Most notably refrigerators, freezers, ovens, flour, milk and rice

Corona raises sales of food, durables and cooking equipment by up to 40%

• The change in consumption patterns will continue for a while and will not end with the end of the Corona pandemic.

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Officials of outlets in the country said that there is an increase of up to 40% in sales of durable goods during the “Corona” pandemic, compared to the period before the pandemic, especially refrigerators, refrigerators, cookers and ovens, as well as kitchen tools and supplies, as well as storage units in kitchens.

They explained, to "Emirates Today", that the increase in sales also included sales of goods that are among the basic ingredients for cooking, such as flour, milk, rice, yeast and others, referring the increase to the reduction in eating outside, the decline in visits to entertainment places, as well as the intensification of cooking at home. .

They noted that the pandemic has changed the consumption pattern of many consumers, whether Emiratis or residents, noting that this change in consumption patterns will continue for a period of time, and will not end once the Corona pandemic ends.

durable goods

In detail, the Deputy Director of the Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society for Operations, Abdullah Eid, said that “there is an increase of between 30 and 40% in sales of durable goods during the “Corona” pandemic, compared to the period prior to the pandemic, especially refrigerators, freezers, cookers and ovens, as well as About kitchen appliances, tools and supplies, as well as storage units in kitchens.

He explained that the “Corona” pandemic led to significant changes in the consumer behavior of consumers in general, as it led to a decrease in eating outside, as well as a decrease in going to recreational places, and thus the intensification of cooking at home, which was accompanied by a significant increase in the consumption of goods. Durable items such as refrigerators, as well as the increasing consumption of storage units.

He noted that the consumption of commodities, which constitute the raw materials used in cooking, increased by up to 40%, especially flour, rice, milk, sugar and others.

Refrigerators and refrigerators

For his part, Chief Operating Officer of Majid Al Futtaim Retail, Bernardo Berlorio, said, "There is an increase of more than 20% in sales of durable goods, led by refrigerators and freezers, as well as kitchen appliances, utensils and storage units in kitchens, during the (Corona) pandemic. ) compared to the previous period.

Berlorio added that "there is also a remarkable rise, estimated at about 30% in sales of cooking ingredients, especially bread ingredients, including flour, milk and yeast, after the pandemic, compared to the same period before the pandemic," noting that many consumers tended to spend time after the pandemic. More in the kitchen and cooking operations, coinciding with reducing leaving the house and eating outside, indicating that the increase peaked during periods of sterilization within the country.

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For his part, the sales official in one of the state’s outlets, Idris Ibrahim, said that “the (Corona) pandemic has changed the consumption pattern of many consumers, citizens and residents,” expressing his conviction that these changes in consumption patterns will continue for a period of time, and will not end just The end of the pandemic.

Ibrahim explained that the trends towards cooking at home and reducing eating outside, led to an increase in sales of household appliances in general, and some durable goods such as refrigerators, gas ovens and stoves, as well as goods used in cooking such as rice, flour, milk, tomato paste, eggs and others, at rates up to 40%.

He pointed out that the highest rates of increase were during the peak periods of the pandemic, but the increase trends continue so far at different rates, according to the commodity, despite the significant reduction in restrictions.

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