KHALEEJ TIMES, Saturday, Sep 12, 2020 | Muharram 24, 1442
Leading UAE group to hire hundreds of employees
Emirates:
Dubai's Al-Futtaim Group will open 100 stores of health and beauty
retailer Watson and will recruit hundreds of employees for this new
franchise.
The new outlets will be opened in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and
Bahrain, with most of them coming up in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, the
family-owned group said in a statement, adding that it "will be hiring new
employees in the hundreds".
The first Watsons flagship store will open in The Dubai Mall on October 1, with
all 100 stores opening across the region by the end of 2025. The expansion plan
of Watsons in the region will see the opening of two outlets in Dubai Festival
City and Mall of the Emirates in the fourth quarter of 2020, followed by the
entry into Saudi Arabia in 2021.
It declined to disclose investment figures.
"As a local business operating across the globe, it is our duty to support and
contribute to the economic growth of the region we belong to, while bringing
quality and customer-oriented brands to our retail network," vice-chairman Omar
Al Futtaim said.
Dominic Lai, managing director of AS Watson Group, said the Middle East is one
of the world's fastest-growing markets for beauty products. "We are excited to
partner with Al-Futtaim to bring new offline and online beauty experience as
well as numerous trendy brands to customers in the region."
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