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Grand Sale Begins Friday
By Azlan Othman

Bandar Seri Begawan - The eagerly-awaited Brunei Grand Sale (BGS) is back, promising customers discounted prices on a wide range of products from 20 per cent and above.

The BGS begins Friday (Sept. 23) and will end after the first week of Hari Raya (Nov. 13) As a prelude to the actual BGS, a month of pre-BGS special textile sale has been going on since August 22. More than 60 outlets are currently participating.

They will continue to participate during the BGS 2005 season. To date, 342 shops, supermarkets and department stores have registered for the 52-day BGS 2005.

For a participating departmental store, a minimum of 40 per cent of its entire stock has to be offered for sale, said Deputy Director-General of the Department of Economic Planning and Development (JPKE), Hj Razali Md. Yussof, yesterday.

Participating shops will have to offer discounted prices of no less than 10 per cent of its entire stock. Supermarkets are encouraged to offer discounted prices on food items. Items whose prices are regulated by their manufacturers or agents, may be excluded in the sale.

JPKE is organising the annual project, the 11th of its kind, with the theme "Bargain prices to boost sales and hence, economic growth".

In conjunction with the launching of BGS, a "Local Products Fair" will also be launched at Hua Ho Manggis, Jln Muara involving 40 local entrepreneurs.

JPKE continues to receive cooperation from all department stores, supermarkets and shops throughout the country to make this annual event a success.

Participating shops, supermarkets and department stores will also hold special promotions throughout the sale period.

"We hope BGS will contribute to enhancing economic activities in the country. The attractive sales and promotions are expected to encourage citizens and residents to shop locally, thus reducing the outflow of our money.

"BGS is intended to encourage the public, in particular our citizens and residents, to spend locally. It provides the opportunity for the public to shop at discounted prices.

"It also encourages competitive pricing of goods and attempts to attract tourists to shop in Brunei," Hj Razali said.

BGS 2005 participants are required to display the BGS banner at their business premises.

BGS participation certificates issued by JPKE should be displayed conspicuously for the benefit of the shoppers to identify BGS 2005 participants.

Shops, supermarkets and departmental stores that do not display the BGS participation certificates will be considered non-BGS participants and the public is advised to report to JPKE when they encounter such an incident.

All items on sale will have two price tags showing -the price before and after discount. All departmental stores are encouraged to offer special sales or promotions such as lucky draws, crazy sales, happy hour sales and others throughout the BGS period, particularly during the weekends to attract shoppers.

The public is encouraged to support BGS 2005 to stimulate and promote the sale. However, the public has also been advised to spend wisely, buy necessities and to check the prices carefully before making a purchase.

For any credible complaints with respect to BGS 2005, customers can call the hotline 2230223 at JPKE during office hours. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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