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Thursday, November 26 - 2009

ETA Ascon Star Group in major tie-up with premium men's wear Duchamp London

  • United Arab Emirates: Sunday, May 25 - 2008 at 14:04
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In a strategic move, ETA Star Fashion, the newly established fashion division of the $5bn ETA Ascon Star Group, has tied up with Duchamp of London to open the brand's flagship stores in the region.

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  • Mr. Hameed Salahuddin, Group Director of ETA Ascon Star Group.
    Mr. Hameed Salahuddin, Group Director of ETA Ascon Star Group.
The Company has projected opening at least six exclusive showrooms in the next three years. The first flagship store will be opened in much awaited shopping mall The Dubai Mall and other stores will be followed on existing high end malls across the UAE and rest of the Middle East region.

The newly established ETA Star Fashion will be Duchamp's sole retail distributor for the whole GCC.

Commenting on the latest association, Mr. Hameed Salahuddin, Group Director of ETA Ascon Star Group, said,

"The opening of Duchamp stores in the region is part of ETA Star Fashion's initiatives to bring exclusive international brands, catering to the modern and fashion-conscious community in the region. Duchamp is a premium international brand and the long-term objective of ETA Star Fashion will be to position Duchamp to be the leading Men's accessories Brand in the Middle East."


Mr. Shamim Ali Hamid, General Manager ETA Star Fashion, said, "At ETA Star Fashion, we strive to live up to our commitment in developing a diverse premium retail portfolio of world-class brands. Recognising the demanding lifestyle of our consumers in GCC markets, we would like to cater to the demands of the premium sector. Partnering with Duchamp is a step in this direction and we plan to bring more such premium brands to this region and keep our commitment to this fast, vibrant and growing market."

Duchamp is a 20-year-old London-based company with a long-established global reputation for luxurious men's accessories with quality and elegance.

The company has employed some of the finest craftsmen in England and Italy to produce its highly distinctive, coordinated collection in the fields of men's fashion accessories like shirts, ties, cufflinks etc.

Duchamp has plans to showcase the brand's new autumn winter collection during the first store opening august end at Dubai Mall and intends to extend its product line in the near future to cater to the fashion-conscious community in the region. Duchamp collections are present in 350 stores in 35 countries.

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Further information on Duchamp is available on the web site www.duchamplondon.com

About ETA Ascon Star Group:

ETA Ascon Star Group is a multinational and diversified group established in 1973 as a joint venture under the UAE's Abdulla Al Ghurair Group. Headquartered in Dubai, ETA Ascon Star Group has built an enviable reputation for quality, excellent service and cost-effective technological capability. The group's network encompasses 140 entities and associate offices in 22 countries and employs more than 67,000 people with consolidated sales in excess of $5bn.

Areas of expertise under the ETA Ascon Star Group umbrella include Contracting & Engineering, Trading, Shipping, Manufacturing and Assembly, Facility Management & Environmental, Automobile, Real Estate, Retail, Services, Travel & Leisure, Health Care, Aviation, Learning & Education, Insurance, Hospitality, Oil & Natural Gas.

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