Satyendra Pathak
Doha
Fulfilling LuLu Group’s promise to have 22 stores by the end of 2022 in Qatar, the LuLu Group Chairman and Managing Director Yusuff Ali M.A opened the Group’s 22nd Hypermarket and Department Store at Al Dhakira in Al Khor on Saturday.
The inaugural ceremony of the new store was held with a ribbon cutting, which was officiated by Ali Al Sada in the presence of Yusuff Ali M.A, 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.
Located in Al Dhakira, Al Khor, the two-level hypermarket has all the popular LuLu retail features packed into 7800 square metres. The new store boasts of a global spread of fresh fruit and vegetables, the choicest cuts of meat and seafood as well as the popular ‘LuLu Connect’ digital showcase in-store.
The store also includes popular LuLu shopping stations such as LuLu fashion, luggage, stationery, sports & fitness, footwear, toys, and home furnishing, and others.
It is conveniently designed with 500 dedicated parking spaces and 18 checkout counters. For customers’ convenience, there is an ATM facility and a telecom store.
Speaking to the media persons on the occasion, Yusuff Ali, first of all, congratulated Qatar’s leadership, the government of Qatar, and the people 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 fans of different nationalities in a better way and provided quality foods according to their tastes.
“We succeeded in our plan as there was not any shortage of food products or a price increase in Qatar during the event. This is what we promised ahead of the World Cup,” said 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 to people living in different areas of the country. “We have also planned to open six more outlets in the next year,” he said.
Talking to Qatar Tribune on the sidelines of the opening ceremony, the 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 and 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 Althaf.
Speaking about Lulu’s business during the World Cup, he said: “We received an overwhelming response from customers, especially fans. Our prime focus was to serve fans who came from all over the World by providing quality foods in large quantities. We succeeded in our plan as no shortage of food, or any price hike was recorded at all throughout the event.”
Major highlights of the new hypermarket are:
• It is the second outlet of Lulu Group on the outskirt of Al Khor.
• The new hypermarket is the first largest store set up in the Al Dhakhira area having 7800 sqm with all product ranges and amenities including ATMs, money exchange, travel agency, pharmacy, perfume store, telecommunication services, watch shop, gift wrapping, restaurants, and others.
• 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.
• The new store will have 500 car parking facility.
