Dubai's MAF signs retail deals with Hollister, A&F

Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Fashion has signed franchise deals with several US retailers, including Hollister, to open stores in the region.

MAF Fashion, the retail arm of MAF Ventures, will open Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch in the UAE before expanding its outlets across the GCC. Halston Heritage will make its regional debut in Kuwait in the second quarter of this year.

The firm will open its first Hollister store in Dubai in 2013 and is currently in talks to bring the Abercrombie & Fitch brand to the region with the goal of opening its first outlet in 2014.

“Simultaneously we are working to conclude a joint venture for Abercrombie & Fitch with a goal to realise the first store in 2014, which again will launch in Dubai,” said Asil Attar, CEO of MAF Fashion.

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