Although the majority of survey respondents, 69 percent, said that they still purchase their premium products at local physical stores, the online ratio was higher than the global rate of 45 percent, says a global report by market research firm Nielsen.

Almost half of the Vietnamese consumers shop online for their premium products.

Nielsen’s Changing Consumer Prosperity study also found over a quarter of Vietnamese respondents, 27 percent, were inclined to buy online from overseas e-retailers, and 23 percent even travel overseas for these premium goods.

Cosmetics are the top premium products that Vietnamese consumers spend their money on, according to 46 percent of respondents, following by clothing/shoes (44 percent), electronics (43 percent), body care (41 percent) and meat or seafood (38 percent).

What Vietnamese people care most about a premium product is its high quality, according to 65 percent of respondents, and superior performance, 58 percent.

Over half the respondents also seek premium products that contain environmentally friendly materials or natural/organic ingredients.

When it comes to trying new premium products, Vietnamese rated peer recommendations as the most influential factor.

Half of the respondents said that recommendations and encouragement by friends and family influenced their decision, followed by product research (46 percent), online advertising (42 percent), television advertising (39 percent) and in-store advertising (39 percent).

In another survey released recently, Nielsen said that Vietnamese people remain among the most optimistic consumers even as global confidence fell in Q4 2018.

Despite the considerable increase in savings, Vietnamese consumers are still willing to fork out just as much or possibly even more money on big-ticket items such as new clothes, holidays or out-of-home entertainment, it said.

Vietnam’s e-commerce sector has been booming in recent years. E-commerce revenue reached $2.26 billion last year, a growth of 30 percent over 2017, according to Germany-based data portal Statista. It estimated that this figure will reach $2.7 billion this year.

Online Friday kicks off with 5,000 promotional products

Online Friday 2018 officially kicked off on December 7, with 5,000 products at promotional prices of 0 VND or with prices reduced by 80 to 90 percent, according to event organizer the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

 

Online shopping festival kicked off

Online Friday 2018, the biggest online shopping event of the year, was launched at the Ly Thai To Garden in Hanoi on November 30, by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Hanoi People’s Committee.

 

AFF Cup: online tickets for Vietnam vs. Philippines match sold out

All 25,000 tickets for Vietnam's second-leg semifinal at the ongoing AFF Cup sold out online in one day.

 

25,000 online tickets to sell if VN enter AFF Cup’s semi-finals

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will sell 25,000 online tickets if Vietnam qualifies for the ongoing AFF Suzuki Cup 2018’s semi-finals, according to VFF general secretary Le Hoai Anh.

 

Big-name brands get involved in Online Friday 2018

Renowned brands like Samsung, Oppo, LG, Jetstar, Vinamilk, Mattana, Canifa, and Uma, among others, will offer their products at a substantial discount during the fifth Online Friday scheduled for December 7.

 

Source: VnExpress