Dubai – Mubasher: Dubai-based retail major Majid Al Futtaim announced that it has launched the region’s first Retail Business School, Majid Al Futtaim Retail Business School.
The school is designed to help enhance a new generation of innovative retail industry leaders in the UAE, the Middle East operator of French retailer Carrefour said in a statement.
Located at its Carrefour premises in Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai, the campus will focus on dynamic learning programmes for employees running its Carrefour operations, Majid Al Futtaim noted.
Up to 2,500 employees are projected to join the school and benefit from professional development opportunities this year, the company noted.
The school comprises a state-of-the-art virtual reality training room, the first of its kind known in the region, as well as paperless classrooms, a multimedia studio, social spaces, catering facilities and a formal boardroom.
“Majid Al Futtaim’s new Retail Business School is a testament to our commitment to talentism and investing in our people at the highest levels. In fact, three out of four managers at Carrefour have reached their position via an internal promotion,” Miguel Povedano, chief operating officer of Carrefour UAE and head of operational excellence at Majid Al Futtaim Retail, said.
Moreover, course curricula have been fully developed in-house based on more than 20 years of experience and learnings from operating the Carrefour brand in the region.
“They are our greatest asset and our company’s future success is dependent on their professional development and active embodiment of our corporate values,” Povedano added.
