Manama: With commitment of investing over BD100 million in Bahrain, LULU Group continues to expand its footprint across the Kingdom as it formally opened its 5th hypermarket in Juffair Mall on Wednesday.
LULU Group, Middle East retail major, continued its expansion by opening of its 5th Hypermarket in the Kingdom of Bahrain at Juffair. The 120th Lulu Hypermarket of the group was inaugurated by H.E. Shaikh Khaled bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain in the presence of H.E. Zayed Al Zayani, Minister of Industry and Commerce, H.E. Jameel Humaidan, Labour Minister, HE Shaikh Khalifa Bin Daij Al Khalifa, President of Crown Prince Court, HE Shaikh Ahmed Khalifa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince Court, and other senior Govt officials and various ambassadors at Juffair Mall.
Prominent dignitaries were present during the inauguration included H.E Alok Kumar Sinha, Indian Ambassador , H.E William Roebuck , US Ambassador , H.E Simon Martin CMG , UK ambassador and other prominent industry and business leaders .
“The success of Lulu Hypermarket in Bahrain, since it opened its doors here in 2007 has been due to the leaders and the people of the country,†Yusuffali MA, Chairman of LULU Group told media on the side lines of the opening of the market.
“I take this opportunity to thank His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister and HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and First Deputy Premier for their transformative leadership and the Government for its transparency, accessibility and effectiveness.â€
“Lulu Hypermarket has built its brand on the quality promise and we are very happy that the people of Bahrain have responded so warmly to the range of products, the cost-effectiveness and top quality of Lulu. Bahrainis have excellent people skills and have been the backbone of our business growth. We are proud of their participation in our multi-cultural employee force,†he added.
The new 120,000 sq. ft. Lulu hypermarket will serve the residents of Juffair, Hoora, Gudaibiya, Adliya and Umm Al Hassam areas with its widest range of products from all over the world. As always Lulu hypermarket provides the widest range of quality and value-for-money products all under one roof. It has separate sections for fresh fruits and vegetables, meat and poultry, dairy products, ready-to-eat products and a state-of-the-art live bakery and Hot Foods kitchen. The product mix in Lulu Juffair will also include a wide selection of premium UK and US goods, including special products air-flown for freshness.
“As announced earlier, we are fully committed to our BD 100 million investment plans for Bahrain and our sixth hypermarket will open soon at Galleria Mall, Ahli Club Zinj,†added, Yusuffali.
“We have always believed that it’s our duty to nurture the local talent and currently there are more than 1100 Bahrainis who work with us not only here but in other GCC countries also. Our goal is to provide employment to another 500 people with the opening of our new projects,†Yusuffali said, while explaining the Lulu’s obligation towards training Bahraini workforce.
