{"id":17427,"date":"2022-06-08T08:26:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T08:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/?p=17427"},"modified":"2022-06-14T08:27:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T08:27:50","slug":"trafalgar-luxury-group-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-regional-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2022\/06\/08\/trafalgar-luxury-group-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-regional-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Trafalgar Luxury Group celebrates 50th anniversary with regional expansion\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Luxury retailer Trafalgar, established in Kuwait in 1972, is celebrating its 50th anniversary by restructuring and expanding its operations as the newly formed Trafalgar Luxury Group.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Trafalgar Luxury Group\u2019s latest expansion saw eight new stores open across Kuwait and Bahrain in January, as well as luxury leather goods, fashion and accessories brand AIGNER open in Qatar in April.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More brand store openings are planned for the rest of the year, including Gait, Qatar\u2019s authorised Apple reseller, in Doha\u2019s Place Vend\u00f4me Mall.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will see welcome more brands from Trafalgar Luxury Group, including jewellery brand Marli and luxury accessory brands Furla and Bimba Y Lola.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Trafalgar Luxury Group aims to access key retail hubs in the region, with plans to open new headquarters in UAE\u2019s Dubai Design District.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOver the past 50 years, the Group has seen tremendous growth within the luxury retail sector,\u201d said Amer Alansari, managing partner of Trafalgar Luxury Group.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cFrom our first Trafalgar multi-brand store in Kuwait in 1972, we have become synonymous with luxury.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAs we look forward to the next 50 years, it is the perfect opportunity to restructure and expand our brands under Trafalgar Luxury Group, both current and new to the rest of the region.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The group has introduced new roles to its executive team: managing partner, chief operating officer, chief commercial officer, chief retail officer, chief financial officer and chief human resources officer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To strengthen its position in retail, Trafalgar Luxury Group has introduced new strategic ambitions, including commitment, integrity, excellence, evolution and a sense of belonging, to invite and establish consumer loyalty.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among its workforce, the group is instilling new initiatives to ensure satisfaction, including employees\u2019 health, social and financial wellbeing.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAs part of our redefined value proposition, employees will remain at the heart of all we say and do,\u201d Mr Alansari added.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Trafalgar Luxury Group operates over 40 brands of watches and jewellery, fashion and technology, with 55 stores across Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Its franchised brands include Chopard, Patek Philippe, Bvlgari, TAG Heuer, AIGNER, Harry Winston, GUCCI, Dior and Apple.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High-end Kuwaiti franchise operator expands retail footprint across the region. 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