{"id":19008,"date":"2022-10-29T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/?p=19008"},"modified":"2022-10-29T10:48:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T10:48:53","slug":"lenskarts-eighth-store-in-uae-opens-at-galleria-mall-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2022\/10\/29\/lenskarts-eighth-store-in-uae-opens-at-galleria-mall-in-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenskart&#8217;s eighth store in UAE opens at Galleria Mall in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Indian eyewear brand <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2022\/08\/25\/lenskart-opens-sixth-regional-store-in-dubai-mall\/\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lenskart<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> has unveiled its eighth location in the UAE at Abu Dhabi\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2022\/05\/13\/the-galleria-mall-records-double-digit-growths-in-first-quarter-of-2022\/\">Galleria Mall<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The new outlet is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2022\/07\/01\/eyewear-retailer-lenskart-partners-with-noon\/\">Lenskart&#8217;s<\/a> $50 million Middle Eastern investment for an intense expansion of its brick-and-mortar footprint in the area.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lenskart\u2019s CBO for the Middle East, Sudhir Syal, said: <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201c<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Within our first year of in-country operations, we project that Lenskart will become a market leader in the UAE, with over 15 stores in addition to making rampant strides in the KSA region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cAs our rampant growth and expansion continue, we will focus on the launch of our merchandise collections created specifically to cater to the local Emirati population.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The new outlet offers free on-site eye tests for customers in need of prescription glasses. In addition, the store incorporates several interactive elements, such as a &#8216;sun room&#8217; \u2013 a space which is illuminated with artificial sun rays to allow customers to gauge the effectiveness of the models when exposed to natural sunlight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lenskart\u2019s other stores in the UAE are located in Dubai Mall, Burjuman, Dalma Mall, Dubai Festival City, Ibn Battuta Mall, Dubai Hills Mall and Bawadi Mall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In July, the brand announced its intentions to open 20 stores in the UAE by March.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cLenskart is expanding its retail stores exponentially and we will continue to do so in the coming two-three years which will increase our brand\u2019s footprint. Moreover, we are strengthening our omnichannel at all stores so we can continue to offer our customers a more efficient and smarter shopping experience,&#8221; said Sunil Menon, chief retail expansion officer at Lenskart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In summer, to reinforce its e-commerce prowess, Lenskart teamed up with the region\u2019s leading online shopping destination Noon.com.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lenskart has opened its eighth UAE store at Galleria Mall of Abu Dhabi in line with its bold expansion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":19009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[154,6,1],"tags":[1506,4366,3966],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19008"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19008"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19023,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19008\/revisions\/19023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}