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Lulu Hypermarket (stylized as LuLu Hypermarket) is a hypermarket chain and retail venture started by Lulu Group International in 2000. M. A. Yousuf Ali is the managing director of the group that is based in Abu Dhabi. LuLu has over 35,600 employees of various nationalities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Middle East Retailer Yusuff Ali Emerges As Billionaire )〕 It is one of the largest retail chains in Asia and is the biggest in Middle East with 118 outlets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and one in Kochi, Kerala, India. Research firm Deloitte, recently placed it amongst the world’s 50 fastest growing retailers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lulu named fastest growing retailer )〕 ==History== LuLu Group International opened its first supermarket in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in 1995, when the retail business scenario in the region started to change with the entry of Continent (now Carrefour). Later, more LuLu Supermarket stores were opened in different parts of Abu Dhabi There are also several Lulu stores found in the emirate of Dubai. In the late 1990s, the LuLu Center department stores were launched, and the group expanded to other countries in the Middle East. In 2000, the first Lulu Hypermarket store was opened in Dubai. With this launch, the Group embarked on an aggressive expansion plan. It soon grew into a chain with several outlets across the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, and Yemen. On March 10, 2013, LuLu Hypermarket was opened in Kochi, India at LuLu Mall. It is one of Asia’s largest shopping malls.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=India's largest mall in Kochi: Lulu Mall )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=India's largest shopping mall in Kochi, Kerala )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=India's 10 biggest malls )〕 Today the LuLu Hypermarkets, Supermarkets and Department Stores together control 32% of the retail market share with 106 stores and is regarded as the retail pioneer constantly setting new benchmarks for the industry. The Group that follows the tagline "LuLu, where the world comes to shop" is hailed as a one-stop-shop for the multi-ethnic community of the region with an international mix of products. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lulu Hypermarket」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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