04 September 2007
MANAMA -- Lulu opened its first store here yesterday. The 180,000 sq ft store is located in the popular Dana Mall in the Seef district. The new hypermarket, 64th of the retail group was inaugurated by Dr Hassan Abdullah Fakhro, Bahraini Minister of Industry and Commerce, in the presence of senior government officials, Indian Ambassador Balakrishna Shetty and dignitaries.

M A Yusuffali, Managing Director of Lulu Hypermarket group, said "we are looking at the Bahraini market with serious interest and have finalised to invest approx BD 50 million in the booming retail sector here. New projects are coming up in Riffa and Aali and locations for other projects are being finalised."

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