Leading Saudi franchisee operator Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair & Co. opens flagship location for italian cosmetics brand KIKO Milano in Nakheel Mall.

First KIKO Milano store opened at Nakheel Mall yesterday, marking the Italian brand’s flagship location in Saudi Arabia.

Leading Saudi franchise retailer Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair & Co. (Tadawul 4240), has opened its first of six KIKO Milano locations at Nakheel Mall. The store is the flagship location for the Italian cosmetics brand KIKO Milano to the Kingdom and will continue to open at Arabian Centres malls across the country.

In the coming 12 months, five more stores will open at leading locations in Jeddah, Riyadh, Dhahran and Makkah among others as part of a plan for the popular international brand to open branches at almost every Arabian Centres current 21 lifestyle destinations that are spread Kingdom-wide.

The arrival of KIKO Milano in Saudi Arabia builds on an international presence for the cosmetics company that already has more than 900 stores in 21 countries with its products available online in 35 nations.

The franchise deal with KIKO Milano is the latest step in Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair & Co.’s continued commitment to expanding its portfolio of lifestyle brands and attracting premium cosmetics brands to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Commenting on the opening Marwan Moukarzel, CEO of Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair & Co. says, “We are excited to be introducing another quality international brand to Saudi Arabia that provides diversity and new choices to the increasingly sophisticated expectations of Saudi shoppers.”

‘The arrival of KIKO Milano will be a valuable addition and we look forward to open five more stores in the coming 12 months in Arabian Centres malls and expand into their Kingdom-wide network of destinations in the years ahead.”

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