Dubai: Retail major Lulu Group on Monday opened a branch at the Dubai Mall, which is spread over 72,000 sqft of space to cater to millions of visitors.

The new outlet increased the Group’s store count to 24 in Dubai, focusing primarily on groceries, fresh food, fruits and vegetables, bakery, health and beauty, stationery, household, IT products and fresh flowers, among others. This is the largest in-mall hypermarket of the Lulu Group.It has also given shoppers the option to opt for self-check-outs.

Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, inaugurated the hypermarket in the presence of Yusuff Ali MA, chairman of Lulu Group.

The retail giant has been aggressively expanding within the Gulf region, India, and other markets. In September, it opened its 10th hypermarket in Bahrain and 15th in Kuwait and also announced a mega expansion in India with an investment of billions of dirhams.