Imtiaz (retail chain)
Pakistani supermarket chain
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Imtiaz (Urdu pronunciation: [ɪm.t̪ɪˈjaːz] im-tee-AHZ) is a Pakistani discount retailer chain that operates a chain of supermarkets across the country.[4] It is headquartered in Karachi.
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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 | 29+ |
Area served | Pakistan |
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Number of employees | 14,000+ (2023)[3] |
| Website | imtiaz |
Imtiaz is the chief competitor of Metro and Carrefour in Pakistan.[5]
History
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
As of 2024, Imtiaz has branches in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Sialkot, Gujrat, Sargodha, Multan, Vehari, and Sahiwal.
