Ho, Feb. 15, – Several retail
outlets in the Ho Municipality run out of stocks of chocolates on Valentine’s
Day, checks by the Ghana News Agency has revealed.
As early as 1400 hours, brands
under the Golden Tree chocolate bars, notably Kingsbite, were sold out.
Yvonne Klu, a salesperson at the
Ho branch of Melcom, said three large boxes of Golden Tree chocolates in stock
were cleared by midday, and that there had been an increase in sales compared
to last year.
A manager at Vicarchie, a popular
supermarket in Ho, known commonly as “Letsa” said 34 cartons of the local brand
were sold on Valentine’s Day, and this is a significant increase, compared to
last year’s sales.
Madam Margaret Akatti, Proprietor
of Maggie Sugar Craft Institute, a major cake outlet, said sales has been “very
poor” during the period because of the crave for chocolate.
Mr Frank Smart Hodogbe, a
Supervisor at KCS Foods, a restaurant chain, said a Champions League match on
Wednesday evening delayed Valentine’s Day celebrations at its branches till
2200 hours.
He said branches were filled to
capacity soon after the match, and said pizza topped the sales list until the
last customers left around 0100 hours.
Gifts shops GNA visited reported
good sales of teddy bears, perfumes, and lingerie.
GNA
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