Apparel Group’s Name Features In The Top Retailers of U.A.E.

If you are into retail fashion business then you must be familiar with quite a few names in this industry who have carved out a name for themselves. Nilesh Ved, is one such person, who with his vision and leadership has become a renowned name in the world of retail fashion industry. He is the Chairman of the Apparel Group. This is a Dubai based lifestyle retail conglomerate. He has a deep passion for retail business and has climbed the ladder of success with his hard work and business acumen.

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Nilesh Ved was influenced by North American retail environment and fashion labels in the international market. He had a vision of bringing trendy brands of the West to the Middle East. Hence, keeping this vision in mind, he decided to start his own business. Apparel Group is his brainchild, and it aimed at providing customers a world-class experience in the global retail fashion market.

Apparel Group was established in the year 1999. At the initial stage it opened 3 stores of Ninewest, a US brand. One of the first exclusive stores was opened at Lamcy Plaza. Since the launch was quite successful, it helped Nilesh Ved to gain an insight about the position of retail market in the gulf region. This understanding of the retail business proved to be very beneficial and he proceeded to introduce new labels and reach out to a wider consumer base.

Nilesh Ved made a humble beginning and with sheer hard work scaled up to reach new heights in the retail fashion industry. He has become very popular and his name features in the top retailers of U.A.E. Apparel Group has gained a strong foothold not only in the Gulf region, but also crossed regional boundaries and carved out a name to reckon with in the field of retail fashion. With just a single store in Dubai, at the time of its establishment, the group can now boast of several stores based in the UAE, India, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Oman, Bahrain and Jordon.

If you research online for top retailers of U.A.E. then you are bound to see the name of Apparel group featured in its list. This clearly indicates its strong presence and how it has managed to secure a place in the top retailers list. This group caters to its customers through its established 1750+ stores and 75+ brands. Moreover, this retailer has chalked out a plan of opening 2000 stores by the year 2020.

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It is worthwhile to know that Apparel Group’s achievements have been duly recognized and Nilesh’s name has been listed in the top 100 Indians in GCC’s Power List. He has been awarded “Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award” at IIFA, Mumbai. Moreover, he has also been awarded the “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” at the Indian Innovators Award in the year 2017.

If you are on a shopping spree, then do check out the Apparel Group’s stores without giving a second thought.

Visit http://www.nileshved.ae/csr/ for more details of Nilesh Ved.

Sima Ved Founder of Apparel Group Dubai Belongs to a Unique Visionary

Sima Ved belongs to a unique visionary from an elite family of business-oriented people. Originally Indian and then brought up in Dubai, she spent her former years in awe of her retail tycoon father – Mr. Lal Ganwani, owner of Lal’s Group.

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Sima Ved Founder of Apparel Group was graduated from Kings College London with a BSC in business management and decided to emulate her father by joining the family business.  She spent her early days working at her father in UAE which gave her the experience of sales and confidence to start her own retail business with husband Nilesh Ved.

Standing side by side with Nilesh, Sima Ved has single-handedly shattered any stereotype. Today, she is the Vice Chairperson of the Apparel Group – a global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate which boasts of having 80+ international brands and over 1800 stores across 14 countries.

Even as she continues to be a formidable presence in the boardroom, she has pursued her many passions with zest. Be it carving a career for herself as a journalist, or pursuing her love for acting with the local theatre groups, and taking this further to host her own lifestyle in TV chat show.

‘Hi Tea with Sima Ved’  saw her interview celebrities like his highness with Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Boman Irani, Raahat Fateh Ali Khan etc, while even getting them to share their individual favorite recipes in her kitchen in front of an audience.

An ardent believer in giving back, she has always taken an active role in working towards the betterment of the community. She turned to voluntary work for two years with the Children’s Hope Foundation (CHF) as well as many other charity initiatives & endeavors, helping children from the underprivileged backgrounds, while she also creating awareness and advocating women’s empowerment.

In 2016, Sima Ved , the founder Apparel Group Dubai was presented with The Global Gift Philantropreneur Award by Eva Longoria, for exemplifying the foundation’s mission and for her outstanding involvement and dedication in making a significant contribution to changing lives at an international field. In addition, Sima‘s partnership with the Al Jalila Foundation through the Apparel Group, which reflects her commitment to transforming lives through medical education and research.

Looking at the role models like Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Malala Yousafzai, Sima Ved endeavors to spend her time focusing on becoming a relevant example of an inspirational female power. Eva Longoria’s speech recapitulates the spirit of Sima’s strength of character when she told; “When you think about female empowerment; you have the vague figure of someone in your mind, but then you meet Sima and you go like, oh wait a minute; that’s female empowerment, that’s what it looks like! With her sense of energy,dedication, passion and persistence, we couldn’t have picked a better person than Sima to be the recipient of “The Global Gift Philantropreneur Award” this year”.

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Sima’s work & her family are the two things closest to her. Any time away from work is spent with her family – with her husband Nilesh, daughters Selina & Sarisha and son Nayaan. Her can-do, will do attitude towards life – is definitely a testament to her success. Visit http://www.simaved.com/ for more details about Sima Ved.