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Spinneys supermarkets in Dubai and the UAE (www.spinneys.info >> this page)
Spinneys locations and opening
hours
Dubai | Abu
Dhabi | Sharjah | Ajman | RAK
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Spinneys (not Spinnys) is a well known chain of supermarkets in Dubai with stores also in Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and further afield. Spinneys usually have a good range of products, and is a popular place to shop, especially with Western expats, although it is regarded as more expensive than some of the other supermarket chains in Dubai such as Union Co-op, Choithrams (not Choitrams), Carrefour and Lulu's. Most Spinneys shops have pork sections for those who need a black pudding fix.
Spinneys store locations in the UAE and Middle East
Spinneys stores in Dubai |
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| Area | Store Name | Location | Opening hours | Contact | Notes |
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| Al Garhoud | See Dubai Festival City Spinneys | ||||
| Al Ghusais | Damascus St | tel +971-4-2586764 fax +971-4-2586731 |
Spinneys Market? | ||
| Arabian Ranches | None but go across Al Qudra Rd to Union Properties MotorCity Spinneys. | ||||
| Bur Dubai | Spinneys Trade Centre Road | near the Bur Juman Center | 24 hours | tel +971-4-3511777 | Has underground carparking (10 dhs first hour, 20 dhs/hr after that), and a recycling centre. Open 24 hrs from 01 May 2009. |
| Bur Dubai | Ramada Spinneys | next to the Ramada Hotel | 24 hours | tel +971-4-3555251 fax +971-4-3526390 |
Opening hours 8:00am-12:00am changed to 24 hours from March 2007. First opened 1995. Has covered parking above the store, entrance round the back (10 dhs first hour, 20 dhs per hour after that, free for one hour of minimum 10 dhs spend at Spinneys). Also a recycling depot in the upstairs carpark. |
| Business Bay Old Town | See Downtown Burj Dubai Spinneys | ||||
| Deira | Al Ghurair Centre Spinneys | 8:00am-12:00am | tel +971-4-2222886 fax +971-4-2221665 |
First opened Dec 2002, is a relatively large store (45,000 sq ft). Not spelt Al Ghuriar. | |
| Deira | Muraqqabat? | ||||
| Downtown Burj Dubai | Al Manzil Souq | Spinneys Market, small | |||
| Downtown Burj Dubai | Souk Al Bahar Spinneys | The Old Town Island | Spinneys Market, open 14 Dec 2007 | ||
| Downtown Burj Dubai | South Ridge Spinneys | South Ridge Towers | Spinneys Market, open 25 Sep 2008 | ||
| Dubai Festival City | Festival City Spinneys | near Universal American School in Al Areesh Club building | 8:00am-10:00pm | tel +971-4-2326197 | Spinneys Market, small, open 2007. |
| Dubai Investment Park | Ewan Residences | 8:00am-10:00pm | Open 15 Oct 2009 In SoukExtra! | ||
| Dubai Marina | Dubai Marina Spinneys | Dubai Marina Towers | 10:00am-10:00pm | tel +971-4-3674810 fax +971-4-3674806 |
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| Dubai Silicon Oasis | Spinneys Silicon Oasis | Silicon Oasis Villas | 8:00am-10:00pm | tel +971-4-3264575 or +971-4-3264576 |
Spinneys Market, small. In DSO Villa compound community center (look for Ruby's sign). |
| Emaar Residences | Spinneys Residence | The Residences, Downtown Burj Dubai, building W2 | 8:00am-10:00pm | tel +971-4-3603982 | Spinneys Market, small with limited range. No pork. Opened 2007? |
| Emirates Hills | The Meadows Village Center | tel +971-4-3606484 | |||
| Emirates Hills | The Meadows Town Center | tel +971-4-3606511 | |||
| Ewan Residences | See Dubai Investment Park (DIP) | ||||
| Hudeiba/Hudheiba | Hudaiba Spinneys | Al Mina Road, opposite Capitol Hotel | 8:00am-12:00am | tel +971-4-3580556 | Opened 2006, Spinneys Market |
| International City China | Spinneys Market | ||||
