17 JAWAD BUSINESS GROUP

Employees: 5,000 Presence: 6 Countries Founded: 1960 Country: Bahrain

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Jawad Business Group has business interests across the Gulf states, encompassing convenience stores, distribution of FMCG goods, fashion and footwear, restaurants. Its fashion business began with the arrival of BHS in Bahrain in 1987. Since the mid-1990’s Jawad’s range of fashion, shoes, lingerie, childrens wear, homeware, body care, cosmetics and accessories saw the addition of renowned names including Tape a loeil, Cycleband, LOSAN, Allo&Lugh, Mango, Origem, Shoe Citi and Hush Puppies. It is among the single largest international franchise partners for Costa Coffee in the world.