Next month Parkson Vietnam is holding a contest that will satisfy two popular obsessions – shopping and celebrities.
Twelve Parkson customers will each be individually teamed with a celebrity, given a sum of money and told to go shopping at Parkson department stores around the city.
Held during HCMC’s month of promotions, “Shopping hunt with the stars” is the first event of its kind in Vietnam with famous actors, singers and super models’ participating including Thanh Hang, Minh Hang, Truc Diem, Thanh Thuc.
The teams will be given VND20 million, taxi fares and lunch, a list of items from brands including Goodman, Revlon, Gosto, Olily, Wacoal, Jeep and Guess to buy at any of the four Parkson shopping centers in HCMC, and an hour to buy them. The items will all be discounted by 50%.
The total value of the contest is about VND450 million including first prize of VND180 million (for a team), second VND80 million, and third VND55 million.
Tham Tuck Choy, general director of Parkson Vietnam, said in a statement it would be exciting for the entrants to go shopping with celebrities and win valuable prizes.
Parkson Vietnam will also hold a promotion on National Day, September 2. For every purchase of VND1.5 million, customers will receive a VND100,000 discount voucher.
Through September 4 to October 3, a VND100,000 cosmetics voucher is free for every purchase of VND 1,200,000 at the cosmetics department. On members day (September 4 and 5), and every Tuesday of September members will receive extra purchase points and a free voucher for purchases over VND1,500,000.
Parkson arrived in Vietnam in 2005 and has six shopping centers in Hanoi, Haiphong and HCMC.
