Alshaya Group

The Alshaya Group is a family trading business, which was founded in Kuwait in 1890. With interests in real estate, hotels and hospitality, marketing communications, entertainment & leisure, automotive, manufacturing and general trading, Alshaya partners with some of the world's leading brands, including Starwood, Oberoi, Mazda, Peugeot and Michelin. Through its retail division, Alshaya is a leading international franchise operator for more than 70 of the world's most recognized retail brands, including Mothercare, H&M, Debenhams, Pottery Barn, Starbucks, Dean & Deluca, P.F.Chang's, The Cheesecake Factory, Pinkberry, Victoria's Secret and Boots. The company operates over 2,500 stores across seven divisions: Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food Service, Optics, Pharmacy, Office Supplies and Home Furnishings. Alshaya is also a major shareholder in Mabanee Company SAK, the development company behind Kuwait's leading mall development, The Avenues. In total, Alshaya employs more than 36,000 people, from over 110 nationalities, and operates in 19 markets across the Middle East and North Africa, Russia, Turkey and Europe.