Al Shamsi Holdings
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Area served | Middle East/GCC |
| Products | Apparel, Footwear, Accessories, Home accessories |
Number of employees | 520 |
| Website | http://alshamsiholdings.com/index.php? |
Established in 2000, Al Shamsi Holdings is a fast growing retail organization focusing on fashion in the Gulf Cooperation Council.[1] The company represents international brands Desigual, Scotch & Soda, Vincci, Parfois, Okaidi and Tati.[2] It is one of the leading retail companies in the GCC, employing over 500 multicultural staff, running over 75 stores.[3]
History
Over the past 15 years, they have opened 76 stores across the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar, with brands from 5 different countries.[4] The first brand to partner with Al Shamsi Holdings were the popular French children’s clothing brand Okaidi.[5] Their most recent partnership is with Scotch & Soda, offering garments from the Netherlands for men, women and children.[6]
Timeline – Opening of a brand’s first store
2002: Okaidi open in Sharjah, Al Shamsi Holdings first store
- Okaidi open in Dubai
2004: Parfois open in Abu Dhabi
- Parfois open in Kuwait
- Okaidi open in Kuwait
2005: Vincci, open in Dubai
- Vincci open in Sharjah
2007: Parfois open in Oman
- Okaidi open in Oman
- Vincci open in Oman
2008: Parfois open in Bahrain
- Parfois open their first store in Dubai
- Okaidi open in Bahrain
2009: Desigual open in Dubai
- Vincci open in Abu Dhabi
2010: Desigual open in Kuwait
- Desigual open in Abu Dhabi
- Desigual open in Qatar
- Okaidi open in Qatar
- Vincci open in Qatar
2011: Scotch & Soda open in Dubai
- Vincci open in Bahrain
- Vincci open in Ras Al-Khaimah
2012: Okaidi open in Fujairah
- Vincci open in Fujairah
- Vincci open in Kuwait
- Vincci open in Ajman
2013: Al Shamsi Holdings celebrates its 50th store
- Okaidi open in Ras Al-Khaimah
- Vincci open in Sharjah
- Parfois open in Ras Al-Khaimah
- Parfois open in Sharjah
2014: Tati open store in Bahrain[7]
- Tati open in Dubai[8]
- Desigual Kids open in Abu Dhabi
- Scotch & Soda Kids open in Abu Dhabi
References
- ^ "Al Shamsi Holdings".
- ^ "Five Minutes With...Emmanuel Deroude, CEO, Tati - Gulf Business". gulfbusiness.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03.
- ^ "Al Shamsi Holdings".
- ^ "Al Shamsi Holdings".
- ^ http://www.okaidi.com/#ok-okaidi-page
- ^ http://www.scotch-soda.com/global/en/about-us.html
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