DUBAI: West Zone Group, which once again bagged the “Preferred Supermarket of the Year” award at the just concluded fifth The Filipino Times Awards, will be opening branches in Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah with plans to further expand in other member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), said Naresh Kumar Bhawnani founder and chairman.
“We started in 2005. Our brand is very well known among Filipinos.They are hard working. We are number one. In West Zone, we have more than 5,000 Filipino products which is the highest (among supermarkets),” Bhawnani said.
“Whatever is available in Manila is also available in West Zone,” he said.
Asked about expansion plans, Bhawnani said: “We are opening in Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. We are covering the emirates and then we go to GCC… Kuwait.”
“We are planning that after 2021, we will be in the whole GCC.”
