Al Maya Group is an Emirati-based retail chain in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, it operates supermarkets all over the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, with around 40 outlets in the UAE.
Brands
In 1985, the Group acquired the British Home Stores (BHS) franchise for the Northern Emirates.[3] In 2016, it bought the global intellectual property rights to the BHS name, and still trade a single store in Qatar.[4]
In 2006, Al Maya Group signed a franchise agreement with Borders for the entire GCC.[5][6] In 2015, Al Maya purchased lifetime rights to the Borders brand in the Middle East and subsequently diversified it into a merchandise mix consisting of books, toys and stationery.[7]
References
- Service My Car demonstrates its convenient customer-experience on Dubai's billboards insiteooh.com Media Platform, 4 March 2021^
- About Al Maya Group LinkedIn^
- Al Maya Group in Abu Dhabi & Dubai UAE Directory retrieved 21 December 2010^
- Landmark Doha retrieved 2025-06-22^
- Our History retrieved 21 December 2010^
- Borders set for Dubai debut Khaleej Times, Zawya.com, 11 October 2006^
- Manoj Nair. For Dubai's Al Maya Group, the final word has not been written on Borders' bookstores Gulf News, 9 July 2021^