Jeddah witnessed a major opening celebration for Kamal Osman Jamjoom's Trading Group over the weekend. The occasion marked the launch of six branches of different brands such as Mikyajy, Early Learning Center, Ulla Popken, List, The Body Shop and Nayomi, at the new Haifa Mall in the city.
The total number of branches in the group now exceeds 500 across the Gulf and North Africa.
The event was hosted by Kamal Osman Jamjoom, CEO and group founder, hosted the event in the presence of a large number of businessmen and residents. Jamjoom said: "I'm pleased to hold this opening today as we broaden the group's reach with the inauguration of our 500th branch. We started out by opening our first store in 1987 with The Body Shop series, and despite the small number of shopping centers at the time, the group was able to achieve success and expand its business into Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, reaching North Africa. Kamal Osman Jamjoom's Group was recently ranked platinum in the Nitaqat program of the Ministry of Labor.
"This is living proof of the group's continuing success as one of the leading companies in Saudi Arabia. Considered the first company to start the conversion of underwear shopping branches to ladies serving the public in the year 2000, today the group has about 25 ladies branches and is planning to open more branch offices to provide significant employment opportunities for Saudi women," he added.
© Arab News 2011
