The Federal Purchasing Alliance JSC “System “Т3С” announced that the direct import program of fruit and vegetables from the foreign suppliers, which was launched in June 2011, allowed to increase the turnover volume by 117% for 7 months. As of today 33 out of 40 retail chains – members of The Federal Purchasing Alliance take part in the program. Decrease of the purchasing price for retail chains (in comparison to the local distributors) is 12% to 90% (depending on local market conditions). The Federal Purchasing Alliance cooperates with suppliers from Serbia, Poland, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.
In 2012 the Alliance is planning to expand the range of directly imported goods and engage new retailers. The company will be importing all top fruit and vegetables from Poland, Serbia, Italy, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Holland, Israel and Egypt.
Source: www.retail.ru