ALGT — Your Trusted Partner in Distribution & Retail Across the GCC

01 Our Divisions

Three Divisions. One Commitment.

🧸 Toys Distribution

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Toys Distribution

Exclusive GCC distributor for world-leading toy & baby brands — from Disney, Marvel and Pokémon to Barbie, Hot Wheels and LEGO — backed by the UAE's largest toy showroom.

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🛒 Food Distribution

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Food Distribution

Delivering quality food and FMCG products from global brands to retailers and businesses.

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🛍️ Retail Shops

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Retail Shops

Operating Early Learning Centre and The Entertainer across the GCC — including three Carrefour toy sections.

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02 Our Journey

A Legacy of Growth & Milestones.

From a single food distribution business in 1980 to a GCC-wide distribution and retail group.

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03 Why Partners Choose ALGT

Why Our Partners Choose ALGT.

Not promises — four decades of delivery, in numbers.

40+Years in distribution

Trading since 1980 — from a single Al Ras wholesale shop to a GCC-wide distribution and retail group.

100+Global brands represented

Including 45+ toy & baby lines carried exclusively with ALGT across the region.

35+Major retail partners

Toy specialists (Hamleys, Toys"R"Us, Kiddy Zone), hypermarkets (Carrefour, LuLu, HyperPanda, Al Meera), online (Amazon, noon, Dabdoob) and fashion retail (Virgin, REDTAG, Babyshop).

3,000+Retail doors supplied

Products on shelf across six GCC countries, with export routes to eight further markets.

238,000Sqft of offices & warehouses

Five Gulf offices — 138,000 sqft in Dubai alone, backed by the UAE's largest toy showroom.

2×Disney Best Toy Distributor

Awarded in 2022 and again in 2024/25 — alongside 10+ years of Spacetoon activations.

04 Our Brands

100+ global brands. One trusted home.

Toys & Outdoor Exclusively with ALGT

Food & FMCG

MALING

WORLD RECIPES

Toy & baby logos are embedded from ALGT's Top Brands deck and food logos from the ALGT ME Group presentation — Freelife, Cocomax and World Recipes load live in colour from their official sources. All marks remain the property of their owners.

EXCELLENCE

Brand Spotlight · Food Division

Excellence — the UAE's #1 hot sauce (Daqoos)

A homegrown hero of our food portfolio — more than 3 million bottles a year on shelves across the region, and now starring in national collaborations with Subway and noon Minutes.

3M+bottles a year

Our Partners

Retail partners 3,000+ retail doors

EARLY LEARNING CENTRE

THE ENTERTAINER

TOYS"R"US

KIDDY ZONE

HAMLEYS

COLORLAND TOYS

THE TOY STORE

TOY & SURPRISE

CARREFOUR

LULU HYPERMARKET

COOP

UNION COOP

GÉANT

HYPERPANDA

NESTO

AL MEERA

THE SULTAN CENTER

TROLLEY

LIFCO

ISTANBUL SUPERMARKET

AJMAN MARKETS COOP

SHARJAH CO-OP

VIRGIN MEGASTORE

CLAIRE'S

R&B

REDTAG

BABYSHOP

Online partners

AMAZON.AE

NOON

MUMZWORLD

FIRSTCRY.AE

MOM STORE

TMART

DABDOOB

CAREEM

TALABAT

Recognised by our partners

2×Disney Best Toy Distributor

🏆 Disney display

Named Disney's Best Toy Distributor in 2022 — and again in 2024/25.

10+Years of Spacetoon activations

🎪 Spacetoon activation

A decade of family activations delivered with Spacetoon across the Gulf.

28ELC locations in the UAE & Qatar

21UAE locations

7Qatar locations

3Entertainer sections in Carrefour

GCC franchise rights for ELC and The Entertainer — stores, e-commerce and retail partners.

05 Our Regional Presence

A Strong Footprint Across the GCC.

More than 3,000 retail doors across the region — one main office, four distributing centres and a distributor in Kuwait — connecting brands to communities from our Dubai hub every day.

