Is this the first of new coronavirus-friendly hypermarkets to open in the UAE?

  • Date: 15-Sep-2020
  • Source: Arabian Business
  • Sector:Retail
  • Country:uae-top-picks
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Is this the first of new coronavirus-friendly hypermarkets to open in the UAE?

Urban Foods has expanded its offering in the UAE with the first hypermarket designed specifically for the coronavirus age.

The new Géant store at the Al Khawaneej Walk – Last Exit on Tuesday is the company's 11th opening and first hypermarket in the city and is part of an expansion strategy of targeting up and coming residential and commercial communities across the city.

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According to CEO Mark Anthony Lack, the opening is especially significant as it is the first post-Covid Géant hypermarket to open in the UAE and has been specifically designed to incorporate all the necessary safety factors and function with due safe distancing protocols.

The staff has also been specially trained to ensure that the shopping experience is the safest and securest possible.

He added: “We have gone deep into the need