Jarir Marketing Company has confirmed the temporary closure of all the stores of Jarir Bookstore in Saudi Arabia from Friday 20 March 2020 and the closure will continue until further notice.

The company said in a statement to the Saudi market (Tadawul) today, Sunday, that the closure comes as a continuation of the preventive and precautionary measures to control the emerging corona virus (Covid 19), which aims to preserve For the safety of the company's customers, employees, citizens, and residents.

The company explained that due to the acceleration of the procedures and measures taken, it is not possible to determine the financial impact at the present time, and will be announced later when sufficient information is available.

Jarir stated that work is currently underway to enhance Jarir Online's ability to meet the company's growing customer needs.