It plans to open 17 outlets in the country before the end of this year
LuLu opens a smart retail center near Expo 2020 in September
The launch of Expo events will support the retail sector.
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Nanda Kumar: "The demand for the group's electronic platform has grown by about 200% compared to last year."
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The "LuLu" commercial group announced that it will open a retail center near the "Expo 2020" area, which will operate according to advanced systems for artificial intelligence and self-payment of purchases during next September.
She indicated, in statements to Emirates Today, that the new outlet will provide services to the Expo 2020 region, whether for visitors or staff of the wings, pointing out that the group aims to establish 17 new outlets in the country, before the end of this year, to raise the total number of its outlets locally to 98 ports.
New centers
In detail, the director of corporate communication at Lulu Group International, Nanda Kumar, said that “the group intends to open a retail center near the Expo 2020 area during the month of September,” indicating that “(the center) is currently undergoing preparatory steps for it, and it will include smart systems. It is being introduced for the first time in a group of outlets. ”
He added that “(the center), which will provide services to the (Expo 2020) region with its proximity to its geographical location, will keep pace with the smart policies followed at the international exhibition, by working with artificial intelligence technologies across various fields, most notably identifying the needs of consumers and their groups as soon as they enter the center, through Registered application data.
For example, as soon as the consumer approaches, the screens display the promotional and discount offers suitable for him, in addition to his favorite goods according to his previous shopping records. ”
"The center will also provide self-payment services for purchases through smart (contactless) systems, without the need to wait in line with accounting boxes, in accordance with the traditional methods used in retail trade," Kumar said.
17 ports
He stated that “the group aims to open 17 new outlets for it during the current year, and most of these outlets are concentrated in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, bringing the total number of outlets affiliated to the group in the country to about 98 outlets,” indicating that “the new expansions in the retail trade, despite the repercussions The (Corona) pandemic comes to keep pace with population growth in various regions of the country, and the increase in consumer demand, in addition to keeping pace with the indicators of rapid economic recovery in the country, which in turn raised the pace of competition between retail companies.
E-Commerce
Kumar added that «the rates of demand for e-commerce have witnessed a significant increase and remarkable rates during the current year, as the growth of demand, for example, on the group’s electronic platform is estimated at about 200% compared to last year, with the entrenchment of the (Corona) pandemic for buying through the platforms. e".
He explained that «the group has kept pace with the increase in competitiveness in the e-commerce sector by expanding the discount offers offered through its platform, which now includes almost most of the goods offered in traditional outlets, in addition to the group’s launch, finally, a logistical center in Al Quoz in Dubai, to support online shopping operations. To that «the logistics center with an area of 30 thousand square feet, and includes facilities and smart storage devices, organize and store all categories of products, from fresh and frozen foods to other foods».
He pointed out that «e-commerce and the applications of smart systems, are among the most prominent modern global trends in the retail trade sector».
Expanded reflections
The director of corporate communication at Lulu Group International, Nanda Kumar, said, “The launch of Expo 2020 Dubai during this year will have broad economic repercussions on the retail sector, which is expected to witness a boom with great indicators during that period, both on During the period of the exhibition or in the following period, especially with the expectation of millions of visitors during the exhibition period from different countries of the world ».
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