In response to Super Typhoon Yagi, 2 dishes sold out in 1 minute, supermarkets rushed to increase stocks

Hanoi people flock to supermarkets to buy vegetables and food because they are worried about Super Typhoon Yagi. At Big C Tran Duy Hung supermarket, thousands of people rushed to buy reserves, leading to congestion at stalls, especially in the area selling food for daily meals.

Previously, at the meeting to respond to storm No. 3, in addition to information on the situation of preparation for storm prevention and control, Mr. Pham Duc Luan, Director of the Department of Dike Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (MARD) recommended, according to the forecast of the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, It is expected that by noon to Saturday evening, the center of the storm will make landfall. But right from Friday night to Saturday morning, there will be heavy rain and strong winds.

Mr. Luan recommended that from Saturday morning people should stay at home because the forecast radius of Super Typhoon Yagi is very wide. In addition to the impact of the storm, there may also be thunderstorms while currently people use corrugated iron roofs and billboards a lot, and trees are also at high risk of falling.

Ms. Vu Thi Hanh (22 years old, Cau Giay district) squeezed in the middle of the busy flow of people, taking advantage of buying necessities before the storm landed in Hanoi at Big C supermarket.

Looking at the crowded supermarket, Hanh said that the number of shoppers increased many times compared to weekdays.

A representative of Central Retail Group in Vietnam - the unit that manages the GO! supermarket system, Big C said that in the face of concerns about the impact of Typhoon No. 3, the demand for shopping has increased more than before, people mainly buy essential goods to stockpile. Supermarkets actively stock a large amount of necessities and dry food to meet the demand increased 3-5 times more than usual.

According to this representative, especially for fresh food (vegetables, meat, fish), the unit has increased the volume of goods 2-3 times on weekdays and worked with suppliers of necessities to increase the frequency of delivery 2-3 times a day instead of once as before if demand spikes.

This person said that in order to meet the increasing shopping demand of the people, GO!, Big C actively works with suppliers, doubling the supply of fresh vegetables and fruits (essential goods), ensuring that there is no shortage of prices.

A media representative of AEON Vietnam said that in 2 days on September 5 and 6, AEON general department stores and supermarkets in the North recorded a sharp increase in customer purchasing power compared to weekdays.

Customers focus on buying mainly essential food items such as vegetables, fruits, fish, meat, shrimp noodles, and rice. Especially for AEON Hai Phong, due to its location near the sea greatly affected by storms, purchasing power increased by about 20% compared to weekdays.

In the face of the complicated developments of Typhoon No. 3 - Super Typhoon Yagi is forecast to directly affect the Northeastern provinces with strong intensity, in order to proactively respond to the impacts of Typhoon No. 3, on September 6, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued an Official Telegram in which it directed the Departments of Industry and Trade of localities affected by the storm to implement plans to ensure the supply of essential goods.

Accordingly, the Ministry requires the Departments of Industry and Trade to direct enterprises supplying goods in the area to well implement the plan to reserve essential goods; review areas at risk of separation due to rain and floods to have specific plans to ensure the supply of the most essential goods such as food, food and drinking water for people in areas affected by Typhoon Yagi.

According to a quick report of a number of distribution businesses (Saigon Coop, BRG mart, Wincommerce, Central Retail, Mega Market, Lotte mart, Aeon mart), the number of customers coming to buy goods from the evening of September 5 has increased, but currently the supply of goods at the sales points of supermarkets still meets the demand.