Dubai, UAE: Apparel Group, a leading global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate, is reinforcing its commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability this Ramadan through its participation in Dubai Holding’s Gift It Forward initiative. The collaboration supports mindful giving by repurposing new inventory into meaningful gifts for low-income beneficiaries across Dubai, while promoting responsible consumption and circular economy practices.
As part of the initiative, Apparel Group is contributing clothing, footwear, and essential items from across its brand portfolio, ensuring brand-new surplus inventory is redirected toward social impact. Participating brands include R&B, Tommy Hilfiger, Beverly Hills Polo Club, LC Waikiki, Calvin Klein, Nysaa, Skechers, and Levi’s.
Gift It Forward focuses on transforming surplus inventory into purposeful contributions that support communities in need while reducing environmental impact. Through this initiative, Apparel Group continues to embed sustainability into its retail operations and strengthen its role as a responsible corporate citizen during the Holy Month.
Neeraj Teckchandani, CEO of Apparel Group, said: “Gift It Forward reflects how responsible retail can drive meaningful social impact. By repurposing inventory into thoughtful contributions, we are supporting communities while advancing sustainable, circular practices. This initiative reinforces our commitment to responsible growth and long-term value creation.”
Huda Buhumaid, Group Chief Impact Officer at Dubai Holding, said: “Partnerships are central to the success of Gift It Forward, enabling us to deliver meaningful support to communities across the UAE. Our collaboration with Apparel Group reflects a shared commitment to advancing sustainable consumption, ensuring surplus inventory is repurposed to reach low-income beneficiaries. Over the past two years, Gift It Forward has repurposed more than 440,000 items valued at over AED 21 million, reaching over 26,000 beneficiaries. Together with our partners, we look forward to continuing to support the nation’s vision for a sustainable future.”
Apparel Group is proud to collaborate with Dubai Holding on an initiative that embodies the spirit of generosity, community care, and sustainability during Ramadan, while delivering measurable impact aligned with the Group’s CSR priorities.
About Apparel Group:
Apparel Group is a multibillion dollar conglomerate since 1996 based in Dubai, UAE, with a growing network of 2,500+ stores and a diverse portfolio of 85+ international brands across 14 countries. The Group has established a strong presence in the GCC—Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman—and continues to expand across key markets including India, Southeast Asia, South Africa, and Egypt. Offering an integrated omni-channel experience, Apparel Group represents global names such as Tommy Hilfiger, Skechers, ALDO, Charles & Keith, and Tim Hortons. Its sustained growth is driven by a multicultural workforce of 27,000+ and steered under the leadership of its founders, Sima Ganwani Ved and Nilesh Ved.
ABOUT DUBAI HOLDING
Dubai Holding is a diversified global investment company with investments in more than 30 countries and a combined workforce of more than 45,000 people. Established in 2004, Dubai Holding reaches millions of Dubai residents and visitors through its extensive portfolio of over AED 500 billion worth of assets that support the diversification and sustainable growth of Dubai’s economy across 10 key sectors, including real estate, hospitality, entertainment, retail, media and investments.
Our portfolio includes:
- Dubai Holding Real Estate, one of the largest integrated master developers in Dubai, combining the long-standing expertise of Meraas, Nakheel and Dubai Properties. Its portfolio offers innovative residential real estate solutions across property development, project management, facilities and district management.
- Dubai Holding Asset Management, which comprises Dubai Retail, a world-class portfolio of 56 malls and lifestyle destinations, and 21 residential communities, in addition to being the majority strategic unitholder in Dubai Residential REIT, the GCC’s largest and first pure-play residential leasing REIT, as well as TECOM Group PJSC, which consists of 10 business destinations catering to six vital knowledge-based economic sectors.
- Dubai Holding Hospitality, which owns and manages 52 hotels as well as top-notch hospitality brands, including Dubai Holding’s flagship hospitality brand and global luxury hotel company Jumeirah, which manages a portfolio of 29 world-class properties. Dubai Holding Hospitality’s portfolio also comprises a diverse collection of unique award-winning F&B concepts.
- Dubai Holding Entertainment, the largest and most diversified media, leisure and entertainment company in the region, which comprises leading parks and attractions such as Global Village, Ain Dubai, Dubai Parks and Resorts and The View Palm Jumeirah; and media and entertainment venues such as ROXY Cinemas, Coca-Cola Arena and ARN.
- Dubai Holding Investments, a dedicated vehicle that designs and executes investment strategies to create long-term and sustainable value. The organisation pursues a broad spectrum of opportunities across asset classes and geographies and implements an active portfolio management strategy.
- Dubai Holding Land Estates, which is dedicated to optimising and future-proofing the management of the Group’s extensive land bank and supporting its commitment to sustainable urban development and economic diversification in alignment with the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan.
- Dubai Holding Community Management, an integrated, customer-centric company that focuses on creating and managing sustainable and vibrant communities. It is committed to fostering a sense of belonging and connectivity amongst its 1.32 million residents living in more than 54+ master communities.
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