• HSBC

@home opens doors in Abu Dhabi

  • United Arab Emirates: Saturday, October 24 - 2009 at 14:13
  • PRESS RELEASE

Al Tayer Group launches its first @home store in Abu Dhabi at Al Wahda Mall offering a glamorous and fashionable range of products for the entire home including bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, dining, living room, general home décor, and home appliances.

The new @home store spans over 4,100 Sq. ft. offering contemporary, fresh, innovative, practical and eco-friendly products, including the famous collection of organic bamboo kitchenware and bamboo cotton bedding and towels. @home also offers the ultimate personal service with its renowned gift registry which makes shopping for special occasions a delight and ensures all occasions from engagements, weddings, to housewarmings is managed by the experts.

@home celebrates its new store by presenting customers with an array of products inspired by fresh, clean colours and beauty of nature. The new Harvest Couture collection for Autumn / Winter 09 showcases sleek, modern styling with an organic influence in design. Shades of green dominate partnered with lots of whites, silvers, rich greys and touches of burnt orange. Graphic prints are bold, simple and interesting. Textures are interesting to the touch, and add extra dimension. Shapes and edgings are fluid, geometric and organic.

@home is also the region's only brand to carry a range of Australia's number 1 appliance brand, Breville.

Commenting on the occasion, Paul Hackeson, General Manager, Fashion & Home-Al Tayer Trends, says:
"We are extremely excited to open our first @home store in Abu Dhabi. We are looking forward to our customers experiencing the fresh and contemporary designs @home has been renowned for."


The opening of @home in Al Wahda follows the opening of @home in Ibn Batutta and Dubai Marina Mall early this year as part of the franchise agreement between Al Tayer group and the Foschini Group to introduce @home, a leading South African homeware chain of stores, across the GCC countries. This brings the total number of @home stores across the Middle East to seven.

Currently one of the leading South African homeware stores since launching in 2001, @home has 58 stores in its home country expanding to 70 stores by the end of the year. @home places a premium on quality at an affordable price whilst retaining fashion credibility.
Al Tayer Group's first @home store in Abu Dhabi at Al Wahda Mall.
Al Tayer Group's first @home store in Abu Dhabi at Al Wahda Mall.
Enlarge »
Article Options
Log in to request more information from Al Tayer Group

Notes and Media Contacts »

About Al Tayer Trends:

Al Tayer Trends is an Al Tayer Group company building new frontiers in lifestyle retail across the Middle East. It operates over 95 stores in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Among the brands comprising its portfolio are Areej, Missha, Korres, Bobbi Brown, Gap, Banana Republic, Mamas & Papas, @home, mOre Café, Cosi, Caffé Nero and Galler. The company currently employs over 1000 people.

Al Tayer Group is a diversified regional business established in 1979 with its headquarters in Dubai, UAE. Since its inception, the Group has grown rapidly and currently operates in 12 countries in the Middle-East and beyond. It has built leading operations in multiple sectors, including automotive, contracting, distribution, publishing, retail, and services.

For more information, please visit www.altayer.com.

About the Foschini Group:

The Foschini Group commenced trading in 1924 and has been listed on the JSE Securities Exchange since 1941. The Group comprises of 14 trading companies, dealing in lifestyle products that range from fashion, jewellery, sporting apparel to homeware. Trading in over 1200 stores, the Foschini Group is the foremost retailer in South Africa.

For further information or inquiries, please contact:

Saima Manzoor
Public Relation Executive - Press Office
Al Tayer Group
Tel: +971 4 2011243
Fax: +971 4 2824901

Mona Gopal
Account Manager -Press Office
Al Tayer Group
Tel: +971 4 2011558
Fax: +971 4 2824901

Disclaimer »

Articles in this section are primarily provided directly by the companies appearing or PR agencies which are solely responsible for the content. The companies concerned may use the above content on their respective web sites provided they link back to http://www.ameinfo.com

Any opinions, advice, statements, offers or other information expressed in this section of the AMEinfo.com Web site are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of AME Info FZ LLC / Emap Limited. AME Info FZ LLC / Emap Limited is not responsible or liable for the content, accuracy or reliability of any material, advice, opinion or statement in this section of the AMEinfo.com Web site.

For details about submitting your stories, please read the guide - all content published is subject to our terms and conditions