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Top 25 Retail brands based in the United Arab Emirates
RevenueBase identified 238 retail brands headquartered in the United Arab Emirates as of September 2026 and tracks 35,236 professional contacts across them, including 2,842 with verified work emails. Dubai is the largest hub.
This list covers retail brands headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest retail brands based in the United Arab Emirates
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10,749 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Apparel Group is a multibillion dollar conglomerate since 1996 based in Dubai, UAE, with a growing network of 2,500+ stores and a diverse portfolio of 85+ international brands…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 6,965 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 1,213 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Liwa Trading Enterprises has a retail franchise portfolio across the fashion, footwear, accessory and home categories for a number of internationally reputed retail brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 1,191 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Brands for Less (BFL) Group is one of the leading off-price retailers, offering the latest fashion trends and home products at competitive prices.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 1,112 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Al Maya Group, headquartered in Dubai, UAE, is a diversified company established in 1982 by our Founder and Chairman Mr.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 1,007 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “As one of the leading multi-channel retail groups in the Middle East, the Kamal Osman Jamjoom Group (KOJ) offers successful and innovative brands in beauty, fashion, healthcare…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 809 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “As a leader in luxury retail in the Middle East, Al Tayer Group's division, Al Tayer Insignia, hosts a portfolio of some of the world's most luxurious brands in the fashion…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 778 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Over the past few decades, BESIDE has become the go-to partner for international brands Diesel, Fred Perry, Pinko, Scotch & Soda, Puma, Geox, Longchamp and Aape.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 679 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Boutique 1 Group, with offices in London and Dubai, opened its first store in and has grown to 20 stores in four cities as well as an online store serving customers globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 655 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Established in the Dubai Holding Group is an energetic and fast growing retail organization representing major fashion franchises in the Middle East.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 598 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Alabbar Enterprises, an entity with lifestyle and retail endeavors and a passion for distinction - moments - growth Guided by our values & positivity, we bring prevailing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 371 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “WEAVING THE MIDDLE EAST AND GLOBAL LUXURY FASHION HOUSES TOGETHER SINCE 1983.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 359 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Al Shamsi Holdings was established in focusing on fashion retail in the GCC.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 358 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Al Boom Marine (ABM) is one of the longest-established retail groups in the MENA region, with over 35 years of operations across the GCC.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 339 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Mark & Save is a discount convenience store that offers a wide range of quality products to cater to the needs of a diverse customer base.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 282 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Middle East Retail Group is based in Dubai, introducing global retail concepts to the GCC and MENA while redefining the shopping experience across the region.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 208 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “SignWorks is your trusted partner in exceptional visual merchandising and turnkey retail solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 190 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Having been established in 2010 with over 50 extensible vents across GCC, V Perfumes has a prominent retail of deluxe products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 169 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since its creation in 2008 we at LIMÉ have been solely focused on delivering to our customers the latest fashion trends, produced with high-quality materials Available in our +100…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 115 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are R-mixed!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 65 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Twenty4 offer trendy fashion at great quality and even better prices for men, women, teens, kids and home.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 54 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “AW Rostamani Lifestyle, founded in 2012, member of AW Rostamani Holding is one of the Middle East’s key retail companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 52 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Yellow Flower Trading Co LLC is an apparel & fashion company based out of Naif Road, Deira, P.O.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “SAHPAD is a leading professional retailer located in the United Arab Emirates.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 39 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “We stand at the forefront of Fashion Retail & Distribution across the Middle East and Africa, representing a portfolio of over 50 premium brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: retail brands. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names retail brands.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of retail brands, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name retail brands. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Retail brands based in the United Arab Emirates at a glance
As of Sep 21, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Arab Emirates, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Arab Emirates, over 238 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among retail brands, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Arab Emirates whose own description of what they do matches “retail brands”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names retail brands), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among retail brands, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Arab Emirates are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,842 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Retail brands by metro
- Retail brands in Dubai154
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names retail brands, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many retail brands are there based in the United Arab Emirates?
RevenueBase identified 238 retail brands headquartered in the United Arab Emirates as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Apparel Group, headquartered in United Arab Emirates, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most retail brands?
Dubai leads with 154 headquartered companies, followed by Abu Dhabi (10) and Dubai Uae (5).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,842 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 238 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.