gulfnews : Sweets sales surge in Qatar ahead of Eid holidays
Manama: Selling figures of Arabic sweets in Qatar have gone up on the eve of Eid Al Fitr after a large number of Arab expatriates decided not to travel to their home countries to avoid disturbances there, salespersons said. Saad Fateh, a bakery salesman, said he had expected a decline in the sale of sweets with the departure of potential customers on special Eid packages. "Initially, I was apprehensive that our sale would drop during this Eid," he said. "However, this year sale has been very good so far and is much better than last year. It may be because many Arab expatriates are staying back in Qatar during Eid," he said, quoted by Qat ar Tribune . Shoppers have been flocking to sweets shops in Doha as they started preparing for Eid Al Fitr holidays. According to Adnan Yaghi, the sales and marketing manager of a Lebanese sweets shop, the increase in the sale of sweets during the last few days was signi...