Outlets due to the decrease in injuries, competition and the growing confidence in government measures
Discounts of up to 65% on the prices of “Corona” prevention supplies
Offers on sterilizers, masks and gloves are valid for long periods.
Emirates today
Consumers confirmed that basic supplies for the prevention of the Corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic, which are: masks, sterilizers, and gloves, witnessed decreases in their prices during the recent period, by rates of up to 65%.
They said that the price drops and offers on these supplies gave them a greater ability to buy the quantities they need, noting that the offers are valid for long periods of more than a month.
In turn, two officials in two outlets attributed the decline in prices of virus prevention supplies, and offers on them, to the decrease in the number of infections, and the growing confidence in government measures to confront the pandemic, as well as the intense competition between sales outlets.
Consumer Reviews
Consumer Anwar Yahya said that he noticed a decrease in the prices of some basic supplies to prevent the Corona virus pandemic, especially masks and gloves, with offers that significantly reduced their prices.
He added that more than a month ago, outlets reduced the price of a package of a type of mask (50 masks) to 9.90 dirhams instead of 28.90 dirhams, previously, a decrease of more than 65%.
He pointed out that other outlets, a month ago, offered a price for a type of gloves at 10 dirhams instead of 21.50 dirhams previously, a decrease of 53.5%.
He said that the discount offers have extended for long periods, for more than a month, and not a week, as was the case previously.
big quantities
For her part, the consumer, Iman Al-Saadi, said that she bought large quantities of masks and sterilizers, after noticing their low prices and the presence of offers on them.
She explained that outlets for a long time offered an offer for a type of masks, to be sold at five dirhams instead of 9.50 dirhams per package, a decrease of more than 47%, at a time when shops reduced the basic selling price for another type at four dirhams instead of eight dirhams, down It's 50%.
Al-Saadi pointed out that an offer included two packages of sterilizers at 10 dirhams, after one package was sold at 12.20 dirhams, and outlets also reduced the selling price of another type from 15 dirhams to 12 dirhams.
Sterilizers and gloves
In the same context, the consumer, Tariq Al-Hosani, agreed that the recent decrease in the prices of supplies to prevent the Corona virus, and the availability of several price offers, made him more able to buy the quantities he needed.
He added, "The outlets have launched new bottles of a famous sterilizer, with a capacity of 500 ml, instead of 250 ml, at a price of 15 dirhams, after the old package was sold at 12.50 dirhams."
He pointed out that outlets offered a new package of gloves at 21 dirhams, after the prevailing price in the market was more than 30 dirhams, and outlets also offered discounts on a type of gloves from 34 dirhams to 20 dirhams, a decrease of more than 41%.
He stressed that he noticed that the discount offers have extended for long periods of more than a month, and not one week as was the case previously.
electronic platforms
As for the consumer, Hassan Obaid, he said that the prices of pandemic prevention supplies are witnessing significant declines on electronic platforms, as the price of a type of masks decreased from 20 dirhams to eight dirhams, a decrease of 60%, and an electronic shopping platform presented, during the November discounts, a temporary offer on a package. Masks (50 masks) at a temporary price of one dirham, in addition to offering a type of gloves at prices ranging between eight and 12 dirhams, with discounts exceeding 50%.
Confidence in actions
In addition, an official in a large outlet, Hassan Rizk, said that what is happening in the market is a response to several positive changes that the UAE has witnessed during the recent period, most notably the significant and continuous decline in the number of HIV infections, as well as the growing confidence in the measures taken by the government in the face of the pandemic. He pointed out that the procedures are characterized by flexibility and speed.
intense competition
In turn, an official at an outlet in Abu Dhabi, Rajiv Tamara, considered that the intense competition between brands for the prevention of the Corona virus, in the context of the abundance of supply between the local and the importer, supported consumers in obtaining goods at reasonable prices.
He attributed the extended discounts, long periods, to the abundance of these supplies, as well as the competition between sales outlets.
The market is correcting itself
Retail expert Davey Nagpal said that the market is self-correcting, according to supply and demand, intense competition between sales outlets, and the efficiency of government measures in the face of the pandemic.
Nagbal called on the concerned authorities to strictly and continuously monitor any attempts to increase the prices of the pandemic prevention supplies, which have become indispensable, in the event of any changes in their prices globally or locally, or developments in the terms of supply.
• Prices of pandemic prevention supplies are witnessing significant declines on electronic platforms.
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