Steve Acheampong wins 'Shop n Save' maiden raffle

Accra, May 29, GNA - The maiden edition of the 'Shop n Save' raffle campaign dubbed: 'Win a Car" Promo has been won by Mr Steve Acheampong, a resident of Adenta.

The Promo, organised by Shop N Save, one of the leading community-based supermarkets in Ghana, was to reward its numerous loyal customers.

For his prize, Mr Acheampong went home with a brand new Hyundai Accent as the ultimate prize.

Mr Ohene Gyan Appiah of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) conducted the raffle draw for promo, in Accra, for 4,858 qualified customers of Shop N Save.

The raffle draw was based on coupons filled by shoppers after shopping for a minimum of GHȼ50.00 in any of the four outlets of Shop N Save: Adenta, Adjiringanor and along the Spintex Road all in the Greater Accra Region; and at Apremedo in Takoradi.

The promotion was run for a period of two months and it ended on May 14.

The grand finale, was therefore, held to select the ultimate winner, as well as give out some consolation prizes.

Shoppers had their names and phone numbers entered on the coupons; with some of them having only their first names and phone numbers on it.

Therefore, Aba, won a 42-inch LED television set with GHȼ400.00 worth of hamper, for the second place, while Angela took away a microwave with a GHȼ400.00 worth of hamper as the third prize.

Mr John Daku received a standing fan and GHȼ300.00 worth of hamper, for fourth position, while the fifth prize went to Adobea, who went home with GHȼ200.00 value of shopping vouchers.

Other award winners from the sixth to the 10th position include: Freddy Wood, Kojo, David, Bernard Adjei and Gina, who were each given GHȼ150.00 value of shopping vouchers.

In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Mr Michael Edward Chambers, the Managing Director, Shop N Save, stated that this was the first in Ghana, where a retail supermarket had given away a motor vehicle to its customer.

He said the promotion, which was designed to reward Shop N Save customers for their loyalty and support, brought in new customers and as well got the customers to increase their purchases at their branches.

Mr Chambers noted that the suppliers supported the Company in that regard, whereas, its staff created the enthusiasm and a conducive environment for customers.

The Managing Director said for the draw, they accumulated all the names and the NLA supervised the process to ensure that the draw was clean and transparent.

For his part, Mr Ohene Gyan Appiah said the Authority was the only government institution mandated to regulate and supervise such draws.

He explained that to ensure that the right procedures in selecting winners were used; anybody who wanted to do promotions should subject their processes for verifications and fairness under the Authority of the National Lotteries.

He said the NLA's role was to protect the interest of these customers.

He said with the verifications, what they intended to check was that the prizes were not given to staff members of the company, family members or cronies, but the customers who qualified to be part of the promotion.

Shop n Save Supermarket deals in both local and international products, ranging from household consumables like fresh vegetables, cereals, fresh meat, fresh bakery, fast foods, grains, drinks and detergents.

Shop N Save also offers a very good selection of the leading brands of packaged goods, frozen goods, groceries, fruits, local grains, electrical home appliances and a very-wide range of wines.

GNA