Tag: HyperStar

  • Makro Habib acquired by Metro Cash and Carry in Pakistan

    Makro Habib acquired by Metro Cash and Carry in Pakistan

    After my recent rant on Makro Pakistan, it has came to my knowledge that Pakistan operations of Makro (or Makro Habib) have been acquired by Metro Cash and Carry, with effect from January 2012. In July 2011, Express Tribune reported that Makro Habib and Metro Cash and Carry were engaged in merger talks. Later it…

  • HyperStar comes to Karachi

    HyperStar comes to Karachi

    HyperStar in Dolmen City Mall at Sea View, Karachi is talk of town these days. HyperStar is brought to Pakistan by Majid Al Futtaim Retail of UAE. In UAE, Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets represent (and thus known as) Carrefour, the world’s second largest retailer. Majid Al Futtaim Retail manages around 40 hypermarkets in the Middle…