Managing Director of Al Raheeb International Group Jafar Kandoth (fourth right) unveiling the logo of Marza Hypermarket during a media briefing, in Doha, yesterday. Pic: Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula
Al Raheeb International Group will open 4th outlet of Marza Hypermarket, at J Mall in Hazm Al Markiyya area, on October 23. The new outlet offers over 100,000 products of food and non-food items.
Marza Hypermarket is a rebrand of Park N Shop Hypermarket run by the group, which eyes to open two more hypermarkets and five express stores soon. The announcement was made in a press conference yesterday, where the logo of Marza Hypermarket was also unveiled.
Addressing the press conference, Managing Director of Al Raheeb International Group, Jafar Kandoth, said inaugural function of Marza Hypermarket – J Mall will be held on October 23 at 3pm in the presence of dignitaries, government officials and representatives of Qatar business community.
“We opened our first hypermarket Park N Shop Hypermarket, Ain Khalid on January 27, 2010, which has since then been a popular daily shopping destination for Qatari and expat population,” said Kandoth.
“We have decided to rebrand our retail business under the brand ‘Marza’ with the opening of our flagship branch in J Mall, Hazm Al Markiyya. This will be our 4th Marza outlet as we have renamed our previous outlets to the new brand.” He said that the group aims to open two more hypermarkets and five express stores in Qatar soon.
As part of the inauguration, Kandoth said: “We have arranged very attractive promotions and discounts for our customers in all departments. The biggest highlight is ‘Buy 1 Get 1’ promotion in garments, footwear, and ladies’ bags.”
The chairman of the group is Mayan Haji Kandoth, who started a humble shop in Souq Jaber in 1985. Now the group has ventured into hypermarkets, fashion outlets, furniture distribution and restaurants.
Marza Hypermarket – J Mall is a European-inspired outlet which will be at par with any major retailer in Doha in terms of design and architecture radiating luxury and extravagance while conveying simplicity and making daily shopping an enjoyable experience for the whole family.
The outlet is a complete hypermarket in 50,000 sq ft area with more than 100,000 products in grocery, food & non-food, fresh fruits & vegetables, fresh fish & meat, salads, deli, bread & bakery, dairy, frozen products, ready to eat products, fashion, footwear, lifestyle, perfumes, technology, household, sports, toys, and stationery products. In addition to this, the outlet has a copy & bind counter, mobiles & watches counter, perfumes, and cosmetics counters as well.
General Manager of Marza - J Mall, Shafi bin Hamza; Manager of Marza - Ain Khalid, Shamseer Khan; Group Buying Manager, Nisar Kappikandi; Finance Manager, Shaheer CP; and Retail Consultant, Aboonavas also attended the press conference.
