The Alshaya Group is a family company founded in Kuwait in 1890. It is a franchise operator for over 70 retail brands, including Mothercare, H&M, Debenhams, American Eagle Outfitters, Payless Shoes, Pottery Barn, Starbucks, Dean & Deluca and P.F.Chang's. It is active in fashion and footwear, food, health and beauty, pharmaceuticals, optics and home furnishings. It has over 3,000 stores across the Middle East, North Africa, Russia, Turkey and Europe and employs more than 46,000 people.