UAE retailer and well-being company GMG has opened monop convenient store at Jumeirah Town Centre – its first in Dubai.
The Jumeirah shop is the 26th store in the Groupe Casino portfolio and the 47th store among all retail food brands under the GMG Everyday Goods division.
Deputy chairman and CEO of GMG, Mohammad A Baker, said: “At GMG, we are constantly evolving to exceed our consumers’ expectations and looking at ways to innovate and support locally sourced products.
“monop will feature an indoor vertical farm, brought to you through our partnership with Bustanica, as well as, state–of–the–art fresh food and private label range under the monop concept in Dubai. We will continue exploring opportunities to expand to more neighbourhoods in Dubai and beyond and introduce more UAE residents to the GMG way.”
GMG acquired Groupe Casino operations in the UAE in 2022, with exclusive rights to expand the group’s operations in the Middle East. The acquisition included 18 Géant hypermarket and supermarket locations across the UAE, as well as Groupe Casino’s other brands, such as Franprix and Monoprix as well as monop, to which GMG also has exclusive rights to expand.
The UAE edition of the French concept operates under the umbrella of ‘The Art of Living’, created by the Monoprix mother brand.
President of retail at Everyday Goods, Marc Laurent, said: “monop is truly unique, a true representation of modern life convenience store, making quality food accessible for everyone.
“In line with our sustainability efforts to make a change, we are partnering with RECAPP by Veolia to facilitate a more sustainable way of living, by allowing consumers to recycle at our branch through in-store recycling stations for plastic, batteries and cans. In the coming months, we will expand our partnership across more of our retail stores, including Geant and aswaaq branches.”
To date, GMG has introduced more than 120 brands and announced plans to double its global workforce by 2025. Currently, GMG employs over 10,000 people across all its verticals in 12 countries.
Following its Aswaaq acquisition in February this year, GMG added 11 community malls and 22 supermarkets to GMG’s expanding retail network.
