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Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) is a lifestyle conglomerate present in 16 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, with annual revenues of $9.6 billion. The case focuses on its data-led, customer-centred transformation that unlocked new sources of growth and mitigated the effects of the covid19 pandemic on business thanks to the group’s digital resilience.
Reference 6592
Published 01 Jul 2020
Length 21 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Middle-East
Industry Retail
Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) is a lifestyle conglomerate present in 16 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, with annual revenues of $9.6 billion. The case focuses on its data-led, customer-centred transformation that unlocked new sources of growth and mitigated the effects of the covid19 pandemic on business thanks to the group’s digital resilience.
Ambareen Musa started Souqalmal by adapting the business model of UK-based online insurance
brokers (e.g., MoneySuperMarket) to the UAE context. This two-part case describes some of the ups
and downs of her journey, emphasizing the need for innovation and nimbleness in a rapidly changing
competitive and regulatory environment.
Reference 6561
Published 08 Mar 2023
Length 2 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Middle-East
Industry Insurance
Ambareen Musa started Souqalmal by adapting the business model of UK-based online insurance
brokers (e.g., MoneySuperMarket) to the UAE context. This two-part case describes some of the ups
and downs of her journey, emphasizing the need for innovation and nimbleness in a rapidly changing
competitive and regulatory environment.
The case discusses the globalization of fashion and the trajectory of Fashion Forward Dubai. Since its inception in 2013, FFWD had striven to offer an alternative to traditional fashion weeks by showcasing collections of local designers to fashion buyers, journalists and customers on the catwalk and on internet. Over 15,000 attendees came to the show and more than 100,000 followed it online.
Reference 6395
Published 27 Jun 2018
Length 31 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Middle-East
Industry Apparel and Fashion
The case discusses the globalization of fashion and the trajectory of Fashion Forward Dubai. Since its inception in 2013, FFWD had striven to offer an alternative to traditional fashion weeks by showcasing collections of local designers to fashion buyers, journalists and customers on the catwalk and on internet. Over 15,000 attendees came to the show and more than 100,000 followed it online.
In 2010, ACTIS embarked on an ambitious project to build a pan-Middle East and Africa (MEA) payments platform. It had purchased Mediterranean Smart Cards Company (MSCC), a bankcard issuer with operations across Africa, and had identified a follow-on target, Visa Jordan Card Services (VJCS) as part of its buy-and-build strategy, and another potential acquisition in South Africa.
Reference 6363
Published 29 Jan 2018
Length 15 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Middle-East
Industry Private Equity
In 2010, ACTIS embarked on an ambitious project to build a pan-Middle East and Africa (MEA) payments platform. It had purchased Mediterranean Smart Cards Company (MSCC), a bankcard issuer with operations across Africa, and had identified a follow-on target, Visa Jordan Card Services (VJCS) as part of its buy-and-build strategy, and another potential acquisition in South Africa.