{"id":174665,"date":"2018-05-07T20:20:32","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T22:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=174665"},"modified":"2018-05-07T20:59:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T22:59:52","slug":"supermarkets-economys-thermometer-temer-apas-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/supermarkets-economys-thermometer-temer-apas-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Temer at APAS Show: supermarkets are economy\u2019s thermometer"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The 34th<\/sup> edition of the leading supermarket industry expo in South America, APAS Show, began this Monday (7) at S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s Expo Center Norte, featuring president Michel Temer, S\u00e3o Paulo state governor M\u00e1rcio Fran\u00e7a, S\u00e3o Paulo mayor Bruno Covas, Finance minister Henrique Meirelles and the chairmen of the S\u00e3o Paulo Supermarkets Association presidentes da (APAS), Pedro Celso Gon\u00e7alves, and of the Brazilian Supermarkets Association (Abras), Jo\u00e3o Sanzovo Neto.<\/p>\n

Temer said \u201csupermarkets are like a thermometer of how the economy is going, and major national production chains converge into the industry.\u201d According to him, \u201csupermarket sales were up over 2% in quarter one this year, and this is the best result for the quarter in five years.\u201d Temer also said \u201cthe industry can get ready to see sales increase more and more, since confidence in the economy is back. Brazil, despite all its struggles, is back on growth track.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gon\u00e7alves sees deals increasing at trade show this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The authorities and executives discussed the industry and Brazil\u2019s economic scenario. The APAS chairman said supermarkets account for 5.4% of GDP at this time and supply 89% of the population. \u201cThis year we have 738 exhibitors, 200 of which come from nineteen different countries, making this the biggest edition ever,\u201d said Gon\u00e7alves. Nineteen Arab exhibitors are featured in\u00a0a pavilion organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Gon\u00e7alves also said that the last time around, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) arranged 1,153 meetings, and this is expected to increase by 10% this year, leading to over USD 100 million worth of deals.<\/p>\n

This year the show is themed \u201cWe Love Supermarkets.\u201d Abras\u2019 chairman lauded the presidential decree naming the industry as essential to the economy and called on the president to reconsider the sale of over-the-counter medication at supermarkets. In his address, Temer said he would look into the matter.<\/p>\n

Sanzovo Neto said people are buying less due to the economic crisis, and the challenge facing the industry is to win them over. \u201cWe are making changes to the industry, and technological projects are underway to bring in more and more buyers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bruno Covas mentioned that supermarkets account for 200,000 direct jobs in the S\u00e3o Paulo state capital alone.<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcos Corr\u00eaa\/PR<\/div>\n
Marcos Corr\u00eaa\/PR<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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