Waitrose has opened its second store in Bahrain and has announced plans to expand further in the country in the coming years despite a rocky start.
Jannie Holtzhausen, chief executive of Fine Fare Food Market, which manages the daily operations of Waitrose stores in the region, said: “Now that Waitrose has opened our second store in Bahrain, we are looking at more expansion in the future... Our board has expressed full confidence in Bahrain,” Trade Arabia reported.