This FMCG distributor promises to provide solutions helpful to safeguard installations, belongings and houses from virusCurbing infection with gadgets
Neeraj Bagga
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, May 5
Impacted by Covid-19, Anil Kapoor, a leading distributor of FMCG products in the district, is focusing on gadgets promising solutions to curb the infection this year.
“The novel coronavirus has impacted people in one way or the other. A large number of them are ready to invest in to safeguard their installations, belongings and houses from the virus,” he said.
Keeping this in mind, Philips has pressed in some products to combat the virus. For this, we want to approach commercial establishments like hospitals, hotels and families with these two gadgets. One of these is available in the shape of microwave oven.
Costing in range of Rs7,000 to Rs10,000 a piece, it disinfects various commodities such as laptops, remotes, vegetables, fruits and others.
Philips has pressed in another gadget which promises to provide healthier air. Called UV-C disinfection upper air, proven to inactivate 99.99 per cent Covid-19 virus costs Rs14,000 per peace.
A postgraduate in economics, Anil, 62, has been in the business for the past four decades. He remained a distributor of leading companies such as Hindustan Lever, Cadbury, Reckitt and Colman, besides distributor, clearing and forwarding agent of WIMCO, a European company.
Now, he is a distributor of five divisions of Philips, which includes lighting, personal care, domestic appliances, baby care, USHA, AO Smith and Anchor Panasonic.
He anticipates at least 10 per cent growth this year. “If we manage to overcome the onslaught of the second surge of the Covid-19, then the quantum of growth is likely to increase,” he said.
Despite last year being wrecked by the novel coronavirus and its induced lockdown, he managed to give at least 15 per cent growth to his companies from the fiscal 2019-2020.
On the new restriction to contain second surge of Covid-19 being implemented this month, he said it would not damage the sale quantum of FMCG and MNC products as most of the summer sale had been met. He is president of both — Punjab Distributors’ Welfare Association and Amritsar Distributors’ Association.
