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Coffee shop chain eyes 40 Gulf outlets by 2020

ICONS Coffee Couture, a health conscious lifestyle coffee shop chain, reveals GCC expansion plans

By Sam Bridge
Through a partnership with ABL Company, the retailer is currently looking at an expansion across Kuwait with six branches.
Through a partnership with ABL Company, the retailer is currently looking at an expansion across Kuwait with six branches.

ICONS Coffee Couture, a health conscious lifestyle coffee shop chain, is planning to open 40 stores across the Gulf region by 2020.

Through a partnership with ABL Company, the retailer is currently looking at an expansion across Kuwait with six branches, it said in a statement.

The brand is also looking at a 10 company-owned store expansion in the UAE within the next six months, of which the newest Icons Branch just opened its doors at Manar Mall, Ras Al Khaimah.

ICONS said its vision is to be pivotal in creating healthier communities around its coffee shops through nutritious and balanced food offerings, and education and promotion of an active lifestyle.

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Elena Weber, founder and managing director, ICONS Coffee Couture, said: “We are blessed to be attracting amazing partners worldwide to build something bigger than ourselves. It is wonderful to be able to impact communities for the better around the globe.”

The chain is now available in six countries including the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and Austria.

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