WILLEMSTAD - Ahead of the Big Carnival parade, the Consumer Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development, conducted a study on the prices of products typically purchased during the carnival season. A total of 132 different products were compared across fourteen major supermarkets. The results showed that Bon Bini Supermarket offered the most products at the lowest prices and also had the widest selection. Mangusa Hypermarket ranked second, followed by Mangusa Rio in third place.
The participating supermarkets were: Van den Tweel, Arco Iris, Best Buy, Boulevard Market Place, Bon Bini Supermarket, Centrum Mahaai, Centrum Piscadera, Esperamos Supermarket, Mangusa Rio, Mangusa Hypermarket, Vreugdenhil, Carre Four, Timmy, and Luna Park.