A group of cooperatives and major sales outlets in the Emirate of Dubai, which includes: Union Coop, Emirates Cooperative Society, Carrefour Emirates Hypermarket and Lulu Hyper Market Emirates, have granted suppliers free selling areas to display various products from the basic commodities to the consumer for a period of two months starting today (Thursday) ), Which saves suppliers approximately 47 million dirhams, in addition to maintaining price stability for the benefit of consumers.
This initiative comes in support of the initiatives of the Dubai government and its continuous endeavors to support various economic sectors of all sizes, and to create an appropriate climate that allows the various components of the local economic structure to overcome the consequences of the current global crisis, coinciding with the work to meet all the basic needs of society at all times.
The Dubai government has expressed its full appreciation for consumer cooperatives and major sales outlets and the essential role they play towards society and contribute to strengthening the national economy and preserving its sustainability, and is keen to uphold the interest of the country beyond material benefits and profitability accounts, as this step falls within the framework of positive social participation The wide range shown by many institutions of the private sector and businessmen, whether citizens or investors residing in the state within a model to be used in joining efforts and concerted initiatives between the government and private sectors and on the variation of these contributions and within many Sectors, in order to enhance the national economy and maintain its sustainability, and enable business continuity to diversify its specialties and vary its sizes.
This announcement also comes as confirmation of meeting the community’s requirements for food products for a long time, which is the goal that the Dubai government puts in the forefront of priorities with its complete concern to ensure the availability of various basic needs naturally despite the increased demand in this period for food products as a result of some families ’attempt to increase the inventory From them without a real need for that, as all concerned parties have emphasized more than once that all food products are available naturally, in addition to the decision of the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management to continue to operate basic services, the most important of which are food and drug outlets, foremost among them Wyatt and supermarkets in addition to pharmacies throughout the day, while stressed the importance of registering individuals from the general public on the website dxbpermit.gov.ae out as a condition to spend the basic needs such as food and medicine.
At the same time, this positive step highlights the vital role of consumer cooperatives in the emirate in regulating and stabilizing the market and supporting food products, which makes them an essential pillar in the emirate's food security system, especially as it works according to mechanisms that contribute to pushing the economy forward.