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The Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan (USCP) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani
state-owned enterprise A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a Government, government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn Profit (econom ...
that operates
chain stores A chain store or retail chain is a retail outlet in which several locations share a brand, central management and standardized business practices. They have come to dominate the retail and dining markets and many service categories, in many pa ...
throughout the country that provide basic commodities to the general public at prices which are lower than the open market because the government subsidizes them. It is the largest chain-store entity in the country with 5,939 locations. Utility Stores Corporation is governed by a
board of directors A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organiz ...
and headed by a
managing director A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
.


Quality assurance

Public business organizations or the public can ask courts in Pakistan to hold hearings if they have concerns about the quality of items being sold at the stores.


Performance improvement

In Khan Regime ,
Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...
announced the computerization of the utility stores across the country to improve their performance and efficiency. So far the stores were using old methods of recording inventory. S Per record of USCThe Nation (newspaper), Published 29 April 2019, Retrieved 8 December 2020


References


External links


Utility Stores Corporation – official website
Retail companies of Pakistan Supermarkets of Pakistan Government-owned companies of Pakistan Retail companies established in 1971 Welfare in Pakistan 1971 establishments in Pakistan Pakistani companies established in 1971 Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan) {{Pakistan-gov-stub