How Sima Ganwani Ved is Fashioning the Future of Retail
A popular business woman known for founding her amazing Apparel Group Sima Ganwani is a well-known personality in retail company based in UAE. Talking about her beautiful journey as how and when Sima started her business, it is when she had to leave her family business. This has led her to start her own Apparel Group, with stands today as $2 Billion Retail Empire. She is the founder, Club Apparel and Chairwoman Apparel Group.
The multi-billion-dollar company based in the UAE has firmly established itself as one of the largest retailers in the Middle East. Over the years, Sima Ganwani Ved’s achievements garnered numerous professional and personal awards and accolades including The Philantropreneur of the Year, Retailer of the Year, Great Place to Work, Great Women’s Award and Emirates Woman of the Year Awards.
Sima Ved was born and brought up in Africa in an Indian family, and she moved to Dubai in her early 70’s with her parents where she has graduated from Kings College London. Soon after graduating from London, she started her career in her to family business. Also, Sima is named as 12th most powerful businesswoman in the middle east by Forbes.
She started working in her father’s shopping mall as Department Manager. She has gained a lot of experience working as the Department Manager and also about the insights of business in retail industry.
Things don’t go as the way we plan rather it goes as what destiny has planned. After getting married with Nilesh soon her father realised that Sima and his brother cannot be in the same company which could create a conflict between the two.
While encountering many challenges Sima’s one remarkable moment for her was when she realised there was a gap in the market while buying shoes in Hong Kong. She realised that something is missing and this gap inspired her to start a new venture.
Sima, along with her husband Nilesh, is making waves in Dubai’s fashion scene through her apparel group. It is Sima’s passion for fashion that her led her to start her own business. Starting as a small venture, her business has now grown into a successful group that focuses on high-quality, trendy apparel.
Navigating the competitive Dubai market, however, her dedication, keen business sense, and support from Nilesh helped her propelled her company forward. Sima has won 202 Awards, with 85+ brands in 14 countries with 2,100 stores more than 20,000 employees.
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