Middle East business information

Lulu Hypermarket, the retail arm of UAE-based Lulu Group, has announced it will open its first hypermarket in Saudi Arabia tomorrow, Arab News has reported. Located in Alkhobar, the firm's 76th hypermarket in the Gulf will feature an extensive supermarket section, as well as a number of other outlets including jewellery shops, optical centre, coffee shop and a food court, an antique shop, pharmacy, money exchange centre and several other branded outlets.