{"id":24156,"date":"2023-09-18T13:23:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T13:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/?p=24156"},"modified":"2023-09-18T13:23:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T13:23:31","slug":"chalhoub-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2023\/09\/18\/chalhoub-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Chalhoub Group installs hearing induction loops across 300 retail stores across the region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\nIn partnership with certified disability inclusion social enterprise <a href=\"https:\/\/inclusive.ae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ImInclusive<\/a>, UAE luxury retail conglomerate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2023\/07\/21\/chalhoub-groups-gcc-report\/\">Chalhoub Group<\/a> has installed hearing induction loops across 300 retail stores across the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>This large-scale implementation aims to demonstrate the Group\u2019s commitment to catering to diverse clientele including hard of hearing customers who use cochlear implants or hearing aids.<\/p>\n<p>Group head of talent acquisition at Chalhoub Group, Damian Brown, said: \u201cTrue inclusivity begins with creating an environment where everyone feels welcome and valued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By installing hearing loops across our stores, we are taking a significant step towards ensuring an inclusive shopping experience for hard-of-hearing customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are proud to lead the way in promoting accessibility and embracing diversity within the retail industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In parallel to the installation of the hearing loops across Chalhoub Group\u2019s retail stores, hard-of-hearing trainers of ImInclusive are conducting staff-wide hard-of-hearing culture and sign language communication training.<\/p>\n<p>CEO and founder at ImInclusive, Hafsa Qadeer, commented: \u201cOur long-term partnership with Chalhoub Group is a source of great pride for our inclusive community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Together, we are achieving remarkable milestones. This partnership emphasises our unwavering dedication to crafting inclusive journeys for both customers and employees with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Chalhoub Group is also planning to expand the hearing loops installations into stores in Egypt, Jordan and India.<\/p>\n<p>Installation of the hearing induction loops at customer interaction points counts towards Chalhoub Group\u2019s efforts in fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of reducing inequalities.<\/p>\n<p>Chalhoub Group operates a portfolio of eight owned brands and more than 300 international brands in the luxury, beauty, fashion and art de vivre categories.<\/p>\n<p>Such iniativives have been widely embraced across the Mena region. For example, in September 2022, Majid Al Futtaim\u2019s Carrefour Egypt became the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2022\/09\/19\/day-to-day-hypermarket-expands-cryptocurrency-friendly-venues-in-uae\/\">hypermarket<\/a>\u00a0in the region to launch simultaneous sign language interpretation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UAE luxury retailer Chalhoub Group has installed hearing induction loops across 300 retail stores across its Middle East location to emphasise inclusivity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":24157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[3977],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24156"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24156"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24159,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24156\/revisions\/24159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}