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| Type | Proprietorship |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 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 |
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
[edit]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 trades 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
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "About Al Maya Group". LinkedIn.
- ↑ "Al Maya Group in Abu Dhabi & Dubai UAE Directory". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ↑ "Landmark Doha | BHS". Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ↑ "Our History". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ↑ "Borders set for Dubai debut". Khaleej Times. Zawya.com. 11 October 2006. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011.
- ↑ Nair, Manoj (9 July 2021). "For Dubai's Al Maya Group, the final word has not been written on Borders' bookstores". Gulf News.
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