, but on bad days, I can only sell 70-80 kg".

However, in addition to the profits brought to the shop owners, there are many issues that need to be discussed in the form of selling on mobile vehicles. Fruit stalls on trucks do not sell at fixed locations but often move and change locations, sometimes in this ward, sometimes in another ward, so they do not have to pay any money, which is completely different from selling at the market, which requires paying registration fees, location rental fees, etc. On the other hand, fruit trucks stop on the sidewalk, on the road, during rush hour, creating a miniature market, affecting traffic safety, order and urban beauty.

Tam Thanh