Williams-Sonoma Inks Partnership to Open Stores in the Middle East

摘要

Williams-Sonoma Inc. has entered into a multi-year franchise agreement with international retail franchise operator M.H. Alshaya Co. W.L.L. to launch its six-nameplate portfolio of brands in the Middle East. The first four stores are expected to open in Dubai and Kuwait in 2010 and will include the Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Kids brands. M.H. Alshaya Co. works with more than 50 global retail brands and operates more than 1,700 stores across six divisions, with stores in 16 markets across the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, Cyprus, Russia and Poland. The company is the retail business segment of the Alshaya Group, which was founded in Kuwait in 1890 and also operates real estate, hotel and automotive business divisions.