The United Arab Emirates is a high-income developing market economy. The UAE's economy is the 4th largest in the Middle East after Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Israel, with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$415 billion in 2021-2023.
Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the country's seven emirates. The city has a population of around 3.6 million, more than 90% of which are expatriates.
Virgin Megastores is an international entertainment retailing chain, founded in early 1976 by Richard Branson as a record shop on London's Oxford Street.
Emaar Properties is an Emirati real estate development company located in the United Arab Emirates. The two largest shareholders are Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the UAE's sovereign wealth fund Investment Corporation of Dubai.
Mall of the Emirates is a shopping mall in Dubai. Developed and owned by Majid Al Futtaim Group, it opened in November 2005 and is located at interchange four on Sheikh Zayed Road.
Tanishq is an Indian jewellery brand under Titan Company. Founded in 1994, It is based in Bengaluru, and has 410 retail stores across more than 240 cities in India, UAE, the US, Singapore and Qatar.
Joy Alukkas is an Indian businessman from Kerala. He is the chairman and managing director of Joyalukkas Group. According to a 2023 Forbes report, he has a net worth of $4.4 billion.
Majid Al Futtaim Holding is an Emirati holding company based in Dubai. The family-owned conglomerate owns and operates shopping malls, retail, and hotel establishments in the Middle East and North Africa.
Noor Bank was established in January 2008, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Babyshop is a children's retail store and the first company under Landmark Group. The company serves 19 countries with over 235 stores, and has over 4.8 million customers. The store focuses on children's products for ages 0 to 16 and sells major brands including Barbie, Disney, Philips AVENT, Fisher-Price, Chicco, Juniors, Giggles, Graco, Lego, Joie, Hauck, and Ferrari. Over and above its physical stores, Babyshop also retails around 20,000 products online through its E-commerce website and Mobile Application on IOS and Android, which was launched on 24 November 2016.
LuLu Group International is a multinational conglomerate company that operates a chain of hypermarkets and retail companies, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 2000 by M. A. Yusuff Ali from Nattika in Kerala, India. The Group mainly operates "Lulu Hypermarket", a chain of hypermarkets that ranks among the top grocers in many of the markets it operates in. LuLu has over 65,000 employees of various nationalities.
Yusuff Ali Musaliam Veettil Abdul Kader, popularly known as M. A. Yusuff Ali, is an Indian businessman and billionaire. He is the chairman and managing director of LuLu Group International, which owns the LuLu Hypermarket chain worldwide and LuLu International Shopping Mall. With an annual turnover of US$8.4 billion, LuLu Group International employs the largest number of Indian diaspora. According to Forbes Middle East, Yusuff Ali was ranked No. 1 in Top 100 Indian business owners in the Arab World 2018. As per Forbes billionaires list published in October 2023, he was ranked 27th richest Indian with net worth of US$6.9 billion.
The Al-Futtaim Group is a large conglomerate based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Splash is an Indian retail company based in Dubai and founded in Sharjah, It is part of the Landmark Group. Founded in 1993 as a single-brand store in Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, Splash has grown to over 150 stores and 50 brand stores across 14 countries in India, the Middle East, Pakistan, Tanzania and Libya. Its sister groups are Lifestyle Stores and Home Centre Stores. Salman Khan was one of the Brand Ambassador of Splash Fashion India.
Landmark Group is a UAE-based multinational conglomerate headquartered in Dubai founded by Micky Jagtiani, who was the founder and chairman of the company. The group is involved in the retailing of apparel, footwear, consumer electronics, cosmetics & beauty products, home improvement, and baby products. The group also focuses on hospitality & leisure, healthcare, and mall management.
Thumbay Group is a UAE-based diversified international business conglomerate, headquartered in DIFC - Dubai, with operations across 20 sectors including education, healthcare, medical research, diagnostics, retail pharmacy, health communications, retail opticals, wellness, nutrition stores, hospitality, real estate, publishing, technology, media, events, medical tourism, trading and marketing, and distribution.
AW Rostamani Group, also known as “AWR”, is a privately held company established in 1954 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by Al Rostamani brothers, Abdullah and Abdul Wahid Al Rostamani. The company is headquartered in Dubai and employs over 3,800 workers. The Group operates 12 companies in seven diverse sectors: automotive, real estate, retail, lighting, travel and logistics.
Dragon Mart is a set of two adjacent shopping malls in Dubai International City, a suburb of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dragon Mart is 1.2 kilometre long and is the "largest Chinese retail trading hub outside mainland China". It is includes the largest concentration of Chinese businesses in the UAE.
Malabar Gold & Diamonds is an Indian jewellery group headquartered in Kozhikode, Kerala. The company was founded by M. P. Ahammed in 1993. As of May 2023, it owns more than 330 showrooms across 11 countries, making it one of the largest chains of jewellery retailer in the world. The company also owns Malabar Watches, a network of luxury watch boutiques operating across India.
Apparel Group LLC is a UAE based fashion and retail conglomerate company headquartered in Dubai, UAE.
