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A Spinneys supermarket. The total size of the IPO remains unchanged at 900 million shares, representing 25 percent of the company’s issued share capital

Spinneys increases UAE retail offering after high demand

Supermarket operator Spinneys has increased the size of its UAE retail offering by 40 percent on the Dubai Financial Market following high investor demand. The retail allocation has been increased from 45 million to 63 million shares, now comprising seven percent of the total shares offered, compared to five percent earlier. However, the total size […]

Spinneys currently operates 27 stores across Egypt

Spinneys Egypt expands with 10 new stores

Supermarket operator Spinneys will open 10 new stores in Egypt as part of its expansion drive in the North African country.  Four new stores will be opened before June 2024, while six more will be opened in fiscal year 2024/2025, which starts in July, Daily News Egypt reported. Spinneys Egypt operates 27 stores across the […]

The final offer price of Spinney's IPO will be determined by May 1 through a book-building process

Spinneys targets market cap of $1.5bn on Dubai listing

Supermarket operator Spinneys will have a market capitalisation of between AED5.11 billion to AED5.51 billion ($1.39 billion-$1.5 billion) after its initial public offering (IPO) price range was set between AED 1.42 and AED 1.53 per share. The total offering size is expected to be between AED1.3 billion and AED 1.4 billion, the company said. Spinneys last […]

Sunil Kumar, CEO of the supermarket chain, says private-label sales account for 42% of its revenue

Spinneys bets big on sales growth for own-label goods

Supermarket operator Spinneys is betting big on strong sales of its private-label products as it prepares to go public next month, CEO Sunil Kumar told AGBI on Tuesday. Its private label – or own-brand – ranges cover food, toiletries and household goods. The retailer also has exclusive rights to sell Waitrose-branded products from the UK […]

Spinneys CEO Sunil Kumar and chairman Ali Al Bwardy. The company operates 75 grocery retail supermarkets in the UAE and Oman

Spinneys to offer 900m shares in Dubai IPO

Supermarket operator Spinneys will sell 25 percent of its business in an initial public offering (IPO) on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), according to an intention to float document released on Tuesday. The company’s offering will be open from April 23 to April 29 for retail investors, while institutional investors can subscribe until April 30, according […]

Recyclable plastics at a sorting facility in Dubai. The city banned single-use bags on January 1

Retailers point up savings as Dubai bans plastic bags

Supermarket operators have told AGBI that Dubai’s ban on single-use plastic bags is an opportunity to cut costs – and pass on savings to customers.  The emirate’s prohibition on the import, production and circulation of single-use plastic shopping bags came into force on January 1, in an attempt to reduce waste and pollution. The Gulf […]

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Gulf retailers absorb Red Sea shipping cost rise – for now

The Red Sea shipping crisis is only a “hiccup” in the day-to-day operations of UAE retailers, and customers will not experience any price rises or product shortages in the short term, chains are saying.  “We wouldn’t call it a crisis. This particular situation isn’t much different to the challenges we had when the Suez Canal […]

A listing would be more favourable than a merger or acquisition, said Kibsons CEO Halima Jumani

Food store Kibsons says IPO could be on the table

Kibsons, the family-owned food delivery company in the UAE, has said a potential listing of the business is “absolutely” on the table.  Launched in 2016, it processes over 35,000 orders a week. And founder and CEO Halima Jumani says they are on target to hit $100 million in turnover this year. Jumani, who co-owns the […]

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Supermarkets embrace UAE’s brand of plant-based meat

Switch Foods, the plant-based meat brand based in Abu Dhabi, is now available at 133 stores across the UAE as the Gulf’s appetite for alternative diets continues to grow. Consumers can now buy its products from retailers including Carrefour, Organic Food Café, Grandiose, Geant, Union Coop, Sharjah Coop, Al Maya, Abella and Spinneys. Online purchases […]