Supermarket leader has signed contracts worth $109M to boost Ramadan stocks.
Union Coop is to increase its inventory by 30 percent with the opening of branches in Al Warqa and Al Barsha South 1. It comes as Dubai Economy has reiterated that there is no shortage of food or supplies in the emirate amid the current coronavirus crisis.
Union Coop has storage space in the Middle East exceeding 424,442sq ft, with stock worth AED500M.
Dr Suhail Al-Bastaki, Director of Happiness and Marketing at Union Coop, said: “We intend to open our branches in Al Warqa and Al Barsha South 1 as quickly as possible so that we may be able to increase our total inventory by 30 per cent. Our showrooms contain more than 69,000 varieties of foods and non-food commodities. This adds to our confidence in meeting the needs of the society,” he said
“We are keen to enhance our stock as we are approaching the Holy Month of Ramadan and we have signed contracts worth AED400M ($109M) to provide all the goods needed by the UAE community at competitive prices,” Al-Bastaki went on to say.