| International City France | Spinneys IC France | Building Q-08 | 8:00am-11:00pm | tel +971-4-4227929 | Spinneys Market (small). Has pork section. Open 2008? |
| Jumeirah | Jumeirah Spinneys | Jumeira Beach Road, opposite Open Beach, near 'The One' furniture shop. | 10:00am-10:00pm | tel +971-4-3674810 & +971-4-3499688 fax +971-4-3674806 |
Reopened in 2006 after being refurbished and reconstructed. |
| Jumeirah | Mercato Spinneys | Mercato Shopping Center on Jumeirah Beach Road | 8:00am-11:00pm | tel +971-4-3496900 fax +971-4-3496611 |
A reasonably large store (40,000 sq ft), underground carparking. |
| Mazaya Center | Sheikh Zayed Rd | See Satwa / Al Wasl | |||
| Meadows | See Emirates Hills | ||||
| Mirdiff | Mirdiff Spinneys | Basement level at Uptown Mirdiff shopping center | 8:00am-11:00pm | tel +971-4-2880335 fax +971-4-2880355 |
One of the larger Spinneys stores, opened Feb 2005. Underground carparking. |
| Mirdiff | Mirdiff Community Center | 8:00am-10:00pm | tel +971-4-2882182 | Opened April 2007 | |
| Motor City, Fox Hill I-III | Spinneys Motorcity | Dubai Motor City | 8:00am-11:00pm | tel +971-4-4329445 | Open 19 August 2009. Large. Parking inside Foxhill building. |
| Oud Metha | Oud Metha Spinneys | Lamcy Plaza | 7:00am-11:00pm | tel +971-4-3357321 | Opened mid-2006 |
| Rashidiya | Bin Sougat Centre Spinneys | near the Airport Expo Center | 8:00am-11:00pm | tel +971-4-2862442 fax +971-4-2852997 |
Opened 2003 |
| Satwa/Al Wasl | Mazaya Spinneys | In the Mazaya shopping centre on Sheikh Zayed Road, near Defense Roundabout | 10:00am-10:00pm | tel +971-4-3212225 fax +971-4-3212255 |
Spinneys Market |
| Silicon Oasis | See Dubai Silicon Oasis Spinneys | ||||
| Souk Al Bahar | See Downtown Burj Dubai | ||||
| South Ridge | Spinneys Market | ||||
| The Old Town Manzil | See Downtown Burj Dubai Spinneys | ||||
| Umm Suqeim | Umm Suqeim Spinneys | on Al Wasl Rd in the Spinneys Um Suquiem Center (yes, really) | 8:00am-11:00pm | tel +971-4-3941657 fax +971-4-3940695 |
First opened 1997. A decent size shop but gets busy in the evenings and carparking can be difficult. Has a recycling depot. |
Spinneys stores in Sharjah |
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| Area | Store Name | Location | Opening hours | Contact | Notes |
| Sharjah | Ghubaiba Spinneys | Al Ghubaiba Road, next to The Home Centre. | 8:00am-12:00am | tel +971-6-5660844 fax +971-6-5664875 |
Opened 1997 (acquired store from First Choice) |
| Sharjah | Fine Fair | Fine Fair Commercial Complex, Quran Roundabout, Airport Road. | tel +971-6-5665055 fax +971-6-5668455. |
PO Box 24663, Sharjah, UAE | |
| Sharjah | King Faisal Spinneys | King Faisal Road, opposite Nova Hotel | 8:00am-12:00am | tel +971-6-5727011 & +971-6-5722830 fax +971-6-5725179 |
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| Sharjah | Sahara Centre Spinneys | Basement Level of the Sahara Center | Sat-Thu 8:30am-12am |
tel +971-6-5318555 fax +971-6-5318585 |
Open on Fri 8:30am-11:30am & 1pm-12am |
| Sharjah | Taawun Mall Spinneys | Al Taawun | 8:00am-12:00am | tel +971-6-5776001 | |
| Al Majaz 2 | Spinneys Market | ||||
Spinneys stores in Abu Dhabi |
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| Area | Store Name | Location | Opening hours | Contact | Notes |
| Abu Dhabi | Head office | tel +971-2-6948000 fax +971-2-6948001 |
Spinneys Abu Dhabi, PO Box 243, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||
| Khalidiah | Spinneys Khalidiya | Khalidiya | 0800-2300 | tel +971-2-6812897 & +971-2-6813538 |
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| Mussaffa | Spinneys Mussafah | Mussafah | 0800-2300 | tel +971-2-5521762 & +971-2-5521723 |
Small shop |
| Sas Al Nakhil | Sas Al Nakheel | Spinneys market | |||
