Saturday October 20th, 2007 marked the inauguration of two Mifex stores, located in the two neighborhoods where we operate. Alongside the Mifex offices, these stores offer wholesale products to cooperative members. We sell plastic goods for the home, school supplies, toys, and arts and crafts materials. In poor sectors, making and selling crafts is a lucrative business. To aid micro entrepreneurs in their businesses, we offer workshops to the public in sandal making, fomix (foam crafts), and cosmetology, to name a few (more about this at merit.mifex.org).
Sales of Nestle products are booming due to their popularity and wholesale prices. Snacks, condiments, candies, and milk are very popular with clients who run stores. Nestle distributes these products to Mifex at a discount which is passed onto clients.
The benefits of buying from Comex are reduced transportation costs, quality goods sold without an intermediary, and personalized attention for customers. Cooperative members also have the option of buying merchandise using their credit or savings.
We are pleased to bring these quality products to our clients and we support them in their business endeavors. Thanks to IMAR, Venditore, and Nestle for their partnership in this joint venture.
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