LuLu Hypermarket opens 125th branch in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Jeddah: LuLu Group further expanded its operations in the hugely potential KSA market with the opening of its 125th hypermarket in Jeddah on 29 May. It’s the 7th LuLu Hypermarket in Saudi Arabia, while 12 more are slated to be open by 2018 with investment of SAR 800 million in the next two years.

The latest hypermarket which is located conveniently in Amir Fawaz district of Jeddah, was inaugurated by HRH Prince Saud Bin Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and HE Mazen Mohammed Batterjee, Vice Chairman of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce, in the presence of many top officials and dignitaries including HE Arif Ali Al Taboor Al Nuaimi, UAE Consul General.
 
Speaking to the media after the launch, Yusuff Ali M.A., Chairman of LuLu Group, said "We plan to launch 4 more hypermarkets this year, including one more in Jeddah and one each in Hail and Hofuf. By 2018, we will launch 8 more hypermarkets in the Kingdom including the holy cities of Makkah and Madina.”
 
Revealing his investment plans, Yusuff Ali said “We have already invested SAR 1 billion and intend to further invest SAR 800 million in the next two years, taking our total investment to more than SAR 1.8 billion in the Kingdom. We are very confident that this great country will further prosper under the visionary leadership of HRH King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince HRH Muhamed Bin Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Deputy Crown Prince HRH Mohamed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. I am really excited by the new 2030 vision declared recently by the Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and will explore all avenues to further boost our group's investment here".
 
With 3 stores in Capital Riyadh, 1 each in Al Khobar, Jubail, Dammam, and 8 Commissaries in its entity, LuLu has firmly established itself as one of the most preferred retail destination for both locals and the large expatriate community residing in the Kingdom. The newest hypermarket is spread across an area of over 200,000 sq. ft. and has the widest range of world class products at the most competitive prices.

Other LuLu Group executives present at the function were Ashraf Ali M.A., Executive Director, Saifee Rupawala, CEO, Saleem V.I., COO, Mohammed Althaf, Director, and Mohammed Mustafa, Regional Director.

Highlights :

• Biggest hypermarket in Jeddah
• 7th in the Kingdom and 125th of the Group
• To open 4 more in the Kingdom by end of 2016
• 8 hypermarkets by the year 2018, including Makkah & Madinah
• To invest SAR 800 million by next two years
• LuLu’s total investment will be SAR 1.8 billion by end of 2018
• 1700 Saudis employed at present
• To employ 5000 Saudi nationals by end of 2018