Homeworks, the latest addition to Al-Futtaim’s retail portfolio, has opened its second store at Rimal Center in Riyadh. The Dubai-headquartered group has plans to open two more stores in the city later this year.
Al-Futtaim opened its first Homeworks store located at Nass Town in Jeddah earlier this year.
The 64,580-square-feet home improvement and lifestyle store in Riyadh boasts a wide range of products from global brands including Weber, Karcher and Gardena. The store will provide customers with a vast selection of products in four key categories including Do-it-Yourself (DIY) and Hardware, Outdoor Living, Home Improvement, and Home Living.
Wayne Cohen, managing director, Al-Futtaim — Homeworks, said: “We are extremely pleased to open the first Homeworks store in Riyadh. Entering the Saudi market is an important strategic step for us and the group plans to invest further with the opening of two more stores before the end of the year.”
Customers at the Homeworks store will find a selection of products ranging from power and hand tools, paints, outdoor furniture and barbeque equipment to plants, gardening tools and accessories. The store will also feature a comprehensive range of home living products from bathroom, kitchenware to homeware, and much more.
“In addition to offering outstanding customer service, the Homeworks store features a large range of home improvement and lifestyle products giving customers more choices to improve their living space. We welcome all shoppers to our store and look forward to establishing the brand as a new destination for families in Riyadh,” added Cohen.
Al-Futtaim opens second Homeworks store in KSA
Al-Futtaim opens second Homeworks store in KSA
STC Bank launches business portal for businesses, entrepreneurs and freelancers
STC Bank has launched a business portal as part of its strategy to provide integrated and Shariah-compliant digital banking services targeting multinationals, entrepreneurs and self-employed. The move reflects the bank’s commitment to enhancing and facilitating the banking experience through modern digital solutions.
The Business Portal is the first integrated digital experience that enables business customers to start their banking relationships and manage their entire business through a single digital platform, designed to meet the needs of various sectors, providing an easy and flexible banking journey characterized by simplicity and ease of use.
The portal provides a comprehensive dashboard that allows business owners to efficiently manage users, financial structuring and authorization matrix, where users can be added, assigned, and manage access to banking services flexibly within an advanced digital experience.
The Business Portal also includes a full range of banking services, most notably payments and remittances, beneficiary management, statement review and extraction, digital certificate issuance, as well as employee salary management, giving business owners full control over their financial operations through a unified and secure platform.
STC Bank allows registration and availing of business portal services through its website, while ensuring the highest levels of security using the latest cybersecurity and advanced financial technologies.
The launch of the upgraded Business Portal is part of STC Bank’s digital transformation journey toward building an integrated digital bank, which provides innovative banking solutions that contribute to supporting the growth of the business sector and enhancing the digital economy in the Kingdom.
