Module : Business english
Presentation of the company : AZADEA
By :
Ania Imene RADJEF
Lilia Medjadji
Nesrine Bessaih
2nd year master Marketing EHEC
Description of the group Azadea :
Azadea Group is a retail company that owns and operates more
than 50 leading international franchise concepts across the Middle
East and Africa.
Since its inception in 1978, the Group has grown a substantial chain
of stores representing leading international brand names in fashion
and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishings, sporting
goods, multimedia and beauty and cosmetics.
With over 12 000 employees, the company boasts a solid
infrastructure overseeing more than 650 stores spread across 13
countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Jordan,
Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and United
Arab Emirates.
How it all began ?
AZADEA’s possibilities started in 1978, with one small shop and
countless big ambitions.
Today’s AZADEA Group grew out of a single clothing store that
opened in 1978 at the heart of Beirut. Just a few years later, we
won our first international franchise.
Shortly thereafter, the company embarked on an expansion that
has taken it across the Middle East and Africa and added more
than 50 of the world’s most popular brands. With over 12,000
employees, AZADEA now boasts more than 600 stores in more
than a dozen countries.
The evolution of AZADEA :
1978 : First shop opens in
Lebanon
1983 : Franchise debute with
Maxmara
1993 : First store opens in
UAE
1997 : Partership with Mango
1998 : Partnership with Zara
2000 : First store opens in
Qatar
2001 : Partnership with Virgin
Megastore
2003 : Partnership with Paul
2005: Azadea celebrates its
100th store
2005 : First store opens in
Egypt
2011 : Partnership with
Dcathlon
2012 : Partnership with GAP
2013 : Azadea celebrates its
500th store
2013 : Partnership with
Eataly
2014 : Partnership with Old
Navy
2015 : Joint ventue with Kiko
milano
2017 : Partnership with New
Shanghai
2018 : Partnership with
MISSGUIDED
Covering :
Lebanon (Headquarters)
Ghana
Egypt
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
UAE
Algeria
Bahrain