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Written by: Chen Jiayi
2020-09-26 19:14
Last update date: 2020-09-26 19:18
In response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the government launched the second phase of the employment protection program, and the two supermarket chains, including Wellcome and Baijia, had to give back to the community.
Wellcome announced earlier that it would provide more than 120 million yuan to give back to the community, and yesterday (25th) launched the "Everyday Low Price" program, which will lock more than 300 daily necessities, including rice, oil, fresh fruits and vegetables, and eggs. At the preferential price, maintain at least 6 months.
Many of the goods sold are brands owned by the Milk Company of the Wellcome Group. The Consumer Council pointed out that supermarkets should avoid pooling their own branded products to reduce prices, otherwise it will weaken consumers' choice of products, and the public may not benefit the most.
Wellcome must give back to the society after successfully applying for the second phase of the Employment Guarantee Program. Wellcome will freeze more than 300 daily necessities, including rice, oil, fresh fruits and vegetables, and eggs, at preferential prices for at least 6 months, including Golden Elephant 5 The original price of the jasmine rice fragrant rice on the top of the kilogram is 82.9 yuan, and the price is 75 yuan after the price is locked. The three packs of 900ml Lion Ball peanut oil are locked at 88 yuan, and the two packs of Norwegian mackerel fillet are locked at 11 yuan.
However, many of the price-locked products announced by Wellcome are brands owned by Wellcome’s group milk companies, such as powdered pasta oil seasoning "PAPA ALFREDO", tissue and toilet paper "Special Soft", food "Meadows" and so on.
As part of the "Dim Sum" program, Wellcome will lock more than 300 selected products at preferential prices starting on September 25, for at least 6 months.
(Photo provided by Wellcome)
The Consumer Council believes that direct deduction of consumption is the easiest and fastest
The Consumer Council believes that the supermarket group proposes to maintain a freeze price plan for 300 items. The products covered should give priority to the daily necessities that consumers buy most frequently and with larger prices, and avoid concentrating on their own brands or products of the same group to weaken consumers. The public may not necessarily benefit the most when choosing the type of goods.
The Consumer Council reiterated that as the epidemic continues to hit the economy, supermarket groups should take greater social responsibilities, and recommend other preferential measures besides the reward plan, including direct deduction of the consumption amount from the receipt, in the simplest and fastest way. Effectively benefit all the people of Hong Kong.
The Consumer Council will continue to monitor the changes in the prices of supermarket goods during this period, the pricing and the way prices are marked.
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