Lulu Group, a major retail group in the Middle East, has expanded its sixth hypermarket in Bahrain, marking its 124th store globally.

The new hypermarket in New Zinj’s Galleria Mall was inaugurated by Shaikh Khaled bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain in the presence of Bahraini Minister for Industry & Commerce Zayed Al Zayani, Labour Minister Jamil Humaidan, British Ambassador Simon Martin CMG, US Ambassador William Roebuck, Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha, Lulu Group chairman Yusuffali M A, prominent businessman Mohammed Dadabhai,  Lulu Group CEO Saifee Rupawala, executive director Ashraf Ali MA, Bahrain regional director Juzer Rupawala and other top officials.

Located next to the Al Ahli Sports Club and adjacent to the US Embassy, the new hypermarket will serve residents of Salmaniya and Zinj and offers easy access to Tubli and Isa Town residents as well.

The outlet has also introduced inaugural offers and deals for a range of products at attractive prices.

“The opening of the 124th Lulu hypermarket in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the 6th in the country is a moment of great pride for the Lulu Group,” said Yusuffali M A.

“As announced earlier, this new hypermarket is part of our committed BD100 million ($524 million) investment plan for Bahrain. The group will open two more hypermarkets by the end of 2017 at Saar and Busaidi in Bahrain.

“Our growth in Bahrain is powered by the vision of the leadership, the business-friendly economic environment and the ability of our Bahraini employees to absorb and fit into the Lulu service model which puts customers above all,” he added.

“It is also our endeavour to nurture the local talent and a proof of this is our strong Bahraini work force that forms the nucleus of our operations here in Bahrain,” said Yusuffali.

“Currently Lulu provides best quality training to absorb them in various managerial and specialized sections to Bahrainis. There are more than 1,200 Bahrainis who work with us not only here but in other GCC countries also and we will continue to support Governments’ Bahranization plan by giving employment to more Bahrainis in our new projects,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service