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Khaadi
Khaadi () is a Pakistani fashion and lifestyle brand, founded in December 1998. Its headquarters are located in Karachi. As of 2015, it operates 46 stores in 17 cities across Pakistan and 17 stores across the United Kingdom and the GCC. As of 2022, Khaadi operates 60 stores in 30 cities within Pakistan. History Khaadi was founded in 1998 by Shamoon Sultan, and the first store was opened in Zamzama, Karachi in 1999. Khaadi was originally a handwoven clothing brand. The brand then expanded to multiple stores within two years of its inception and introduced multiple product lines. By 2002, Khaadi expanded its product line to include women's ready-to-wear items and later ventured into women's luxury wear with Khaadi Khaas in 2008. In 2010, ''Khaadi'' expanded internationally as it opened stores in the UAE - first in Dubai and later in Abu Dhabi. In 2013, store launches were planned for the UK. Khaadi transitioned into a fast fashion retail brand in 2012. Khaadi further diversi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamoon Sultan
Shamoon Sultan is a Pakistani businessman. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Khaadi, a fashion retail company. He has received numerous industry accolades, including the Lux Style Awards for High Street Band three times, and the Achievement in Fashion Design – Prèt – Prêt award. Additionally, he has been nominated in various categories at the Lux Style Awards. Early life and education Sultan earned his undergraduate degree in Textile Design from the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, specialising in handloom and the weaving process. Career Khaadi In December 1997, Sultan opened his first shop in Karachi's Zamzama. He told ''Dawn News'': "We started getting feedback from day one. We were stocked out in two weeks and we had to shut down the store." In 2010, Khaadi opened stores in the UAE, first in Dubai and later in Abu Dhabi. In 2013, stores were planned in the UK. In December 2021, a 32,000-square-foot store called The Experience Hub open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolmen City
Dolmen City is a mixed-use complex, situated on the waterfront of Clifton, Karachi, Clifton, in Karachi, Pakistan. It is made up of four towers: Tower A, Tower B, Harbour Front, and Executive Tower. At the base of the complex is the Dolmen Mall, a three-level shopping mall built in 2011 with an area of , and 130 stores - including several international brands. The total area of the entire Dolmen City complex is . History Dolmen City's site was originally the site of a casino complex, which was closed in 1978 during the dictatorship of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, General Zia-ul-Haq before it was formally opened. The site was purchased for 100 million Pakistani rupee, rupees, but the value of the listed portion of that property was in excess of 50 billion rupees in 2019. The complex was owned by the International Complex Project - a venture which was 20% owned by the Arif Habib Group, and 80% by the Dolmen Malls, Dolmen Group. Since June 2015, the companies have listed some of their sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tysons Corner Center
Tysons Corner Center is a large shopping mall in the unincorporated area of Tysons in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States (between McLean and Vienna, Virginia). It opened to the public in 1968, becoming one of the first fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping malls in the Washington metropolitan area. The mall's anchor department stores are Macy's, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's. The mall also features prominent specialty retailers including Everlane, Fabletics, Untuckit, Oak + Fort, Intimissimi, Aesop, and Warby Parker. Tysons Corner Center is the largest mall in the Baltimore-Washington area, and the 8th largest in the United States. The mall is located from the central business district of Washington D.C., and neighbors a second mall, Tysons Galleria, across Chain Bridge Road. To distinguish the two, some people refer to Tysons Corner Center as "Tysons I," and Tysons Galleria as "Tysons II." History Tysons Corner Center was one of the first super-regional m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham Post
The ''Birmingham Post'' is a weekly printed newspaper based in Birmingham, England, with distribution throughout the West Midlands. First published under the name the ''Birmingham Daily Post'' in 1857, it has had a succession of distinguished editors and has played an influential role in the life and politics of the city. It is currently owned by Reach plc. In June 2013, it launched a daily tablet edition called ''Birmingham Post Business Daily.'' In 2019, the website was scrapped to instead host the nation-wide business news brand ''Business Live''. History The '' Birmingham Journal'' was a weekly newspaper published between 1825 and 1869. A nationally influential voice in the Chartist movement in the 1830s, it was sold to John Frederick Feeney in 1844 and was a direct ancestor of today's ''Birmingham Post''. The 1855 Stamp Act removed the tax on newspapers and transformed the news trade. The price of the ''Journal'' was reduced from seven pence to four pence and circulatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highcross Leicester
Highcross Leicester is a shopping centre in Leicester, England. It was opened as The Shires in 1991 to supplement the Haymarket Shopping Centre, also since re-developed. It was built on a central location within the city centre on Eastgates and High Street. Frontages of buildings that were demolished were retained and new external construction was in a 'neo-Victorian' vernacular. An extension opened in 1994, with a frontage on to Church Gate. A further large extension opened in 2008, when the entire centre was renamed Highcross Leicester. Highcross Leicester contains over 100 shops, with a range of both large and smaller units, including branches of the department stores John Lewis & Partners. There are also 40 restaurants and cafés, a Showcase Cinema de Lux and two large car parks. The Shires becomes Highcross Leicester The most recent extension, known as Shires West during the planning and early construction phases, doubles the retail space available. This extension lies betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East London
