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Splash wins Gold in 'Fashion & Art' category at the UAE Web Awards 2006

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, December 20 - 2006 at 14:05
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At a glittering Web Awards ceremony held recently in Dubai, Splash, the 58-stores Dubai based international fashion retailer, was honoured by the UAE Web Awards Committee and Business Software Alliance (BSA).

The Awards that present a platform of recognition for web developers and designers based on their creativity and technical proficiency had 23 categories, with gold, silver and bronze trophies given away as prizes to the three winners from each category. Winners of the UAE Web Awards will represent the UAE at the prestigious Pan Arab Web Awards 2007, where they will compete with regional players.

Speaking at the Awards function, Jawad Al Redha, Co-Chairman, BSA, a company dedicated to a safe digital world, commented that it was heartening to note the high quality of entries from the UAE web developers. The UAE Web Awards encourage young Arab talents in the field of web design and development and enhances awareness for the need to safeguard intellectual property rights in the digital world.

Said Raza Beig, managing director of Splash,

"We are delighted with our winning presence in the virtual space and having won the Gold Award in the 'Fashion & Art' category was indeed a matter of pride to the entire team. The fact that the award was presented to us for our website that was launched just this year in July was even more reason for us to celebrate. Splash aims to excel in every sphere, be it the fashion or the retailing industry. Our primary aim is to provide the latest international trends to our customers across the 58 Splash stores & 59 brand stores at very competitive prices. At the same time, our marketing team is constantly working to convey our brand premise in the most effective manner through various channels including the Internet. We teamed up with Web developers 'Tattoo 360' who interpreted our brief in an innovative style and provided us an award-winning niche on the World Wide Web."


Jay Desai, CEO & Creative Director of Tattoo 360 said, "Working with Splash was very interesting for us due to the singular challenge it posed. We were expected to highlight its international product offering and its broad regional network through a unique design. Being recognised by the expert panel of judges at the UAE Web Awards is one of the highest attainments for us and we are thankful to the authorities behind these Awards."
(From Left to Right) Jawad Al Ridha, Chairman of Business software Alliance (BSA) Middleast, Raza Beig, MD, Splash LLC, Jay Desai, CEO, Tattoo 360 (Splash's digital media agency) and Pierre Moukarzel, President of the UAE Web Award Committee. 
(From Left to Right) Jawad Al Ridha, Chairman of Business software Alliance (BSA) Middleast, Raza Beig, MD, Splash LLC, Jay Desai, CEO, Tattoo 360 (Splash's digital media agency) and Pierre Moukarzel, President of the UAE Web Award Committee.
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About Splash
Splash LLC is a leading fashion retailer in the GCC with headquarters in Dubai and a retail network of 58 Splash stores and 58 brand stores across the region. Splash showcases popular collections for men and women such as Ms, Nexus, Maxim, Retro, ZYNC and Scarlet. Splash is also the exclusive licensee for Lee Cooper and Kappa in the Middle East; as well as the franchisee for Bossini in Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Splash has made huge strides from its humble beginnings 13 years ago. Once perceived as a clothing store retailing value clothes outsourced from Asia and the Far East, Splash has come a long way since. Today, it is well recognized as a home-grown regional fashion retailer that walks in step with global trends and latest fashion. Over the years, its customer base has also grown in both number and sophistication.

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Dina Sabnani (Marketing) Anuradha Farrell (Marketing)
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