Al Maya Group

Al Maya Group

Company type	Proprietorship
Industry	Retail
Founded	1982;43 years ago (1982)
Founder	L. K. Pagarani
Headquarters	Dubai, United Arab Emirates [1]
Brands	Al Maya Supermarket British Home Stores
Number of employees	1,001-5,000 [2]  (2021)
Website	www.almaya.ae

Al Maya Group is an Emirati-based retail chain in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, it operates supermarkets all over the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, with around 40 outlets in the UAE.

Brands

In 1985, the Group acquired the British Home Stores (BHS) franchise for the Northern Emirates. ^[3] In 2016, it bought the global intellectual property rights to the BHS name, and still trade a single store in Qatar. ^[4]

In 2006, Al Maya Group signed a franchise agreement with Borders for the entire GCC. ^{[5] [6]} In 2015, Al Maya purchased lifetime rights to the Borders brand in the Middle East and subsequently diversified it into a merchandise mix consisting of books, toys and stationery. ^[7]

References

1. "Service My Car demonstrates its convenient customer-experience on Dubai's billboards". insiteooh.com Media Platform. 4 March 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
2. "About Al Maya Group". LinkedIn.
3. "Al Maya Group in Abu Dhabi & Dubai UAE Directory". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
4. "Landmark Doha | BHS" . Retrieved 2025-06-22.
5. "Our History". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
6. "Borders set for Dubai debut". Khaleej Times . Zawya.com. 11 October 2006. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011.
7. Nair, Manoj (9 July 2021). "For Dubai's Al Maya Group, the final word has not been written on Borders' bookstores". Gulf News. Dubai retailer shows how to turnaround a bankrupt global brand into regional powerhouse