Jarir Bookstore

Jarir Bookstore

Trade name	JARIR
Native name	مكتبة جرير
Type	Retail
Traded as	Jarir
ISIN	SA000A0BLA62
Industry	Retailing
Founded	July 9, 1979 (1979-07-09)
Founder	Al-Agil brothers
Headquarters	, Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Number of locations	Saudi Arabia 57 Qatar 3 UAE 2 Kuwait 4
Area served	Middle East
Key people	(Chairman) (CEO)
Services	Books and Electronic Retail
Revenue	3,779,222 SAR (30/06/2019)
Net income	402,819 SAR (30/06/2019)
Total assets	3,883,246 SAR (30/06/2019)

Jarir Bookstore (Arabic: مكتبة جرير‎) is a Saudi Arabian establishment founded by Abdulrahman Nasser Al-Agil. In its early years, the bookstore dealt in used books and art sold by expats living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Since then; it has grown to be the largest retailer of books and consumer electronics in Saudi Arabia.^{[citation needed]} In 2003, the company had undergone an initial public offering and a third of its shares is currently traded on Tadawul the Saudi stock exchange.

Activities[]

Jarir is active in the Middle East for consumer IT products, Electronics, Office supplies and Books.^[1]

In 2017: Jarir was recognized as the 7th “Most Valuable Retail Brand” in Saudi Arabia (BRANDZ Top 20 Most Valuable Saudi Arabian Brands).^[2]

In 2018: Jarir figured in the “Top 100 Listed Companies” in the Arab World (Forbes, Middle East).^[3]

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Online sales rose six-fold in the second quarter 2020 comparing to previous year.^[4]

Branches[]

Branches:^[5]

• Saudi Arabia: 57 Showrooms;
• Kuwait: 4 Showrooms;
• Qatar: 3 Showrooms;
• UAE: 2 Showrooms

The headquarter is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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