History of EMKE Group

A step taken 4 decades ago has turned into a journey reaching fulfilling milestones one after the other .The Group head quartered in Abu Dhabi, a dynamic city of opportunities, has grown from an enterprise to an international group with operations spread over 3 continents. The Founder and Chairman Mr. M. K. Abdulla’s legacy is ably carried forward by the Group Managing Director Mr. Yusuffali. M. A – a driving force that has taken the Group to exhilarating heights.

The Group with its flagship retail chain of LULU hypermarkets and supermarkets is currently rated as one of the major players in the Middle East retail sector with more than 80 stores in the GCC and enjoys a market share of more than 32%.The focus today has shifted from supermarkets and hypermarkets and is on giant shopping malls defined as the ultimate one stop shopping destination. The concept goes far beyond simple shopping to embracing leisure, food, amusement and entertainment as well. Successfully evolving through the supermarket to hypermarket transition, the group is well positioned to ascend the next rung of this ladder with high profile shopping malls.