leading appaeral manufacturer middle east

Giordano, one of the world's leading international retailer of apparel and accessories, witnessed double digit growth in their carious markets globally with the, Middle East achieving a 24% top line growth, its Highest ever.

'The growth in the Middle East has been Fantastic and we have no plans of slowing down. We plan on targeting other emerging markets in the region and hope to achieve greater growth in 2008. We are looking forward to the New Year," says Ishwar Chugani, Executive Director for Giordano, Middle East and Africa. The company has received service excellence awards in a number of categories with 'Best Service performance Brand in the large business category and the 'Best Service Performance Outlet' for the store at Wafi Mall to name a few. Giordano was also the first apparel retailer to receive the Dubai Quality Appreciation Programme award and later in 2004, Giordano became one of the first retailers to be nominated for the Dubai Service Excellence Scheme for its service in Dubai.

The achievements for Giordano reinstated the fact that they are one of the premier retailers around the globe. In India, the group has opened their third store in Ahmadabad earlier this year and 2 more stores in Delhi and Mumbai this month. Giordano now operates 5 stores in India with plans to increase this to 35 stores by 2010. Another achievement for Giordano in 2007 was the opening of their first outlet store in the Middle East. Chugani adds, "The future is bright for Giordano. With many exciting plans for the upcoming years, we hope to surpass the success of 2007. We want to keep growing at the same pace in the coming years."