Old Navy opens doors to its First Store In The UAE

Iconic American apparel brand Old Navy announced it is opening its first store in the UAE this November at the Dubai Festival City.

Old Navy’s entry into the UAE marks another milestone in the brand’s continued global growth strategy. Old Navy is focused on making style accessible to everyone through on-trend, high-quality product collections at incredible value for the whole family. The first Old Navy store will feature the same energizing store environment that the brand has become known for in the United States and will offer apparel and accessories collections for men, women, kids and babies.

Old Navy launched in 1994 and quickly became one of the top apparel brands in the United States. The brand made history in 1996 as the first retailer to reach $1 billion in annual sales in less than four years. More recently, Old Navy’s fun approach to fashion has driven has driven more than three consecutive years of comparable sales growth. Old Navy is part of the Gap Inc. portfolio of brands, which also includes Gap, Banana Republic, Athleta and Intermix.

This is the fifth franchise market expansion for Old Navy. In March 2014, the brand opened its first franchise-operated stores in the Philippines and has since opened stores in Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The brand’s move into the Middle East builds on the success that Gap and Banana Republic have experienced since entering the market in 2007.

Franchisee partner Azadea has a proven track record of successfully delivering seamless brand experiences to customers in the Middle East, Northern Africa, Asia and Europe, including the Gap brand in Lebanon and Cyprus.