Heating equipment market in Nghe An gradually 'warms up'

Families with young children and elderly people, starting the cold season this year, Ms. Phan Thi My Ha (Truong Thi ward, Vinh city) has been looking to buy clothes dryers and bathroom heaters. “The rainy and cold season has begun. Therefore, families with young children must buy clothes dryers and bathroom heaters, which are the minimum equipment in this weather condition. Due to limited economic conditions, I only buy the popular type,” Ms. Ha said.

Providing spa services, to serve customers in the winter, Ms. Duong Thi Cam Tu, owner of a spa on Tran Trung Quang Street (Vinh City) bought 2 oil heaters, each costing 5 million VND. “With a large space and serving many customers at the same time, I had to buy an oil heater to increase the efficiency of warming the room. Although the price of an oil heater is currently 1-2 million VND more expensive than other types,” Ms. Tu said.

From families to restaurants, spas to kindergartens, everyone needs heaters and heating lamps to keep warm during the cold winter days. To meet the needs of customers, supermarkets and electronics stores have imported a large number of heating devices: heaters, heating fans, heating lamps, etc.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Quyet, owner of Ngoc Quyet electronics supermarket (Quynh Thien ward, Hoang Mai town) said: "According to forecasts, this winter, there will be a period of deep temperature drops and extreme cold, so the demand for heating equipment will increase. To meet market demand, in mid-October, we imported more than 10 batches, each batch of 50 products of heaters, heating lamps, heating fans, dryers, with a variety of types, prices and full segments."

Walking around the big electronics supermarkets in Vinh city, at the beginning of the cold season, many people have been looking to buy heating devices to protect their health. Depending on their needs and conditions, each customer will choose the appropriate heating device. Currently, the store sells many types of heating lamps such as oil heaters, ceramic heaters, and halogen bulb heaters.

Mr. Khuat Duy Tuan, an employee at an electronics supermarket in Quan Bau ward (Vinh city) said: “The cold air at the beginning of the season has made the market for anti-cold equipment become more active. The number of customers looking to buy fan heaters, oil heaters, bathroom heaters... has increased dramatically in recent days.

Since the beginning of November, the supermarket has sold an average of over 30 products per day. The oil heater has an average price of 1,500,000 to over 3,000,000 VND, with outstanding features of being long-lasting and not drying the skin, and is chosen by many people.

According to the survey, heating devices such as heaters, bathroom heaters, heating fans... are mainly familiar brands such as Panasonic, Kangaroo, Sunhouse... In addition, some supermarkets also sell imported goods from Germany, Japan, Korea, China... The listed prices of heating devices range from 300,000 VND to over 5,000,000 VND/product depending on the design and model.

In addition to the “hot” heaters, the demand for electric blankets is also increasing rapidly. The price of the product is also suitable for the user’s budget. Specifically, electric blankets range from 500,000 to over 4,000,000 VND/piece with a full range of Korean and Japanese brands... washing machines with clothes drying function, clothes dryers... are also quite popular.

Along with the traditional market, the supply of cold season heating products online is quite diverse and the quality is also different. Many mini heaters with compact designs priced from 100,000 VND are sold in a variety of ways. Heating blankets, heating pads... of foreign or domestic origin are sold on e-commerce sites with prices ranging from 300,000 to 2 million VND.

However, it is recommended that when buying online, consumers should also carefully research product information before buying to avoid buying poor quality products that affect health and safety.

Thanh Phuc