U.S. Consul General Inaugurates 28th Branch of Circle K in the United Arab Emirates

Circle K, an international chain of convenience stores, opened their 28th branch in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. The store at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers was inaugurated by the United States Consul General, Rob Waller, Mohammed AbdulGhaffar Hussain, Convenience Arabia Board Director, Faisal Al Bannai, Chairman Convenience Arabia LLC (Circle K) and Fahmi Al Shawa, Managing Director, Circle K- UAE.

“We are delighted about the opening of our new store at the Emirates Towers. It is one of Dubai's most prominent business addresses and it is a great place to showcase the quality of our services,” explains Fahmi Al Shawa, Managing Director, Circle K- UAE

The store at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers will serve the daily needs of the business community, visitors, and hotel guests within the two towers. The store offers a wider range of fast moving consumer goods in addition to other services. Circle K stores are renowned for offering efficiency, quality service and convenience all under one roof.

Circle K was founded in 1951 in El Paso, Texas, United States. It is owned by Canadian-based Alimentation Couche-Tard, which operates more than 10,000 convenience stores across the globe, making it one of the largest convenience retailers in the world with sales of US$16.4 billion in 2010.

Brought to the GCC by Convenience Arabia LLC, the concept aims to offers consumers a completely fresh and unique experience across the region. “We will have another 3-4 store openings by the end of this year,” reveals Al Shawa.

Circle K is located on the ground floor of the business tower at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers.

For further information about Circle K, please visit www.circlek.ae

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