LuLu Group opens sixth Hypermarket in New Zinj

Manama : Middle East retail major LuLu Group which is on a vast expansion mode underscored its commitment to Bahrain by opening its 6th Hypermarket in New Zinj’s Galleria Mall.

The new Hypermarket which is also the 124th store of the LuLu Group globally, was officially inaugurated by  Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister in the presence of Minister for Industry and Commerce Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani, Labour Minister Jameel Humaidan, British Ambassador Simon Martin CMG, US Ambassador William Roebuck, Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha, LuLu Group Chairman Yusuffali MA, 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 opening of the 124th Lulu Hypermarket and the sixth in the country is a moment of great pride for the LuLu Group,” said Chairman Yusuffali MA after the inauguration. 

“As announced earlier, this new hypermarket is part of our committed BD100 million investment plan for Bahrain,” said Yusuffali adding that the group will open two more hypermarkets by the end of 2017 at Saar and Busaidi.

“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.

On providing training and employment opportunity to the educated Baharaini youth, Yusuffali said, “It is also our endeavour to nurture the local talent and a proof of this is our strong Bahraini work force that form the nucleus of our operations here in Bahrain. Currently LuLu provides best quality training to absorb them in various managerial and specialised sections. There are more than 1200 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.