Outlet officials expect to increase demand for healthy and organic foods during 2021
Consumers: The most purchased food, sanitizer, and sporting goods in 2020
Sterilizers and personal care items are among the best-selling items in 2020. Emirates Today
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Consumers confirmed that their consumption during the year 2020 was concentrated in food commodities, including healthy foods, and sports supplies, as well as commodities for precautionary measures to prevent the emerging corona virus (Covid-19) such as masks, sterilizers, and personal care tools.
In turn, officials of sales outlets told "Emirates Today" that there is a decline in the purchase of some goods, as a result of the repercussions of the pandemic, especially clothing and accessories, travel supplies and gifts, and school supplies, expecting an increase in demand for healthy and organic foods during the next year, in addition to the continued demand. On sports gear.
Consumer priorities
In detail, consumer Muhammad Al-Ameri said that his family's consumption during the year 2020 focused on food commodities, especially healthy foods, as well as masks, sterilizers, detergents, devices and tools for exercising.
Al-Amiri explained that his spending has decreased significantly on clothes, due to the decline in exit habits, as well as the decline in spending on travel supplies, due to the restrictions imposed by the spread of the new Corona virus (Covid-19) on travel.
Consumer Noura Adel agreed that family consumption during the year 2020 will focus on fresh food and commodities for precautionary measures to prevent "Covid-19", such as masks, sterilizers, and disinfectants, in addition to hygiene and personal care tools.
She drew attention to the purchase of computers and special supplies such as headphones and cameras, to provide the requirements of "remote work" and "remote study", with the decline in the purchase of clothes, accessories, shoes, and bags.
For his part, consumer Hani Safwan pointed out the decline in the purchase of travel supplies, after they were a main item in his annual expenses due to the nature of his work and his travel abroad, as well as the decline in the purchase of school supplies for his children.
He said that the expenditures focused on food, while following procedures that required staying at home during the closures, and reducing dependence on eating outside, noting an increase in spending on masks, sterilizers, cleaning tools, and children's toys.
Best seller
For his part, the official spokesperson and director of the Corporate Communication Department at the "Lulu Group of Commercial Centers", Nanda Kumar, said that masks, sterilizers, personal hygiene goods and detergents topped the best-selling commodities during 2020, especially during the first period of the pandemic.
He added that with the passage of time, and the control of the outbreak of the epidemic, purchases of these goods decreased somewhat, and foodstuffs returned to the forefront of goods sold again, pointing to a strong trend towards healthy and organic foods, as well as fresh foods, juices, and foods that contain less fat. And sugar, in addition to foods and vitamins that strengthen the immune system.
Computers and "sports"
Kumar indicated that the demand for computers, laptops, and its accessories, including headphones, microphones, and cameras, increased significantly during 2020, to support remote work and study.
He also confirmed that there is an increase in the demand for sports supplies, such as sports equipment, clothes, and shoes, especially as consumers are convinced of the importance of a healthy life in the face of the "Covid-19" pandemic, as well as the demand for some types of modern phones and video games.
He predicted that the demand for healthy foods will continue during 2021.
In the same context, the Chairman of the Consumer Cooperative Union and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union Cooperative Society, Majid Hamad Rahma Al Shamsi, said that the necessary commodities, especially food, masks and sterilizers, topped the best-selling commodities this year.
Al Shamsi pointed to a decline in the sale of some luxury goods, such as durable goods, new models of smartphones, electronics, clothes, high-priced branded shoes and bags, and travel bags in general, stressing that the repercussions of the pandemic imposed rationalization of spending and focus on necessities.
In the same context, the Director General of the Emirates Cooperative Society, Mohammed Al Khaja, said that foodstuffs, masks, sterilizers and cleaning tools topped the best selling commodities during 2020, pointing out that masks and sterilizers succeeded in the top selling list of goods, and it displaced food commodities during the height of the pandemic, to resume Food commodities led the sales, followed by precautionary goods, for most of this year.
Al Khaja agreed that this year witnessed a significant decline in sales of clothes, electronics, household items, school supplies and children's toys, stressing that a large number of consumers preferred to focus on priorities and dispense with the purchase of unnecessary goods, given the periods of closures, staying at home, work and education. Remotely.
Al-Khaja expected that the year 2021 will witness continued demand for foodstuffs, health and organic products, pointing out that the demand for masks and sterilizers depends on the continuation of the pandemic.
Abu Dhabi Cooperative
The Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society confirmed that food commodities topped the list of best-selling products in 2020, including fresh food and canned foods, followed by masks and sterilizers that were among the best sellers in the context of adherence to the precautionary measures.
She pointed out that home appliances and electronics witnessed some decline in sales during the same year.
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