Sales outlet officials have stated that they intend to continue the sale campaigns until the end of the month of Ramadan, with the implementation of plans to expand the range of goods covered in sales and discuss increasing rates of discounts or maintaining their indicators in future campaigns throughout the holy month.
They pointed out to «Emirates Today», that the continuation of campaigns to reduce and expand its coverage of various commodities, until the end of the month of Ramadan, aims to provide a greater number of goods to consumers within the offerings and to avoid the accumulation of dealers and congestion to purchase through only one campaign, while giving the opportunity to purchase in stages and periods Sufficient until the end of the month, especially with the abundance of inventory and the increase in supply contracts for supply commodities.
Bidding
In detail, Khalid Hamid bin Theban Al-Falasi, CEO of Al-Ittihad Cooperative, said, “(The cooperative) offers offers for its Ramadan sales, which will include 25,000 merchandise and downloads of up to 70% through three continuous progressive campaigns until the end of the month of Ramadan.” He pointed out that "the association's plans to continue these campaigns throughout the month include expanding the range of goods covered from one campaign to another, while coordinating with suppliers to increase the percentage of sales in each campaign."
Diversification of goods
In turn, the director of the Corporate Communications Department at the Lulu Commercial Centers group, Nanda Kumar, said that “(the group) applies plans to continue the reduction campaigns throughout the month of Ramadan, with a focus on increasing diversification and expanding the range of commodities covered from campaign to campaign.”
He added that «the continuity of the reduction campaigns and the expansion of the range of goods covered by them, aims to give consumers more space to shop throughout the month, through campaigns easily and without the need to accumulate and congestion to purchase through one campaign», pointing out that «the group will also provide throughout the month, two Ramadan baskets with different goods Within the options of continuous shopping until the end of the month ».
He pointed out that "the abundance of inventory and expansion in the supply operations, were among the factors that supported the continuity of the campaigns to reduce commodities throughout the month of Ramadan and not limited to specific periods."
Kumar said that the discounts include 5000 commodities per week with rates of discounts starting from 20% and up to 50% in some commodities, noting that the discounts are found in all the Lulu branches in the UAE, which number 76.
Kumar noted that the cuts are mainly around foodstuffs, household utensils, utensils, cleaning tools, detergents, sterilizers and commodities that are frequently consumed in Ramadan in particular, noting that the group has a plan, so that over the month of Ramadan a large number of goods that consumers need in general will be reduced.
He stressed that the group gives priority now to ensuring the presence of all goods in its stores and the continuation of supplies quickly and efficiently, in addition to the presence of sufficient stocks for several months, pointing to the continued shipment of imported goods at a rate of three trips per day.
He called on consumers not to crowd or resort to buying large quantities that exceed consumption, especially as all commodities are available and discounts are ongoing until the end of the Ramadan season.
Various downloads
The General Manager of the Emirates Cooperative Society, Mohammed Youssef Al Khaja, considered that «cooperative plans to continue the reduction campaigns until the end of the month of Ramadan with varying sales rates ranging between 30 and 50%, aimed at increasing shopping opportunities for consumers throughout the month, in addition to the expansion of the range of goods offered within the offers of discounts, which A large number of them varies according to each campaign. ”
He added that «the continuation of the discount campaigns throughout the month of Ramadan, is one of the factors that increase reassurance among consumers about the abundance of the supply of goods and the offering of more diversified discount offers», calling for “the need for consumers not to crowd to buy at a unified time while allowing for shopping during various times.”
The general manager of the Ajman Cooperative Markets Association, Sami Mohamed Shaaban, said that "the association will work to continue the reduction campaigns throughout the month of Ramadan, on basic food and consumer goods, with rates of discounts on those goods ranging between 20% and up to 50%," noting that " The association’s plans to continue the sales campaigns aiming to expand through those campaigns in the scope of goods and provide more products within the sales campaigns, and allow more space for shopping until the end of the month through those campaigns.
Constant cuts
For its part, the Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society confirmed that the sales campaigns continue until the end of the current month of Ramadan, as happened in the same period during the past years, especially that all goods are available on the shelves and stores, with the continuation of the supply operations.
The association explained that it offers weekly discounts on more than 300 food and consumer goods, with discounts exceeding 40%, many of which are basic commodities from well-known brands, and there is a large demand from consumers, on top of which are varieties of oils, rice, chicken, milk, flour, amusements, cheese, frozen meat, preserved legumes, detergents and commodities Ramadan, such as cream, caramel, jelly, dates, mohalabiya, sweets, chocolates, tea, vegetables, and fruit, along with cooking utensils, household and electrical appliances, and body and skin care products.
She pointed out that all the goods are available on the shelves and stores, and there is no reason to crowd or buy in large quantities, exceeding the need for consumption, stressing the importance of committing to two meters as a distance between shoppers in order to ensure social separation.
In the same context, the sales official at an outlet for sale, Idris Ibrahim, said that the outlet offers discounts in Ramadan on a number ranging between 200 and 250 items per week, explaining that the discounts started days before Ramadan and will continue until the end of the holy month.
He explained that there are ready lists of discounts offered by the outlet on a weekly basis during the four weeks of Ramadan, noting that goods are available in warehouses and are released in cooperation and coordination with suppliers.
He pointed out that the outlets are keen on the existence of a great diversity in the sales of discounts, so that during the month of Ramadan, a variety of brands of goods are launched that are popular with consumers.
Ramadan Sale
The sales official at a sales outlet, Aman Aseel, said that Ramadan discounts not only include the major sales outlets and their branches, but also include a number of intermediate outlets in order to meet the needs of consumers during Ramadan, explaining that the discounts continue until the end of Ramadan, where there are lists that are issued weekly with goods Discounted There is competition among intermediate outlets for making cuts that are popular with consumers.
He pointed out that medium outlets offer discounts during the month of Ramadan that include between 200 and 250 commodities, as different price offers are offered every week on a number ranging between 50 and 60 commodities to include basic food commodities such as oils, flour, milk, tomato sauce, pasta, rice, vegetables and fruit, and Ramadan supplies such as Jelly, Bakat Al Qadi, Karim Karamel, and others, as well as utensils and household items.
The campaigns aim to provide more goods in order to avoid the accumulation of customers and the crowding to buy through one campaign.