Sweet Sellers Enjoy Rise In Their Business On Eid
Sumaira FH Published June 16, 2018 | 12:10 PM
As sweets are an integral part of Eid festivities in most Muslim cultures , a large number of sweet shops in the federal capital of Islamabad are savoring the rush of customers requesting their favorite treats for Eid ul Fitr.
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Jun, 2018 ) :As sweets are an integral part of Eid festivities in most Muslim cultures , a large number of sweet shops in the Federal capital of Islamabad are savoring the rush of customers requesting their favorite treats for Eid ul Fitr.
A report aired by a private news channel said , Famous bakeries and sweet shops in the city were seen packed with people buying items for their families and friends.
According to shopkeepers, people in huge numbers were seen thronging the prominent bakery and sweet shops. These shops have been decorated with different varieties of delicious sweets, pastries, cookies, cakes, biscuits and deserts.
The business has boomed by 100-300 per cent with citizens buying large quantities of sweets for celebrations at home and as gifts for others.
"Eid days are the days when we sell a huge amount of bakery items and sweets as compared with the rest of the year.
Despite increase in the number of people in our shop, we don't compromise on quality," said Hanif Muhammad a bakery owner.
"Our branches around the city have recorded a 80 percent increase in sales, said another sweet shopkeeper.
He added that the sale of cup cakes and cakes had increased considerably, and would increase further during Eid days.
Waqas Ikram a 23 year old while buying bakery items and sweet for his family commented that eid greetings can't be complete unless we welcome relatives and friends in our guest rooms and present them sweets and bakery items.
Non-Muslims too have been buying sweets as gifts for Muslim colleagues and friends, a shop salesmen said.
The outlets are brimming with richly decorated special Eid packaging, he said.
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