Officials of outlets said that they recently launched extended supply contract programs to support the availability of all basic food and consumer products during the month of Ramadan.
They pointed out to «Emirates Today» that the application of the policies of expanded supply contracts programs prior to the month of Ramadan guarantees the launching of wider and continuous discount campaigns 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 With the rates of demand and the needs of consumers during Ramadan and under the current circumstances, while the total value of the procurement contracts announced for the month of Ramadan in three “cooperatives” exceeds 900 million dirhams.
Supply contracts
In detail, the general manager of the Emirates Cooperative Society, Mohammed Youssef Al Khaja, said that «the cooperative department has finally worked to implement extended supply contracts plans for the month of Ramadan, with an amount exceeding 150 million dirhams, while keeping pace with demand and consumer needs, during the Holy Month, by extending any Extensive supply operations, ”pointing out that“ introducing 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, allow the launching of discounts campaigns with varying proportions, and on a more extensive scale, and continuing 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
On his part, the director of the Marketing and Happiness Department at the "Union Cooperative", Suhail Al Bastaki, said that "the cooperative recently launched expanded supply contracting programs for the month of Ramadan, and worked to increase the value of the financial allocations for those contracts from 400 million dirhams to more than 450 million dirhams." This is to support the abundance of commodities throughout the holy month to allow more shoppers the opportunity to purchase their supplies, until the end of the month ».
He explained that “large proportions of supply contracts for Ramadan commodities were actually provided in the outlets, in line with the campaigns of Ramadan discounts launched by (the cooperative) recently, while the supply operations continue on a daily basis for products, ensuring that consumers do not run out of any commodities, especially listed In the campaigns of the presentations ».
He added that «the cooperative through expanded supply plans, will work to keep abreast of any possible increases in consumer demand during the month of Ramadan», pointing out that the expansion of supply contracts commensurate with the current conditions, and with the face of the emergence of the emerging “Corona” virus, and with the trend of a large number of consumers To switch to shopping on a monthly rather than 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 which are the operations of supplying cool and fresh products that are kept in the warehouses of the supply companies, and are supplied periodically to the sales outlets, while what is called dry goods for goods are stored Food is in cooperative warehouses, and frozen materials are supplied on request.
Expanded contracts
In turn, the Director of Supply and Merchandise Promotion in the "Sharjah Cooperative", Rashid bin Howiden, emphasized that the "Cooperative" Department launched expanded supply contracting plans with allocations of up to 300 million dirhams, to provide Ramadan goods, and to offer offers of discounts of up to 60%, pointing out that those The contracts reinforce the continuation of launching 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 by providing periodically intensive supplies, or the flow of supply, and supporting the abundance of supply and general stability in commodity prices.
Flexible contracts
The director of the Corporate Communications Department at the “Lulu Commercial Centers” group, Nanda Kumar, said that “the group implemented the system of extended supply contracts for the month of Ramadan, and has the flexibility to extend those contracts and expand 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, and 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 discount campaigns dedicated to the season Eid Al-Fitr ».
Expanded contract policies have the ability to flexibly extend and increase the value of contracts.
Large proportions of Ramadan sales contracts were made available at the outlets.