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Al-Futtaim Group

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store in 1995, and owns and operates 19 Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us stores across Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Its stores were unaffected by the franchiser's 2018 bankruptcy in the United States.
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now trades in six locations in the United Arab Emirates including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, and Al Ain. Each of the six stores are also certified as ‘Ace Helpful’ in keeping with global Ace standards.
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mediated a settlement between Abdulla Al Futtaim and his rival, cousin Majid Al Futtaim, in 2000 which split the assets, liabilities and operations of the then-larger Al Futtaim Group.
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Al-Futtaim Group employs over 44,000 people and operates eight divisions comprising automotive, electronics, insurance, services, real estate, retail, industries, and overseas. Sheikh
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The CEO of the group was Robert Willett until he suddenly resigned in January 2011. After that, Omar Al-Futtaim became a board member, CEO and vice chairman.
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The group was founded in the 1930s and expanded rapidly in the 1940s and 1950s becoming an integrated commercial, industrial, and services organization.
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Marks and Spencer: In 2018 the group acquired the franchise rights to Marks and Spencer locations in Hong Kong and Macau.
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Al Futtaim Motors: Established by the group in 1955, it is the exclusive distributor of
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Robinsons & Co.: In April 2008, the Al-Futtaim Group bought 88% of the shares of
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In September 2013, the group bid $ 86 million to take full control of the
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controlling the automotive and mainly retail business, and his cousin
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in the Middle East's Top 100 Arab Family Businesses, ranking third.
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Multinational companies headquartered in the United Arab Emirates
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The Al-Futtaim family split its business interests in 2000 with
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Al-Futtaim's businesses also include Kolber Geneve and Westar.
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Dubai's Al Futtaim offers $ 86 million for Kenyan car retailer
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Orient: Founded by Al-Futtaim in 1982, Orient is the largest
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Ace Hardware: First opened in Dubai in 1991 by the group,
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trucks and Toyota Material Handling equipment in the UAE.
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controlling a property development business (now known as
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Financial services companies of the United Arab Emirates
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IKEA: The group holds the franchise rights to operate
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Al Futtaim Group announces Robert Willett as new CEO
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Index

Plug Ins
Majid Al Futtaim Group

Private
conglomerate
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Omar Al Futtaim
Abdulla Al Futtaim
Subsidiaries
www.alfuttaim.com
Arabic
romanized
conglomerate
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Abdulla Al Futtaim
Majid
Majid Al Futtaim Group
Nairobi
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Forbes
Toyota
Lexus
Hino
Robinsons & Co.
IKEA
Qatar
Egypt
Oman

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