Imtiaz (retail chain)

Imtiaz is a Pakistani discount retailer chain that operates a chain of supermarkets across the country.[4] It is headquartered in Karachi.

Imtiaz is the chief competitor of Metro and Carrefour in Pakistan.[5]

History

Imtiaz Super Market was founded in 1955 by Imtiaz Abbasi as a small superstore in Bahadurabad, Karachi. It has grown to become a leading supermarket chain in Pakistan.[6] The retailer expanded within Karachi from 2003, 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2018, branching out to various localities, including Awami Markaz, Nazimabad, Defence, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Sharafabad, and Malir.[6]

By 2016, it had also opened a hypermarket in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and ventured into Punjab with a supermarket in Gujranwala.[7] This expansion continued with new branches in Faisalabad (2017), Clifton (2019), and further outlets in Lahore (2020), Sialkot, Bahawalpur (2021), Sargodha, Vehari, Peshawar (2022)[6] and Quetta (2023).

Stores

As of 2024, Imtiaz has branches in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Sialkot, Gujrat, Sargodha, Multan, Vehari, and Sahiwal.

References

  1. Ayesha Shaikh. From a kiryana to a superstore – the success story of Imtiaz Super Market 15 May 2017, retrieved 31 July 2017^
  2. About Us www.imtiazsupermarket.com.pk, retrieved 3 November 2019^
  3. Imtiaz - Mega, Super Market & Xpress retrieved 25 March 2022^
  4. Imtiaz Super Market's new store seeks to capture upscale markets The Express Tribune, 3 March 2013, retrieved 23 February 2019^
  5. Pakistani brands who found success against their global competitors The Express Tribune, 2017-06-16, retrieved 2019-02-24^
  6. About Us retrieved 3 November 2019^
  7. Imtiaz Super Market expands to Punjab, opens first store in Gujranwala Profit by Pakistan Today, September 24, 2016, retrieved 3 November 2019^