Sales outlet officials said they recently launched expanded supply programs and plans to support the availability of all basic food and consumer products during Ramadan.
They pointed out to «Emirates Today» that the implementation of the policies of expanded supply contracts programs prior to the month of Ramadan guarantees the launching of campaigns for cuts on a wider and continuous basis until the end of the holy month, noting that the policies of extended contracts are characterized by the ability to extend and increase the value of those contracts flexibly, commensurate with The rates of demand and consumer needs during Ramadan and under the current circumstances, while the total value of the procurement contracts announced for the month of Ramadan in three cooperatives exceeded 900 million dirhams.
Supply contracts
, in detail, the general manager of the Emirates Cooperative Society, Mohamed Youssef Al Khaja, said, “The cooperative administration has finally worked to implement expanded supply contracts plans for the month of Ramadan, at a value exceeding 150 million dirhams, while keeping pace with demand and consumer needs during the Holy Month by extending any supply Expanded, pointing out that «the introduction of expanded supply contracting policies enhances the availability of all types of basic food and consumer goods during the Ramadan season».
He added that «the extended contracts for the supply before and during the month of Ramadan, allows to launch campaigns of discounts in varying proportions and on a wider scale and continue until the end of the Ramadan season, which in turn provides more diversified options for consumers to buy their needs at low prices during those offers».
Contracting programs
for his part, said the director of marketing and happiness management in the «Cooperative Union», Suhail Al Bastaki, said that « the cooperative finally launched contracts for the supply of expanded programs for the month of Ramadan and worked to increase the value of financial allocations for these contracts from 400 million dirhams to exceed AED 450 million, To support the abundance of goods throughout the holy month to allow more shoppers to purchase their supplies, until the end of the month ».
He explained that «large proportions of supply contracts for Ramadan commodities have been provided effectively in the outlets in line with the Ramadan campaigns launched by (the cooperative) recently, while continuing the supply operations on a daily basis to products in a way that guarantees to consumers that there is no access to any goods, especially those included in the bidding campaigns Proposed.
He added that «the cooperative through expanded supply plans, will work to cope with any possible increases in consumer demand during the month of Ramadan», pointing out that the expansion of supply contracts is commensurate with the current circumstances and with facing the spread of the emerging Corona virus, and with a large number of consumers turning to operations Shopping on a monthly rather than a weekly basis, with a commitment to stay at home.
He pointed out that «the supply of Ramadan contracts, especially with regard to food commodities, is divided into three sections, namely the operations of supplying refrigerated and fresh products that are kept in the warehouses of the supply companies and are supplied periodically to the sales outlets, while the so-called dry products of food commodities are stored in warehouses Cooperative, and frozen materials are supplied on request.
Flexible contracts
, in turn, said the director of the Corporate Communications Department at the Lulu Commercial Centers group, Nanda Kumar, that “the group has implemented a system of extended supply contracts for the month of Ramadan, and is flexible in extending those contracts and expanding their scope in a manner that matches consumer demand during the current circumstances.”
He added that «the extended supply contracts for Ramadan allowed the group to launch offers of discounts on more than 500 commodities at last, with rates of discounts exceeding 40%, while these contracts support an abundance of food commodities’ offerings to consumers and the continuation of offering discount campaigns until the end of the holy month, in addition to the reduction campaigns dedicated to the season Eid Al-Fitr ».
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contracts extended
The director of supply and promotion of goods in «cooperative Sharjah», Rashid Bin Huwaidin, that «cooperative management has launched contracts for the supply of expanded plans for allocation of up to 300 million dirhams for the provision of goods Ramadan put cuts offers rates of up to 60%», pointing out that « These contracts reinforce the continuation of offering extended discount campaigns until the end of the Ramadan season. ” He considered that «the policies of the extended contracts for the month of Ramadan have characteristics commensurate with the current conditions, whether through the provision of intensive supply operations periodically or the flow of supply and support the abundance of supply and general stability in the prices of goods».