Brand managed by AL -Shayaa Company The brand has grown from its origins in 1960s Britain into a successful global multi channel retailer operating in over 50 countries In1983 M.H. Alshaya launched its first franchise operation with the mothercare brand in Kuwait which was also mothercare's first international store. This marked a partnership between Alshaya and mothercare which now delivers the Mothercare brand to parents across the Middle East and North Africa, Central & Eastern Europe and Russia. Al-Sayyad group built 2 stores for Al-Shaya company