Spinneys alcohol shops in Abu Dhabi |
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| Hamdan | Liquor store | Al Markaziah | 1000-1300 1600-2030¹ |
tel +971-2-6770577 & +971-2-6770211 |
Hamdan St |
| Khalidia | Liquor store | Khalidiyah | 0930-1300 1600-2030¹ |
tel +971-2-6812356 & +971-2-6813160 |
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| Muroor | Liquor store | Al Wahda | 1000-1300 1600-2030¹ |
tel +971-2-6419366 | |
| Mussaffah | Liquor store | Mussafah | 1100-1900¹ | tel +971-2-5543731 | |
| Najda | Liqour store | Madinat Zayed | 1000-1300 1600-2030¹ |
tel +971-2-6717992 & +971-2-6717994 |
Najda St |
| Ruwais | Liquor store | Ruwais | tel +971-2-8772144 | Liquor store only | |
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Spinneys shops in other emirates |
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| Area | Store Name | Location | Opening hours | Contact | Notes |
| Ajman | Dana Plaza | 24 hrs | tel +971-6-7422008 | Small shop, opened March 2007 | |
| Al Ain | Closed | Al Ain Mall store closed in 2004? | |||
| Al Ain | Liquor store | 1000-1300 1600-2030 |
tel +971-3-7636367 & +971-3-7636888 |
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| Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) | Spinneys | Al Hamra Mall | 08:00am-11:00pm | tel +971-7-2434010 | Opposite RAK Ceramics, open April 2008 |
| Ras Al Khaimah | Warehousing or distribution facilities, and an office. | ||||
Spinneys stores in other countries |
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| Bahrain, Manama | Renamed? | ||||
| Egypt | Hypermarket, planned, location unknown | ||||
| Egypt, 6th of October City | Cityscape Mall | Hypermarket, planned, open July 2010 | |||
| Egypt, Alexandria | First Spinneys store | ||||
| Egypt, Greater Cairo | City Stars Mall | Hypermarket | |||
| Jordan, Amman | Taj Mall | Planned | |||
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| Qatar, Doha | The Mall | Under construction, open 2009? | |||
| Qatar, Doha | The Pearl? | Unconfirmed, opening date unknown | |||
- No stores in Al Ain, Fujairah, or Umm Al Quwain (as of June 2009). Ras Al Khaimah Spinneys opened in Al Hamra Mall in April 2008.
- Spinneys are planning to open up to 10 supermarkets in the SoukExtra chain of shopping centers according to a report in April 2009.
- Spinneys plan to open 3 stores in the UAE and 2 stores in Oman during 2010, and possibly expand to Saudi Arabia (Maktoob report October 2009).
General information about Spinneys grocery shops and supermarkets
- Spinneys shops are usually open 0800 to 2200 (some stores 0700/0830/1000 to 2200/2300/2400/0100/0200 and even 24 hrs in Bur Dubai).
- Spinneys supermarket noticeboards are busy with for sale advertisements for cars, furniture and various other classified ads. A good place to go to sell your junk, or request/offer services like tutoring.
- There are at least 29 Spinneys stores in the UAE - 21 in Dubai, 5 in Sharjah, 2 in Abu Dhabi, 1 in Ajman (as of January 2008).
- Some Spinneys branches (Spinneys Um Suqeim, Spinneys Trade Centre Road, Spinneys Ramada) have recycling depots where you can leave newspapers, plastic bags, plastic bottles, aluminium cans.
- Like all supermarkets in the UAE, Spinneys don't sell alcohol in their stores but some Spinneys complexes in Dubai have an A&E or MMI bottle shop next door eg Umm Suqeim Spinneys. Spinneys in Abu Dhabi operate separate liquor stores. The Spinneys alcohol shop in the Sharjah Booze Souk closed around 1996/1997 (along with the rest of the Sharjah Booze Souq).
- 'Living in the Gulf' is Spinneys' own weekly magazine. Contains a few coupons and recipies. About what you'd expect from a supermarket chain producing their own magazine.
