Imtiaz (supermarket)

Imtiaz Super Market (ISM) (امتیاز سپر مارکیٹ), commonly known as Imtiaz, is a Pakistani supermarket operator that operates a chain of supermarkets across the country.[4] It is estimated that its yearly turnover is between Rs 400 billion to Rs 1000 billion, which makes it a key competitor of Metro Cash & Carry Pakistan and Carrefour Pakistan.[5]

Imtiaz Super Market CHAIN
TypePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1955 (1955)[1]
Karachi
FounderImtiaz Abbasi[2]
HeadquartersKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Number of locations
27
Area served
Pakistan
Products
  • Electronics
  • movies and music
  • home and furniture
  • home improvement
  • clothing
  • footwear
  • jewelry
  • toys
  • health and beauty
  • pet supplies
  • sporting goods and fitness
  • auto
  • photo finishing
  • craft supplies
  • party supplies
  • grocery
Number of employees
11,000 (2021)[3]
Websitewww.imtiaz.com.pk

History

Imtiaz Super Market started in 1955 as a small superstore in Bahadurabad, Karachi by Imtiaz Abbasi. it is a big name of trust in the store and supermarket biz and is the largest market chain created in and by a Pakistani Project next vision officials cover it has one of the most attractive stores ever [6]

In 2003, they opened a store in Awami Markaz, Karachi.[6]

In 2010, they expanded by opening a store in Nazimabad, Karachi.[6]

In 2013, Imtiaz was opened in Defence, Karachi.[6]

In 2016, hypermarket was opened in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi.[6] The retailer also expanded to Punjab by opening a supermarket in Gujranwala.[7]

In 2017, a branch was opened in Faisalabad.[6]

In 2018, two more branches were opened in Karachi in the areas of Sharafabad, and Malir by the retailer.[6]

In 2019, a branch was opened in Clifton.[6]

In 2020, operations were started in Lahore.

In 2021, they opened a store in Sialkot.[6]

On 6 August 2021, they opened a store in Bahawalpur.[6]

In 2022, a branch was opened in Vehari.

On 11th November, 2022 a branch was opened in Peshawar.

Stores

The company operates 25 stores throughout the country located in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Sialkot, Gujrat, Sargodha and Vehari.

References
  1. "About Us". www.imtiazsupermarket.com.pk.
  2. Shaikh, Ayesha (15 May 2017). "From a kiryana to a superstore – the success story of Imtiaz Super Market".
  3. "Imtiaz - Mega, Super Market & Xpress".
  4. "Imtiaz Super Market's new store seeks to capture upscale markets - The Express Tribune". 3 March 2013.
  5. "Pakistani brands who found success against their global competitors". The Express Tribune. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  6. "About Us".
  7. "Imtiaz Super Market expands to Punjab, opens first store in Gujranwala". Profit by Pakistan Today. September 24, 2016.


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