Lulu Opens 127th UAE Hypermarket and Plans Houston Headquarters With Logistics Hub

The 40,000-square-foot store sells groceries, fresh produce, bakery goods and hot food alongside fashion accessories, home appliances and electronics, and has self-checkout counters, the company said. It was opened by Sayed Ismail Al Hashemi, head of the Institutional Support Services Sector at Dubai Municipality, with Lulu Group chairman Yusuffali M.A. in attendance.

The opening matters less for its size than for where it is. Yusuffali said the group was expanding to serve more communities, including those on the outskirts of major cities, and that several more projects are in the pipeline, seven of them in the Dubai region. Suburban growth has become a main route for UAE grocers to add stores as population rises.

The overseas projects point to Lulu building out its own sourcing and supply chain. In Houston, the company plans a new US headquarters combined with a food processing and logistics facility on a five-acre site with 90,000 square feet of built-up space. The first phase is an investment of AED 150 million and is scheduled to open in January 2027, Lulu said, adding that it would strengthen its international sourcing.

In Uttar Pradesh, Lulu is developing a ₹250 crore food processing and logistics centre covering 275,900 square feet on 20 acres, with cold storage for 100 refrigerated containers. It is due to open in December 2026, and the company expects it to improve cold-chain logistics and food distribution.

Lulu also said it is building an old-age home for men at Gandhi Bhavan, a ₹15 crore project with space for 250 senior citizens, scheduled to open this month.

The Houston facility, the largest of the three overseas commitments by stated investment, is the next milestone, with its first phase due to open in January 2027.