Damascus-Sana
The Syrian Trade Establishment branch in Rural Damascus is working to increase its presence throughout the province through an action plan based on the opening of new outlets in cooperation with the local administration and public institutions in order to achieve its goal of providing goods and materials necessary for citizens at competitive prices and high quality.
Ahmed Hinnawi, Director of Syrian Trade in Damascus countryside, said in a statement to SANA Economic Bulletin the importance of achieving a greater geographical spread in all areas of the province through the opening of new sales outlets and rehabilitation and development of the list, which reflects on meeting the basic needs of citizens. Growing amounted to 3 billion pounds since the beginning of this year, mostly foodstuffs such as oils, ghee, sugar, detergents, electrical materials and home furnishings.
Turning to the subject of breaking prices, which witnessed a significant rise in traders, while our prices maintained their previous levels, especially food and meat, which recorded a decline of 20 and 30 percent and the decline in some materials 40 percent and we are working to ensure the stability of our stock of various goods through large supply contracts for materials Commodities and durable goods for the coming period.
Hinnawi stressed the importance of the completion of the project of rehabilitation and development of lounges and the return of a large number of them to the service, which led to the improvement of work and increase sales significantly during the current year, especially that was sabotaged by armed terrorist gangs, pointing to the return of six lounges after rehabilitation in the areas of Ghouta, Kiswa and Qalamoun in addition to the expansion plan In the number of new outlets in cooperation with municipalities and civil events and state departments and institutions and work is underway to secure staff working through the secondment of other public institutions.
As for the experience of the exhibitions of stationery and school supplies, Hinnawi said that the experiment has achieved great success by providing large quantities of these materials with good quality and competitive prices less than the market by up to 40 percent and focused these exhibitions in the areas (Qatna Alnabk - Gerod - Kiswa - Jaramana - Also, all centers and other outlets were provided with stationery and school supplies, pointing out that the sales value reached about 70 million pounds.
Hinnawi added that the establishment's plan in the coming period includes the establishment of specialized exhibitions of winter requirements of woolen carpets production of general carpet companies and other supplies in addition to the establishment of specialized halls selling meat, pointing to the continuation of the sale process in installments for workers in the country for all food in addition to start receiving requests for installment of durable materials, including furniture The household basis and electrical appliances with a ceiling of one million liras.
Nadim Mualla
SANA Economic Bulletin
