MANAMA: Mahmood Rafique, Editor: Lulu Group’s investments has reached BD100 million and emerged as a top job provider with 880 Bahrainis currently working across the group’s hypermarkets.
This was revealed by Yusuffali M.A., the Chairman and Managing Director of the LuLu Group International after the opening of its 10th Hypermarket in Gudaibiya.
“We are committed to Bahraini market which reflects from the Group’s growth pattern and the Group would open three more outlets in Bahrain in few months,” he said.
He also applauded Bahrain’s business climate and leadership’s vision and said Lulu Group would continue to support local talent by reaching 1000 jobs target soon.
The opening ceremony of 40,000 square feet store attended by Deputy PM Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa in the presence of Lulu Group Chairman, ministers, dignitaries, and senior management of the Group.
The store, located in the historic Gudaibiya area is spread in two levels. The new launch signals a re-energising of commercial activity in the key community thoroughfare and is in line with Group Chairman’s vision to continuously invest in Bahrain.
Deputy PM, Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa commended the strong support of the LuLu Group to Bahrain’s progress.
“We are pleased to launch our LuLu Hypermarket in Gudaibiya,” said Yusuffali, “The store signals the LuLu Group’s confidence in the vision of progress mapped by the leadership of Bahrain, its belief in the excellence of Bahrainis as our partners in success and keeps our expansion in line with the march of urban developments in Bahrain.”
The store features all the popular LuLu shopping conveniences: the supermarket with updated grocery section that offers the best food and home shopping trends in a modern and easy layout – a global spread of fresh fruit and vegetables to the choicest cuts of meat and seafood as well as other grocery essentials, a well-stocked department store, LuLu Connect, the digital and electronics hub and LuLu Fashion, the popular high-street fashion outlet. Shoppers can access the store conveniently.
Yusuffali also commended the Bahrain team for their recent winning of the GCC-wide award for the best nationalization with the maximum number of Bahrainis working for the Group in Bahrain as well as in other countries.