- Spinneys Dubai LLC head office & postal address (except for Fine Fair in Sharjah): Spinneys Jebel Ali, PO Box 677, Dubai, UAE, tel +971-4-3555250, fax +971-4-3555269, email spinexpt@emirates.net.ae.
- Job applications for Spinneys Dubai should be sent to hr@spinneys-dubai.com according to their website.
Spinneys products and selection
- The stores are tidy, well organised, relatively spacious, have a large range of magazines and foreign newspapers. Spinneys have pork sections in most branches (except Deira and Sharjah).
- Good quality meat, vegetables. Excellent range of bread baked in the store.
- Delicatessen counter stocks a good range of stuffed olives and other culinary delights to cram into your visitors' gobs before dinner. The hommous (or humous / homous / hummous) and the potato salad are outstanding, and there's a decent range of cheeses. The pork delicatessen has a good selection of pates and salamis, and their spicy Italian sausages are great for BBQs.
- Prepared meals look better than they taste - a home delivery from your nearest Chinese or Indian restaurant is a better idea.
- Mondays is Market Day at Spinneys meaning they have special promotions on a variety of products. Occasionally there are actually some good deals.
Spinneys ownership and history
- Spinneys was first founded in the Middle East in 1924 in Alexandria, Egypt by Arthur Rawdon Spinney. Spinneys was established in the UAE in 1942 in Al Nasr Square, Deira and was originally known as 'The Frozen Chicken' because it launched the first chiller van selling frozen chickens. In 1995 a major distribution center was opened in Al Quoz, Dubai.
- Spinneys Dubai LLC own and run the Dubai and Oman stores (called Al Fair). Spinneys Dubai is owned by Mr Ali Al Bawardi (Albawardi, Albawardy, Al Bawardy, Al Bwardi, Al Bwardy, Albwardy, Albwardi). He bought it from the original owners, the Cupola Group.
- Spinneys Abu Dhabi LLC own stores in Abu Dhabi. Spinneys Dubai manages them in conjunction with Abdulla Masood. CEO of Spinneys Dubai is Jannie C Holtzhausen.
- CEO of Spinneys is Michael Wright (press release 04 October 2009 about Taj Mall Spinneys).
- Spinneys Dubai is a separate organisation from Spinneys Group Limited, and Spinneys Dubai have the right to use the 'Spinneys' name only in the UAE.
- Abraaj Capital is the managing shareholder in Spinneys Group Limited. A possible Initial Public Offering (IPO) was mentioned in July 2007 when Spinneys borrowed US$80 million (as part of a US$180m finance program) to fund its growth plans across the Middle East.
- Spinneys Group (or Spinneys Holding) own or operate stores in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Seychelles (Nov 2006, called ). Spinneys have major expansion plans with new stores opening in Bahrain (Alosra supermarket?), Qatar, Pakistan, Jordan and negotiations to open more stores in other Middle Eastern, Asian & African locations including Algeria, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Syria (July 2007 news).
*Planned Spinneys stores
- Information from Spinneys Dubai CEO interview with Emirates Today published 14 Sep 2007. Appears to be some overlap with some stores already opened eg Mirdiff Community Center, Emaar Residences, Ajman.
Last update Sunday 08-Nov-2009
Related pages
- Shopping Malls in Dubai - also information about shopping malls in other emirates
- SouqExtra! - chain of community shopping malls in the UAE, some with Spinneys stores
- Spinneys UAE - forum topic - add your comments / updates
- Supermarket list Dubai - list of supermarkets in Dubai and the UAE
- Waitrose UAE - the UK version of Spinneys moves into the Gulf
Related websites (open in new window)
Spinneys has a confusing selection of websites. These are the ones we can find and what they're for.
- www.spinneys.com - Dubai Spinneys LLC website but with not much information - some job listings only? Domain name expired 09 July 2007, not renewed as of 21 July 2007.
- www.spinneys-dubai.com - information about Spinneys Dubai stores, changed from spinneys.com?
- www.spinneys-qatar.com - same as Spinneys main website?
- www.spinneys.ae - Spinneys Abu Dhabi LLC website, being refurbished (has been in that state for a year or more)
- www.spinneys.co.ae - same as spinneys.ae (Abu Dhabi)
- Dubai directory - add your link free