In pictures: New-look baqala groceries in Abu Dhabi

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A Baqala grocery store. Delores Johnson / The National )
A Baqala grocery store. Delores Johnson / The National )
Sulaiman Mahmood, Indian, Warsam Grocery. Fatima Al Marzooqi / The National
Sulaiman Mahmood, Indian, Warsam Grocery. Fatima Al Marzooqi / The National
Sulaiman Mahmood, Indian, Warsam Grocery. Fatima Al Marzooqi/ The National
Sulaiman Mahmood, Indian, Warsam Grocery. Fatima Al Marzooqi/ The National
Warsam Grocery. Fatima Al Marzooqi / The National
Warsam Grocery. Fatima Al Marzooqi / The National
Seen here is Mehdi, an employee of the re-furbished Baqala grocery store. Lee Hoagland / The National
Seen here is Mehdi, an employee of the re-furbished Baqala grocery store. Lee Hoagland / The National
Jester Perido, a staff worker at the Baqala grocery store stacks chocolate bars on the shelves. Razan Alzayani / The National
Jester Perido, a staff worker at the Baqala grocery store stacks chocolate bars on the shelves. Razan Alzayani / The National
Al Safa Supermarket, Electra St. changes it's name to Baqala, as per the Govenment regulations. Srijita Chattopadhyay / The National
Al Safa Supermarket, Electra St. changes it's name to Baqala, as per the Govenment regulations. Srijita Chattopadhyay / The National
A customer exits the Baqala grocery store. Baqala is the only model store that follows the government's new guidelines and regulations. Razan Alzayani / The National
A customer exits the Baqala grocery store. Baqala is the only model store that follows the government's new guidelines and regulations. Razan Alzayani / The National
The interior of the Baqala grocery store. Razan Alzayani / The National
The interior of the Baqala grocery store. Razan Alzayani / The National