The series of events "Connecting the international supply chain of goods - Viet Nam International Sourcing 2023 held in City. HCM from September 13-15, 2023, bringing together many large corporations and businesses in the world such as Aeon, Uniqlo (Japan); Walmart, Amazon, Boeing, AES (USA), Carrefour, Decathlon (France); Central Group (Thailand); Coppel (Mexico); IKEA (Sweden), LuLu (UAE)...

Mr. Ta Hoang Linh, Director of the European - American Market Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) said: "The series of events "Connecting the international supply chain of goods attracts unprecedented attention from large corporations". globally.

Through exchanges before the event many months ago, global buyers are very interested in Vietnam's strong products such as agricultural products, processed foods, forest products...

"We expect Vietnamese businesses to sign many contracts to supply goods to global buyers coming to Vietnam, listen and learn about consumer trends in each market and segment to have plans. Investment planning and appropriate production organization," according to Mr. Linh.

Viet Nam International Sourcing 2023 is not only an event to promote exports and develop important markets, but also a place to meet and exchange experiences of businesses, contributing to bringing Vietnamese goods and products to the world. global market and especially narrowing the export decline in the first 8 months of 2023.

According to a report from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, merchandise exports showed positive signs in August, reaching 32.37 billion USD, an increase of 7.7% over the previous month and the month with the highest export turnover in a year. come back here.

However, in the cumulative 8 months, exports still decreased by 10% over the same period, reaching 227.71 billion USD (equivalent to a decrease of 26 billion USD), of which exports to the US decreased by 19% (equivalent to a decrease of 15 billion USD). ). Therefore, this series of events is expected to help businesses in export industries sign new export contracts.

Ms. Tran Nhu Trang, Representative of the Sippo Program in Vietnam, a unit specializing in supporting Vietnamese businesses exporting globally, said this week, Senior Director of Purchasing, Quality Management and Environment Society and Management of Takko Company (Germany) will come to Vietnam.

Accordingly, Takko leaders will survey 8-10 factories of Vietnamese enterprises to directly consider and negotiate purchases.

Takko owns a retail system with 1,900 stores in 17 countries around the world. This business spent 3 years exploring opportunities to cooperate with Vietnamese businesses. The opportunity to become a supplier for Takko is huge, if it meets the standards set by this business.

"Currently, there are no Vietnamese businesses bringing products into Takko's retail chain, but in the near future, especially after direct contacts and connections, it is quite promising," Ms. Trang said.

Mr. Giafar Safaverdi, Director of Southeast Asia Supply Region, IKEA Group (Sweden) said: "Vietnam is a strategic supply market in IKEA's global supply chain, thanks to its production capacity. Export is growing, policies create favorable conditions for import and export activities."

Representative of IKEA affirmed: "Vietnam is a strategic supply market in IKEA's global supply chain"

The demand for imported goods sold globally is still large, even though the economy is facing difficulties. However, Vietnamese suppliers are facing many challenges in converting production to meet the greening standards of buyers.

Ms. Trang said that global retailers are under great pressure regarding sustainability information disclosure requirements in the EU and US markets... Therefore, they are eager to find suppliers in Vietnam that demonstrate their standards. sustainable development, with clear standards. Once businesses invest methodically to provide green and quality goods, they will convince buyers.

This was also noted by an IKEA representative: "IKEA focuses on building a supply chain according to the sustainable development strategy: "Positive benefits for humanity and the planet", including all activities in the price chain. IKEA's value globally. And Vietnam, as an important supplier location for IKEA, also needs to ensure the production and supply process of products meets sustainability criteria."

Minh Toan