🇦🇪UAE — Main Office
Dubai Production City · HQ + 138,000 sqft · since 1980

🇧🇭Bahrain — Distributing Centre
Hidd Logistics Village · 20,000 sqft

🇴🇲Oman — Distributing Centre
Al Rasail, Muscat · 20,000 sqft · since 1988

🇸🇦KSA — Distributing Centre
Riyadh · 40,000 sqft

🇶🇦Qatar — Distributing Centre
Doha · 20,000 sqft · 7 ELC locations

🇰🇼Kuwait — Distributor
Distribution coverage across the Kuwaiti market

Also distributing in

TunisiaKenyaDjiboutiPakistanArmeniaKazakhstanUzbekistanAzerbaijan

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3,000+ retail doors · 238,000 sqft of offices & warehouses across six GCC countries — plus export routes to 8 further markets.

UAE138,000sqft

KSA40,000sqft

Qatar20,000sqft

Oman20,000sqft

Bahrain20,000sqft

06 Retail Shops · ELC & The Entertainer

A new venture: ELC & The Entertainer — a 10-year franchise covering the GCC.

Acquired in 2024, Early Learning Centre is ALGT's retail division — and it is entering a new era. ALGT has signed a 10-year franchise agreement covering the GCC for ELC & The Entertainer, with the ambition to bring ELC to a new level through a unique mix of global brands and high-end educational private label. ELC now celebrates 50 years; our first UAE store opened in 2025, and new dual-concept stores are on the way.

Birth+1–3 years3–5 years5–8 years8 years+

Home to LEGO, TY plush, Barbie, Hot Wheels, Nerf, VTech, Fisher-Price, Paw Patrol, LOL Surprise, Labubu, CoComelon, Bestway and 2,000+ more brands — from LeapFrog and Crayola to Hasbro, Disney and Beyblade — side by side with The Entertainer, the UK's largest toy shop chain.

Shop online at elctoys.com → Retail partnerships

ELC & The Entertainerelctoys.com · GCC · 10-year franchise

New dual-concept store — ELC & The Entertainer

🏬 ELC & The Entertainer — dual concept store

New dual-concept stores — ELC & The Entertainer side by side
Educational & Montessori-inspired toys, curated by developmental stage
Online store with fast delivery across all seven emirates
Backed by ALGT's 40+ years of distribution excellence

2024: ELC acquisition · 2025: first UAE store · New venture: 10-year GCC franchise
Shop with ease: free delivery over AED 100 · Click & Collect · 14-day returns · 📞 (+971) 52 524 3823 · ✉️ marketing@elctoys.com

The Group Behind the Venture

Almost 50 years of retail heritage, present in 20+ countries — now coming to the GCC.

🏬 ELC storefront

ELC — celebrating 50 years

A much-loved product brand producing toys of exceptionally high developmental value — internationally, also a stand-alone retail fascia.

🧸 The Entertainer in-store

The Entertainer — the UK's largest toy chain

165 high-street shops · TheToyShop.com · 767 Tesco concessions (+97 in Ireland) · 140 Matalan concessions · Moonpig eCommerce.

🌃 Westfield, UK

Toy retailer of choice for major UK landlords

Bullring & Grand Central, centre:mk, Bluewater, Landsec, The Crown Estate, Cribbs Causeway, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and Hammerson.

ELC stores in the GCC — back to growth

From 97 stores in 2020 through post-pandemic consolidation, to a planned 55 stores by 2028 — rebuilt around the new dual-concept format.

Dashed bars: planned openings under the 10-year franchise.

ELC & The Entertainer — locations open today

28ELC locations · UAE & Qatar

21United Arab Emirates

7Qatar

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

21 locations across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Ras Al Khaimah — including Dubai Mall, Dubai Hills Mall, Arabian Centre, Mercato, Marina Mall Abu Dhabi, Al Wahda Mall, Hili Mall and Al Naeem City Center.

UAE store finder →

🇶🇦 Qatar

7 locations — Hyatt Plaza, Doha Festival City, Landmark Mall, Villaggio Mall, Mall of Qatar, Dar Al Salam Mall and Lulu Express at Qatar Foundation.

Qatar store finder →

The Entertainer · Opening soon Reem Mall, Abu Dhabi

The Entertainer is opening a new store at Reem Mall. Opening details to follow.

About Reem Mall →

TEAL Group trades The Entertainer, ELC, Meccano & Addo Play — partnering with Tesco, M&S, Matalan, Walmart and Toys"R"Us Canada.

07 About ALGT

Empowering Brands. Enriching Lives.

ALGT is one of the region's leading distribution and retail companies, representing international brands and delivering exceptional value to our partners and customers across the GCC.

“Our mission is to create a thriving community of customers, vendors and partners through the delivery of innovative, exceptional products and services.”

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