Imtiaz (supermarket)
Company type | Private Limited |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1955[1] Karachi |
Founder | Imtiaz Abbasi[2] |
Headquarters | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Number of locations | 28 |
Area served | Pakistan |
Products |
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Number of employees | 14,000 (2023)[3] |
Website | www |
Imtiaz Super Market (ISM) (Urdu: امتیاز سپر مارکیٹ), commonly known as Imtiaz, is a Pakistani supermarket operator that operates a chain of supermarkets across the country.[4] It is a key competitor of Metro Cash & Carry Pakistan and Carrefour Pakistan.[5]
History
[edit]Imtiaz Super Market was founded in 1955 by Imtiaz Abbasi as a small superstore in Bahadurabad, Karachi. It has grown to become a leading supermarket chain in Pakistan.[6] The retailer expanded within Karachi from 2003, 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2018, branching out to various localities, including Awami Markaz, Nazimabad, Defence, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Sharafabad, and Malir.[6]
By 2016, it had also opened a hypermarket in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and ventured into Punjab with a supermarket in Gujranwala.[7] This expansion continued with new branches in Faisalabad (2017), Clifton (2019), and further outlets in Lahore (2020), Sialkot, Bahawalpur (2021), Sargodha, Vehari, Peshawar (2022)[6] and Quetta (2023).
Stores
[edit]As of 2024, Imtiaz has branches in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Sialkot, Gujrat, Sargodha, and Vehari.
References
[edit]- ^ "About Us". www.imtiazsupermarket.com.pk. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Shaikh, Ayesha (15 May 2017). "From a kiryana to a superstore – the success story of Imtiaz Super Market".
- ^ "Imtiaz - Mega, Super Market & Xpress".
- ^ "Imtiaz Super Market's new store seeks to capture upscale markets - The Express Tribune". 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Pakistani brands who found success against their global competitors". The Express Tribune. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "About Us". Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Imtiaz Super Market expands to Punjab, opens first store in Gujranwala". Profit by Pakistan Today. 24 September 2016.