Shoppers at the Arpico ‘e Supercentre’ online shopping portal can choose to have their purchases delivered by a costumed Santa Claus to delight recipients in their homes or offices.
The characteristic flowing white beard and booming ‘Ho Ho Ho’ synonymous with Father Christmas comes at an additional fee for deliveries in Colombo or its suburbs, and can be used to deliver anything that is available for online purchase.
“Every year, we look for new ways to enhance the spirit of the festive season for our customers, because Arpico is all about the shopping experience,” said Minodh de Sylva, Head of Marketing at Richard Peiris Distributors.
“Santa Claus is a perennial symbol of Christmas, and delivery by Santa brings a cheerful touch that will be appreciatedby young and old alike.”
“It will be the perfect way to deliver seasonal hampers, toys, gifts, Christmas goodies and even groceries to family and friends,” he said.
Arpico’s delivery by Santa is a part of wide-ranging seasonal transformation now taking shape across the network of Arpico Supercentres, Superstores, showrooms and ‘Daily’ supermarket outlets.
The transformation encompasses a significant expansion of the product portfolio to include seasonal needs, a refresh of the interior and exterior décor of the stores and special offers and activities that will be in place throughout the season.
There is an extensive collection of toys and Christmas décor products at Arpico outlets.
The toys collection includes high speed remote controlled cars jeeps, helicopters and quad copters, mechanical toys, beach toys and wooden educational toys.