Imtiaz (retail chain)
Imtiaz is a Pakistani discount retailer chain that operates a chain of supermarkets across the country. It is headquartered in Karachi.
Imtiaz is the chief competitor of Metro and Carrefour in Pakistan.
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. 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.By 2016, it had also opened a hypermarket in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and ventured into Punjab with a supermarket in Gujranwala. This expansion continued with new branches in Faisalabad, Clifton, and further outlets in Lahore, Sialkot, Bahawalpur, Sargodha, Vehari, Peshawar and Quetta.