Sri Lanka’s largest private sector retail bank, HNB PLC, launched a bonanza of exclusive deals for Debit and Credit card-holders to ‘Shop with Joy’ during the upcoming festive season.

Starting from 13th Nov 2022 to 31st Dec 2022 HNB will be partnering with a wide network of leading merchants – including Sri Lanka’s leading retail, lifestyle, jewelry, and e-commerce brands, as well as some of the most popular restaurants, supermarkets and hotels across the island - to offer Debit and Credit cardholders access to some of the best value in the market, including discounts of up to 70%, and zero-interest instalment plans up to 60 months.

“The festive season is always a special time for all of us, and we wanted to ensure that at such a moment, we were able to offer maximum value to our cardholders. This year, we have partnered with an even larger network of merchants in order to provide our customers with the very best deals for the season, spanning everything from daily essentials, to electronics, apparel, holidays and much more,” HNB Head of Cards Gauthami Niranjan said.

Given the increasing price of essential items, the most critical sector HNB has tied up with is supermarkets. Customers with HNB Credit and Debit cards can buy groceries and other crucial home-based appliances from leading supermarket chains during all seven days.

For instance, Cargills offers 20% off on meat and dairy items for orders above Rs.  2,500 and Keells Super will give 25% off on fresh Vegetables, fruits and seafood for orders over Rs. 4,000.  HNB credit cardholders will also be entitled to a 25% discount at Laugfs Super outlets on a selection of fresh fruits and vegetables with orders above Rs. 2,500.

For HNB Credit and Debit card customers, Softlogic Glomark will provide discounts of 20% off and 10% off on the total invoice, respectively. Likely fresh fruits, veggies, and fish purchases over Rs. 2,000 at SPAR will receive a 20% discount on credit cards. Lastly, Arpico Supercentres will discount selected fruits, vegetables, and seafood by 25% for purchases over Rs. 3,000.

Given the rapidly increasing demand for electronic items in Sri Lanka, HNB has also partnered with reputed brands, such as Abans and Buyabans, Singer showrooms and Singer.lk, Softlogic showrooms, Softlogic MAX and Furniture, Seetha Holdings, Dinapala Group, Hunters, Singhagiri & Company and CameraLK. Depending on the merchant, these outlets offer discounts of up to 40% on selected items and zero-interest instalment schemes for up to 24 months.

HNB has also tied up with a wide range of online and retail stores, enabling customers to shop safely from their homes. Accordingly, any items purchased from the websites of Daraz.lk, Takas.lk, Wasi.lk, Promateworld.com, Glomark.lk and PickMe Food and Market can enjoy savings and discounts of up to 30%.

Discounts and zero-interest instalments are also applicable for purchases at renowned jewellery stores for HNB Credit cardholders. Discounts of up to 40% for selected jewellery items are offered for purchases at Premadasa Jewellers, Raja Jewellers, Swarnamahal Jewellers, Vogue Jewellers, Colombo Jewellery Stores and Mallika Hemachandra Jewellers, in addition to interest-free instalment schemes provided on all purchases of jewellery up to -12 months.

HNB Credit cardholders can also enjoy substantial discounts while dining at many of the country’s most popular restaurants as well as special discounts at select hotel properties.

HNB cardholders will have access to exclusive discounts at Cinnamon Hotels, Browns Hotels and Oak Ray properties. Additionally, customers can use their Credit cards to purchase any Large Pan Pizza from Pizza Hut and receive a complimentary Classic range Large Pan Pizza, or purchase one item from Taco Bell's à la carte menu and receive a second item for free, they will also receive a discount of 20% when using their credit cards of delivery and take away orders from Indulgence at the Kingsbury Hotel, and receive a 20% discount when using their Credit cards to purchase food from the hotel's dinner buffet at Flavoured, Cinnamon Red.

Moreover, students waiting to start the new term at the school can also purchase all their stationery requirements from Promateworld.com with discounts of up to 30% off on Credit cards and up to 25% on Debit cards.

Additional details of the promotion are available at https://www.hnb.net/personal/promotions/card-promotions#secoffers.

HNB Head of Cards Gauthami Niranjan