Consumers regularly demand delivery, especially for food and fresh goods

E-commerce platforms offer early discounts on Ramadan goods exceeding 60%

• The demand during Ramadan is focused on food and fresh goods and “groceries.”

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• Consumers demand regularity and speed of deliveries.

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E-commerce platforms offered early discounts on Ramadan goods at rates exceeding 60%, and included items of food goods, groceries, vegetables and fruits, household appliances, electrical appliances, dining sets, and others. The discounts also included, for the first time, "Ramadan bags" in Several sizes, starting at 50 dirhams.

Consumers demand regular and speedy delivery of orders, especially since the demand during Ramadan is focused on food and fresh goods and “groceries.”

Two officials attributed to «Emirates Today», the early cuts to the great competition in the market during Ramadan, which is witnessing a rise in demand by rates between 40% and 50%, especially in food commodities, compared to normal days, pointing to the keenness to meet consumer demands quickly, before Ramadan, and avoiding any problems related to delay, due to the high demand, as well as avoiding any problems related to supply chains, in light of the current global conditions.

Early Sale

In detail, the consumer, Alaa Lutfi, said that electronic platforms have started early discounts on goods for which the demand in Ramadan rises by up to 60%, explaining that the price of one of the rice varieties (weight of a kilogram), decreased on one of the platforms from 12 dirhams to six dirhams, by 50% discount%.

The price of another item (weighing five kilograms), on another platform, was also reduced from 70 dirhams to 35 dirhams, with a discount rate of 50%.

The price of a type of entertaining also decreased from 35 dirhams to 29.40 dirhams, with a discount rate of 16%.

The prices of types of dates decreased by rates ranging between 40 and 60%, in addition to a decrease in the prices of a type of detergent from 22 to 17 dirhams, with a discount rate of 22%, and a washing powder from 121 dirhams to 64.95 dirhams, at a discount rate of 45%, in addition to a decrease in the prices of lanterns Ramadan rates ranged between 30 and 55%.

Lutfi demanded regular and speedy deliveries, especially since the demand is focused on food and fresh goods, and the so-called “grocery goods” during Ramadan and the days prior to it.

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And the consumer, Amna Al-Mutawa, said that electronic platforms have started early discounts on Ramadan goods at rates exceeding 50%, as the price of one type of soup decreased from five dirhams to 4.20 dirhams, at a 15% discount.

And the price of a type of corn oil decreased from 70 dirhams to 54 dirhams, with a discount rate of 22%, noting that the reductions included, in addition to food, cooking and dining kits, as the price of one of them decreased from 479 dirhams to 209 dirhams, a decrease of 56%. In addition to serving trays, the price of one of them was reduced in the offers of one of the platforms from 182 dirhams to 153 dirhams, with a discount rate of 15%.

She added that the platforms launched, for the first time, "Ramadan bags", in several sizes, with prices starting from 50 dirhams for the small size, and they include varieties of rice, pasta, flour, dates, Vimto, soup, Ramadan sweets, and others, which contributes to meeting the needs of many families, and contributing to charitable works. in Ramadan.

Al-Mutawa demanded the regularity and speed of deliveries, especially since the demand is focused on food commodities, and the so-called “grocery goods” during Ramadan, as well as “Ramadan bags”, noting that crowded periods, such as Ramadan, usually witness some delays in delivery, and orders canceled. .

food items

The consumer, Faten Khader, said that the discounts offered by the platforms varied, and included food and non-food items, with rates of up to 60%, on top of which were items of vegetables and fruits, with reductions of up to 20%, in addition to a drop in the price of one type of flour from 21 dirhams to 18.9 dirhams. AED, with a decrease of 10%, and one of the sunflower oils from 39 to 34 dirhams, with a discount rate of 12%.

She explained that the cuts also included one of the pasta items, dropping from five dirhams to 1.9 dirhams, with a decrease of more than 60%, as well as meat with 15% discounts, chicken pieces and pastries at rates of up to 30%, and paper tissues at rates of up to 18%, in addition to various types of Coffee, with rates ranging between 15-30%, and liquids for washing dishes, with reduced rates ranging between 15-40%, as well as discounts on electrical appliances, at rates ranging between 20% and 36%, noting that platforms were launched for the first time “Ramadan bags”, in different sizes, and at prices It starts from 50 dirhams, which contributes to meeting the needs of consumers for several days, and doing charitable works.

big competition

In turn, an official in one of the e-commerce platforms - who only mentioned his initials (RA) - said that "the reductions come in light of the fierce competition in the market, during Ramadan, which is one of the seasons with the highest demand for food commodities, with rates ranging from Between 40 and 50%, compared to normal days,” referring to the keenness to meet consumer demands quickly, before Ramadan, and to avoid any problems related to delay, due to the increased demand during Ramadan, and to avoid any problems related to supply chains, in light of the current global conditions.

He explained that platforms have prepared for the discounts by increasing delivery operations, and setting delivery times, especially for food and fresh goods, so that they do not exceed a few hours.

Various items

In the same context, an official in another platform, Dareen Hamza, said that “the early cuts included hundreds of items, to include various commodities that are in demand in Ramadan, whether food or non-food,” explaining that the cuts will include more commodities during the coming period, on The discounts will see changes in the items permanently, to meet the diverse needs of shoppers during the holy month.

• The discounts included various commodities that are popular in Ramadan, whether food or non-food.

• Platforms launched for the first time "Ramadan Bags", with prices starting from 50 dirhams for a small size.

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