{{Short description|Supermarkets chain in UAE}}{{Infobox company | name = Al Maya Group | logo = Almaya group logo.png | type = Proprietorship | industry = Retail | founded = {{Start date and age|1982||}} | founder = L. K. Pagarani | hq_location = Dubai, United Arab Emirates<ref>{{cite news |title=Service My Car demonstrates its convenient customer-experience on Dubai's billboards |url=https://insiteooh.com/article/4187-service-my-car-demonstrates-its-convenient-customer-experience-on-dubais-billboards |work=insiteooh.com Media Platform |language=en-us|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225061335/https://insiteooh.com/article/4187-service-my-car-demonstrates-its-convenient-customer-experience-on-dubais-billboards|archivedate=25 December 2021|date=4 March 2021}}</ref> | brands = Al Maya Supermarket<br>British Home Stores | num_employees = 1,001-5,000<ref>{{cite web |title=About Al Maya Group |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/al-maya-group/about/ |publisher=LinkedIn}}</ref> | num_employees_year = 2021 | website = {{URL|https://www.almaya.ae/}} }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.adcbuae.com/Dubai/Shopping/Garments/127646-12653.html|title= Al Maya Group in Abu Dhabi & Dubai UAE Directory|accessdate= 21 December 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110707082849/http://www.adcbuae.com/Dubai/Shopping/Garments/127646-12653.html|archive-date= 7 July 2011}}</ref> In 2016, it bought the global intellectual property rights to the BHS name, and still trade a single store in Qatar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Landmark Doha {{!}} BHS |url=http://www.landmarkdoha.com/landmark-brands/bhs-2/ |access-date=2025-06-22 |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2006, Al Maya Group signed a franchise agreement with Borders for the entire GCC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.borders.com/online/store/BGIView_bgiabouthistory |title=Our History |accessdate=21 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614020609/http://www.borders.com/online/store/BGIView_bgiabouthistory |archivedate=14 June 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Khaleej Times|publisher=Zawya.com|url= http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20061011041648/Borders%20set%20for%20Dubai%20debut|title= Borders set for Dubai debut|date=11 October 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617080534/http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20061011041648/Borders%20set%20for%20Dubai%20debut|archivedate=17 June 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Gulf News|date=9 July 2021|first=Manoj|last=Nair|url=https://gulfnews.com/business/retail/for-dubais-al-maya-group-the-final-word-has-not-been-written-on-borders-bookstores-1.1625822515999|title=For Dubai's Al Maya Group, the final word has not been written on Borders' bookstores|quote=Dubai retailer shows how to turnaround a bankrupt global brand into regional powerhouse}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
Category:Companies based in Dubai Category:Retail companies of the United Arab Emirates