MUSCAT -- KM Trading Company, a chain of department stores, supermarkets and shopping centres with its corporate head office in Abu Dhabi, will open its first ever outlet in the Sultanate in Ruwi today as part of its expansion plan. Abdullah bin Abbas bin Ahmed, Head of the Muscat Municipality, will officially inaugurate the outlet which covers an area of about 100,000 sq ft with all the sections of a full-fledged department store and supermarket with concessionaires and franchises to cater to the day to day requirements of the consumers.
KM Trading, a well-known brand in the UAE market for the last 33 years are the pioneers who have developed the concept of everything under one roof for common man under the flagship 'KMT' brand. In his comments, K Mohammad, Chairman of KM Trading, said that their vision focuses on quality and innovation.
"Our vision is to be a quality conscious and innovative company, driven by productive performance assuring better value for money and complete to all our customers," he said.
Started its operation in 1973 in Abu Dhabi by identifying the need to cater to the different tastes and choices of customers, KM Trading Company has created a success story in the fiercely competitive sphere of retailing by making a niche of its own through outstanding service excellence and constant value-creation for its customers.
KM Trading, having other branches in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Al Ain, Sharjah and Fujairah, is having more than 1,750 employees of different nationalities working in different entities under KM Trading umbrella such as KM Trading department stores, KM Trading Shopping Centre, Al Safa Commercial Centre and Al Safa Supermarket. The group also plans to start new ventures in various parts of Oman, the UAE and other GCC nations soon.
The group has also diverse business activities in countries like India by venturing into Builders and Real Estate in the name of Korath Gulf Links (KGL Builders) Pvt Ltd-Cochin and into Procurement and Export divisions in Mumbai and Indonesia as Korath Gulf Links (Mumbai) and P T Korath Gulf Links (Indonesia) respectively. KM Trading, the trusted name in retailing, has shown resilience not just to survive but to stay on top as well by providing value added services in every possible way to its customers.
By Shaddad al Musalmy
© Oman Daily Observer 2006
