EMKE LuLu Group is one of the largest Asian retail chains and the largest retail chains in the Middle East. Founded in 2000 by Yusuff Ali M.A., the LuLu Group’s international chain of supermarkets employs over 57,000 people worldwide.
The company has purchased a significant stake in the East India Company. Its headquarters are located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Though the first supermarket was opened in 1995 in UAE, the large-scale expansion and company rename didn’t occur until five years later.
The LuLu Group has received numerous awards, including rankings in Forbes’ Top 10 Companies in the Arab World list, as well as listing as the ninth fastest-growing world retailer by Deloitte. The company also won the Dubai Quality Award in 2010 and the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award in 2015.
The Group owns and operates 188 outlets in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, as well as Lulu Hypermarket and Twenty14 Holdings, which also owns numerous hotels around the globe. The Group launched operations in Birmingham, UK, titled Y International in 2013 and holds plans to open multiple stores in the Philippines in the coming years.
The Group is also socially conscious and participates in numerous community-oriented initiatives, such as the 10 Million Meals campaign and the Ramadan Sharing is Caring donation drive.
- Family name: Yusuff Ali family
- Sector: Consumer Products & Retail
- Founded: 1966
- Founder: Yusuff Ali M.A.
- Country: United Arab Emirates
- Company headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Founder and Managing Director: Yusuff Ali M.A.
- Revenue: US$6.3 billion
- Family ownership: 100%
- Employees: 57,000
- Website: http://lulugroupinternational.com/
