Alle, a wholesale enterprise established to provide goods at a competitive prices to retailers, plans to supply consumer goods worth 354 million birr this Ethiopian budget year.
The enterprise is set to supply the food items through its stores opened at Megenagna, Kaliti and Merkato areas, Enterprise General Manager, Nuredin Mohammed, told WIC.
Inaugurated by Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn four months ago, the enterprise has so far supplied food and other fast moving consumer goods worth 42 million birr to retailers, he said.
Currently, the enterprise is supplying goods with lower prices (5 -15 percent discount) from the current market prices, Nuredin noted.
The enterprise has 280 million birr worth goods in its store, he said.
According to Nuredin, the enterprise has a plan to open 36 stores in 27 towns over the coming three years.
Hawassa, Sheshemene, Dessie, Bahir Dar, Mekelle, Dire Dawa and Adama are the towns chosen for this budget year, he noted.
[WaltaInformationCenter]