Now buy Future Group branded products at Rajasthan’s ration shops!
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The Rajasthan State Food & Civil Supplies Corp (RSFCSC) and Future Group will sign an agreement today that will assign Kishore Biyani's led company to manage the overall public distribution system (PDS) and ration shops in the state.Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is expected to be present at the time of signing the deal.
The alliance will substantially enlarge the product portfolio of the ration shops and allow the state government to provide a wide range of household items at cheap prices, reported the Economic Times.
India's largest retailer, on its part, will gain access to 5,000 outlets across the state to sell its private label products and if successful, it can replicate this model in other states as well.
Under the agreement, the PDS and ration shops will undergo a facelift and be rebranded as Annapurna Bhandar.
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"The corporation had issued open tender and
At present, the PDS stores stock limited products such as wheat, sugar and kerosene. Annapurna Bhandar will have an expanded product portfolio and sell Future's own brand of food products, FMCG items and other household products whose prices will be determined by the state government.
"Prices will obviously be lower than the market price. That's why Biyani's private labels will work here," said a person familiar with the development.
A state government official said the PDS stores will also start home delivery of grocery items. The group currently operates KB Fair Price, a striped down chain of discount stores.
The person familiar with the development said in normal course, PDS stores would see heightened activity for the first week of the month when people visit these shops to stock up on the monthly quota of provisions.
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The idea behind forging the alliance with Future Group is to keep the stores buzzing throughout the month by stocking a gamut of daily-need grocery items at low prices," the person said.
Future Group operates around 500 large and small supermarkets nationwide and its various formats include the
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