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About Shoe Mart:
Shoe Mart is a leading chain of footwear stores, offering a galore of branded and value-for-money goods for a diverse audience, all under one roof. Today it is a household name in footwear and accessories. This concept took shape when it started its operations in March 1990 in Dubai, UAE. Since its inception, Shoe Mart has grown from a single shoe store to one of the largest 'footwear and accessories' retail chains in the GCC region comprising of 86 stores spread across UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Kuwait and Spain.

Keeping in line with the changing trends in the footwear business, Shoe Mart today retails a great collection of fashionable and comfortable - formal, casual and sport shoes, from over 30 countries around the globe; thereby satisfying customer needs. Shoe Mart offers an extensive range of footwear from value-for-money shoes to leading international brands like, Bata (Italy), Barbie, Clarks, Ecco, Filanto, Hush Puppies, Imac, Lee Cooper, Puma, Red Tape, Reebok and Skechers. One can also find accessories such as belts, jewellery cases, handbags, luggage bags, purses, school bags, and an array of shoe care products, socks, suitcases and wallets, all under one roof. In addition to this, Shoe Mart also has individual concept stores for famous international brands such as Bata (Italy), Ecco, Pablosky and Kurt Geiger.

About Kurt Geiger:
Kurt Geiger is Europe's largest luxury shoe retailer. It is the largest wholesaler of Gucci and Prada in Europe and has over 70 brands in its portfolio, including Dolce & Gabbana, Jimmy Choo, Marc Jacobs, Paul Smith, Versace, Church's, John Lobb and Christian Louboutin. The company has 96 trading locations with over 70 concessions with leading department stores, including Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty, House of Fraser, Fenwick and John Lewis. It is also the chosen partner for BAA in the UK's prominent airports. In September 2005, Kurt Geiger achieved its first international move with a concession opened in Printemps, Paris. This was followed by being chosen as the strategic partner for La Rinascente store group in Italy where Kurt Geiger is the exclusive operator of the store group's luxury shoe business. In April 2006, the company also entered an exclusive joint venture with Tod's S.p.A.

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