UAE-based diversified business GMG has opened the first monop convenience store at Jumeirah Town Centre 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. Located on the mall’s ground floor, the store offers a diverse selection of fresh produce and an extensive range of private-label products by MONOPRIX and MAISON. Committed to creating an impact towards sustainable and local product sourcing, monop will offer consumers the options of local fresh produce and vertically grown greens.
“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,” said Mohammad A. Baker, Deputy Chairman and CEO of GMG.
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.
