Riyadh - Sharikat Mubasher: LuLu Hypermarket, one of the largest retail chains, enlarged its investments in Saudi Arabia through inaugurating its 33rd branch in the Kingdom.
The new branch occupies one level of Al Othaim Mall in Hafar Al Batin with space of more than 120,000 square feet, Saudi Gazette stated.
The new branch was inaugurated by the Governor of Hafar Al Batin Region, Prince Mansour bin Mohammed bin Saad, in the presence of Khalaf Hamdan Al Otaibi, Mayor of Hafar Al batin, and the Chairman and Managing Director of Lulu Group International, Yusuff Ali MA. In addition, the Director LuLu Hypermarket Saudi Arabia, Shehim Muhammed and Moiz Nuruddin, the Regional Director-LuLu Eastern Province attended the inauguration ceremony.
The chairman hailed the effort of Saudi leadership to establish a strong economic environment for investors and citizens, adding: “The LuLu Group’s new hypermarket in the Eastern Province underscores our efforts to keep pace with the rapid urban expansion of Saudi Arabia where more and more cities and districts are increasing facilities and see the community as the heart of the Kingdom’s progress.”
The official also highlighted the group’s efforts to support the Saudization strategy as it is expected to employ 10,000 Saudi nationals by the end of 2025. He further elaborated that 4,000 Saudi nationals are currently working in LuLu’s 33 stores, 1,500 out of which are women.
The new branch will offer a convenient shopping experience with 26 checkout counters and 2500 car parking spaces. It will also provide shoppers with environmentally-sound and technologically advanced services which include sending an e-receipt for each purchase via SMS message to customer’s phone upon payment at the checkout counter.
