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Lulu Group has opened its 22nd Hypermarket and Department Store in Qatar, fulfilling its pledge to have 22 stores in the country by 2022 and reaffirming its strong presence in the region.
Located in Al Dhakhira, Al Khor, the two-level hypermarket has all the popular Lulu retail features packed into 7,800 square metres. There is the global spread of fresh fruit and vegetables, choicest cuts of meat and seafood as well as the popular 'Lulu Connect' digital showcase in-store and many more.
Chairman and Managing Director of Lulu Group Dr. Yusuff Ali M A yesterday inaugurated the new hypermarket in the presence of H E Ali Al Sadain, Lulu Group Directors Dr. Mohamed Althaf and Salim M A, and other Senior management officials.
Many other eminent dignitaries including Abdulla Al Muhanndi and Khalifa Al Muhannadi were also present at the inaugural ceremony.
The store also includes popular Lulu shopping stations such as Lulu fashion, luggage, stationery, sports & fitness, footwear, toys and home furnishing among others. It is conveniently designed with 500 dedicated parking spaces, and 18 checkout counters. For customers' convenience, there is an ATM facility and a telecoms store.
Speaking to the media persons, Chairman and Managing Director of Lulu Group Dr. Yusuff Ali M A greeted Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and the government and people of Qatar for the big success of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Regarding Lulu's contribution to the World Cup, he said that Lulu Hypermarket dedicated a team comprising 220 employees to serve the fans of different nationalities in a better way and provided quality foods according to their tastes.
Chairman and Managing Director of Lulu Group, Yusuff Ali M A, and other officials touring the new Lulu Hypermarket in Al Dhakhira, Al Khor.
“By Grace of God, we succeeded in our plan as there was not any shortage of food products or price increase in Qatar during the event. This is what we promised ahead of the World Cup,” said Dr. Yusuff Ali.
Speaking about the new store in Al Dhakhira, he said that it is part of an expansion plan of Lulu Group to reach out across the country.“We have also planned to open six more outlets in the next year,” said Dr. Yusuff.
Director of Lulu Group International Dr. Mohamed Althaf said that Lulu's plan is to reach out to the maximum number of people in Qatar by opening new stores at their respective localities, saving their travel time.
“The new outlet will serve the residents of Al Dhakhira and its suburbs in addition to an expected growing population in near future following the North Field Expansion (NFE) development plan of mega liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains,” said Dr. Althaf.
Speaking about Lulu business during the World Cup, he said:“We received overwhelming response from customers especially fans. Our prime focus was to serve the fans who came from all over the World by providing quality foods in large quantity. We succeeded in our plan as no shortage of foods, or any price hike was recorded at all throughout the event.”
The new hypermarket is the 2nd outlet of Lulu Group in the outskirt of Al Khor. It is the first largest store set up in the Al Dhakhira area having 7,800 sqm with all product ranges and amenities including ATMs, money exchange, travel agency, pharmacy, perfume store, telecommunication services, watch shop, giftwrapping and restaurants. Lulu Group has set up this new project at Al Dhakhira keeping in view the upcoming massive expansion of Ras Laffan with the North Field East Project.