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New Doha Retail Openings Create Jobs in Hospitality and Retail Sectors
Expansion at shopping destinations is driving opportunities in retail and hospitality sectors.
How we reported this
Retail expansions at The Pearl-Qatar, Doha Festival City and Doha Mall are adding dozens of new outlets that require staff in sales, operations and food service roles.
Named venues and brands driving demand
The Pearl-Qatar added Novo Imax cinema, Spinneys supermarket, Fat Burger and Nando’s in Medina Centrale along with Elie Saab and Philipp Plein boutiques in Porto Arabia. Doha Festival City opened ten stores that include Qatar’s first Five Guys location, Watsons, Optifashion and Fifty One East, which carries Tudor Watches and Boucheron Jewelry. Doha Mall introduced twenty-four outlets featuring LCW New Yorker, Adidas, Aldo, Asics, Levi’s, Skechers and Qatar’s largest R&B store, plus Max Fashion’s first all-women-operated location in the country. Tanishq opened two new boutiques at Doha Festival City and Lulu D Ring Road, bringing its GCC total to eleven stores. Pret A Manger opened at Centro Rawdat Al Hamama while La Maison de L’Entrecôte expanded its venue at Le Méridien City Center Doha.
Implications for hiring and skills
These openings increase the number of positions available for retail associates, supervisors, kitchen staff and customer-service specialists across established neighbourhoods. Job listings on qa.indeed.com for international business roles and new-company openings in Doha already reflect demand in these categories. Companies such as Apparel Group, which operates several of the new outlets, typically recruit locally for front-line and management posts when new sites launch. The pattern of multiple simultaneous openings at three major malls means employers compete for the same pool of bilingual and customer-facing talent.
Applicants can review current postings on qa.indeed.com and prepare for roles that require experience in fast-casual dining or luxury retail. Venue operators continue to post openings as fit-outs finish and trading begins.
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