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National servicemen can look forward to greater convenience during their in-camp training, with 13 unmanned Cheers stores to open across nearly a quarter of all Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) camps by December this year. In a press release on Monday (July 29)Cheers to convenience: FairPrice to open 13 unmanned stores in SAF camps
National servicemen can look forward to greater convenience during their in-camp training, with 13 unmanned Cheers stores to open across nearly a quarter of all Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) camps by December this year. In a press release on Monday (July 29), the FairPrice Group (FPG) said their partnership with the SAF to introduce the convenience stores - that can stay open 24 hours a day - will provide servicemen with easy access to some daily essentials and a wide variety of food and beverages that are compliant to the government's healthier food and beverage policy. The first Cheers unmanned store was opened at the SAF Ferry Terminal in April. The other three are located in Clementi Camp, Kranji Camp 3 and Sungei Gedong Camp in Lim Chu Kang. Military Expert 6 (ME6) Kelvin Yap from the Combat Service Support Command (CSSCOM), SAF's supply support arm, said having unmanned convenience stores was one of the initiatives that the army looked to implement which «improve the lives of soldiers» by «leveraging technology in our day-to-day activities, and make our workplace and living spaces more conducive». Read more