The LuLu Hypermarket retail chain has signed an agreement with the Saudi Arabian National Guard Forces (SANG) to open two shopping centers and seven supermarkets in Dammam and Al-Ahsa in the Kingdom. These will be operational inside the SANG campuses to serve the National Guard officials and their families.
The agreement was signed by Prince Mishal bin Bader bin Saud bin Abdul Aziz, undersecretary of the National Guard, and Yusuff Ali M.A., chairman and managing director of Lulu Group International, at King Fahd National Guard office in Dammam recently.
After the signing ceremony, Ali said: “We are honored to have been selected and thank the Saudi National Guard Forces authorities for this prestigious initiative. We will make sure that these supermarkets will be the best in the world and serve the national guard officials and their families in the best possible manner.”
“Our goal is to give employment to more than 5,000 nationals by the end of 2020,” said Ali.
“We also take this opportunity to extend our gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the government that has always given tremendous support to investments and economic development, which ultimately generates more employment opportunities for Saudi citizens,” he added.
With 15 upcoming projects, LuLu is presently operating 14 hypermarkets and 10 Saudi Aramco commissaries in different parts of the Kingdom.
Serving more than 1,100,000 shopping patrons every day, it is the top retail chain in the Middle East and the fastest growing retail chain across 10 countries, which include the GCC, India, Egypt, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Founded in the early 1990s, it has successfully expanded to different parts of the world and currently operates 154 stores with a staff force of 48,450.
