September 2016

City Mart celebrates 20th anniversary at new Yangon branch

20-9-2016

City Mart celebrates 20th anniversary at new Yangon branch

City Mart Holding Co Ltd, Myanmar’s largest retailer, has marked its 20th anniversary at its newly opened Marketplace supermarket in Yangon.

City Mart celebrated the anniversary with a customer appreciation night held under the theme of “bringing smiles to millions in Myanmar” at the new branch, at 6.5 mile on Pyay Road on September 9, the company said in a news release.

The new branch is the fourth marketplace by City Mart supermarket.

As well as customers, the event was attended by VIPs, A-list celebrities and members of the media, who enjoyed a scrumptious buffet dinner, it said.

The celebrities included Phway Phway, Awn Seng, M Seng Lu, Hlwan Paing, Bobby Soxer and Ariel Thuta.

“The main reason of our existence in the past 20 years is our customers, employees and our business partners who have supportively held our hands as we journeyed through good and bad times,” City Mart chief executive Daw Win Win Tint said at the opening ceremony.

City Mart began with a supermarket at Aung San Stadium and has grown to 180 branches throughout the country, with more planned, the release said.

As well as supermarkets, its retail outlets include hypermarkets, convenience stores, bookstores, health and beauty stores, baby and maternity specialty stores, as well as a café and bakery.

The company had achieved steady growth despite being “in a challenging environment and economy”, the release said.

The occasion was also marked by the unveiling of City Mart’s corporate social responsibility activities, under its City Hope & Love Foundation.

The activities, based at the 6.5 mile branch, will include a collection centre where customers can leave second-hand clothing in good condition for distribution to the Eden Centre for Disabled Children and other charities.

There will also be two kiosks for social enterprises that have a positive impact on Myanmar and its people, an artists’ corner where works by Myanmar artists will be sold to support the Eden school and other charities, and a weekend bazaar, the release said.

Member Benefits

Member Benefits

1. Innovation
    Members of MMRA can enjoy benefits of innovative programs that are going to be developed by Retail Industry Development Committee. MMRA has a great deal to offer but exclusively to members. MMRA also welcome innovative ideas and will always be ready to put those ideas to action.

2. Education
Education Committee is prepared to offer Training Courses on Retail Industry which are not available elsewhere. The association will be organizing Seminars for educational purposes. In addition, MMRA has plans to invite Professional Speakers and arrange oversea trips to study how retail businesses were run in other countries.

3. Advocacy
MMRA will work with all stakeholders and create the right agenda that represents interest of all members. MMRA is ready to lobby and represent the best interest for Retail Industry. We will do our utmost to create strong relations with government agencies.

4. Influence
Unification of Retailers will create a unique position for MMRA. MMRA will be unified voice Myanmar Retailers thus create a power voice.

5. Industry Information
MMRA will publish Industry information, up to date Government news, Industry Indexes, trend analysis and other related indexes for members. Members can enjoy these extensive services and can use our data to make best business decisions.

6. Networking
MMRA will create an atmosphere that is welcoming and uplifting. Members can enjoy networking events and talk to each other to share views and ideas on industry. If you are a fan of social media, MMRA is planning to create online communities where members can interact with each other on daily basics.

7. Cost Savings
MMRA will offer a range of member exclusive services. Only Members will be able to enjoy special discount on seminars and publications. In addition, members will have priority to participate in oversea trips and access our online directory.

8. Media Relations
MMRA will strive to have best relation with media and journalists. By managing good media relations, MMRA is planning to put the accurate view of retailers and get coverage.

Membership Form and Fees

Membership Form and Fees

There are two types of Membership fees that every member has duty to pay. They are one time initial membership fee and annual membership fee. Membership fee is based on head count in the store or company.

There's another method of calculating membership fee which is based on monthly turnover of the store or company. However, it is not easy to get such information in Myanmar. Therefore, the membership fees are calculated based on the head count in the store or company.

 

  Retail Member Associate Member
No. of Employees Membership Fee Annual Fees Membership Fee Annual Fee
(Kyats) (Kyats) (Kyats) (Kyats)
1-9 employees 10,000 10,000 500,000 100,000
10-50 employees 100,000 40,000 500,000 100,000
51-200 employees 400,000 60,000 500,000 100,000
Above 200 employees 1000,000 200,000 500,000 1000,00

 

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