Hum Mart

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Hum Mart
Industry e-Commerce
Founded2018;5 years ago (2018)
Defunct2020
Headquarters Karachi, Pakistan
Area served
Pakistan
ProductsGroceries and consumer products
Website hummart.com

Hum Mart was a Pakistani online store operated by Hum Network. It became defunct in 2020. [1]

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It was founded in 2018 by Malik Faisal Qayyum and Duraid Qureshi. It first started operations as an online retail grocery store across Karachi and now it is also selling additional categories of consumer products like mobile phones, electronics, cosmetics, and toys across Pakistan. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

History

Hum Mart was founded in 2018 as a subsidiary of the Hum Network based in Karachi, Pakistan. [7]

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