Al Maya Group

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Al Maya Group
Company typeProprietorship
IndustryRetail
Founded1982;43 years ago (1982)
FounderL. K. Pagarani
Headquarters Dubai, United Arab Emirates [1]
BrandsAl 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. [3] [4]

Brands

In 1985, the Group acquired the British Home Stores (BHS) franchise for the Northern Emirates. [5] In 2016, it bought the global intellectual property rights to the BHS name, and still trade a single store in Qatar. [6]

In 2006, Al Maya Group signed a franchise agreement with Borders for entire GCC. [7] [8] [9] 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. [10]

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. ↑ Rahman, Saifur (6 September 2005). "Al Maya Group plans expansion". Gulf News . Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Al Maya Group and Corsair International of the UK sign partnership agreement". AMEinfo.com . 10 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "Al Maya Group in Abu Dhabi & Dubai UAE Directory". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Landmark Doha | BHS" . Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  7. ↑ "Our History". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  8. ↑ Ditcham, Robert (10 October 2006). "Book retailer Borders to open shop in Dubai". Gulf News. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  9. ↑ "Borders set for Dubai debut". Khaleej Times . Zawya.com. 11 October 2006. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011.
  10. ↑ 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
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