East London is the part of London, England, east of the ancient City of London and north of the River Thames as it begins to widen. East London developed as London Docklands, London's docklands and the primary industrial centre. The expansion of railways in the 19th century encouraged the eastward expansion of the East End of London and a proliferation of new suburbs. The industrial lands of East London are today an area of regeneration, which are well advanced in places such as Canary Wharf and ongoing elsewhere. History Toponymy The etymology of London is uncertain, but is known to be an ancient name. The concept of East London as a distinct area is a relatively recent innovation. John Strype's map of 1720 describes London as consisting of four parts: The City of London, City and Liberty of Westminster, Westminster, Southwark and That Part Beyond the Tower. From the late 19th century the term East End of London was used to describe areas immediately adjacent to the City in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfield Stratford City
Westfield Stratford City is a shopping centre in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, which opened on 13 September 2011. With a total retail floor area of , it is the largest urban shopping centre in the UK by land area and the List of the largest shopping centres in the United Kingdom by size, 4th-largest shopping centre in the UK by gross leasable area, retail space, behind Westfield London (White City), the MetroCentre (shopping centre), MetroCentre, and the Trafford Centre. Originally fully owned by the Westfield Group, in November 2010 Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, ABP Pension Fund and CPP Investment Board each purchased a 25% shareholding, with Westfield retaining 50%. Westfield's holding is now owned by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield following Unibail-Rodamco's acquisition of Westfield Corporation in 2018. Westfield Stratford City is adjacent to the Olympic Park, London, London Olympic Park, Stratford Cross, East Village, Stratford, East Village, Stratford station an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfield London
Westfield London is a large shopping centre in White City, west London, England, developed by the Westfield Group at a cost of £1.6bn, on a brownfield site formerly the home of the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition. The site is bounded by the West Cross Route ( A3220), the Westway ( A40) and Wood Lane ( A219). It opened on 30 October 2008 and became the largest covered shopping development in the capital; originally a retail floor area of , further investment and expansion led to it becoming the largest shopping centre in the UK and Europe by March 2018, an area of . The mall is anchored by department stores John Lewis and Marks & Spencer, as well as multi brand retailer Next and large fast fashion brand Primark. Former anchor retailers include House of Fraser and Debenhams. History The development is on a large brownfield site, part of which was once the location of the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition. The initial site clearance demolished the set of halls still remaining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the List of English districts by population, largest local authority district in England by population and the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of million people in the city proper in . Birmingham borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of Wolverhampton and towns including Dudley and Solihull, forms the West Midlands conurbation. The royal town of Sutton Coldfield is incorporated within the city limits to the northeast. The urban area has a population of 2.65million. Located in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of England, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bull Ring, Birmingham
The Bull Ring is a major shopping area in central Birmingham, England, consisting of open-air and indoor market stalls as well as a large indoor shopping centre. The Bull Ring has been an important feature of Birmingham since the Middle Ages, when its market was first held, developing into its main market when the town grew into an industrial city. The current shopping centre complex, styled as "Bullring", forms the United Kingdom's largest city centre based shopping centre when coupled with Grand Central, to which it is connected via a pedestrian overpass, collectively branded as Bullring & Grand Central. The current Bullring opened in 2003, replacing a previous 1960s complex, and houses one of only four Selfridges department stores in the country. The site is located on the edge of the sandstone city ridge which results in the steep gradient towards Digbeth. The slope drops approximately from New Street to St Martin's Church and is visible near the church. Toponym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landor & Fitch
__NOTOC__ Landor may refer to: People * Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864), English poet * Robert Eyres Landor (1781–1869), English writer and clergyman, brother of Walter Savage Landor * Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1865–1924), English painter, anthropologist and travel writer, grandson of Walter Savage Landor * Walter Landor (1913–1995), German-American brand designer * Rosalyn Landor (born 1958), English actress * Henry Landor (1815–1877), Western Australian settler, and later first medical superintendent of the Asylum for the Insane, London, Ontario Places * Landor River, a river in Western Australia * Landor Station, a pastoral lease in Western Australia * Lándor, the Hungarian name for Nandra village, Bichiș Commune, Mureș County, Romania Other uses * Landor (company) Landor is a brand consulting firm founded in 1941 by Walter Landor, who pioneered some research, design, and consulting methods that the branding industry still uses. Headquartered in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
