{{Infobox company , name = Gul Ahmed , logo = Gul Ahmed Logo.png , image = Ideas, Dolmen Mall, Tariq Road, Karachi.jpg , image_caption = A Gul Ahmed store in

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Textile Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the ...

Retail Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and ...

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Gul Ahmed Group Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited ({{nastaliq, گُل احمد) is a Pakistani textile company which manufactures and sells clothing through a chain of retail outlets under the name 'Ideas by Gul Ahmed'. History Gul Ahmed began trading in textiles ...

, divisions = , subsid = , owner = , company_slogan = , homepage = {{Official website, http://www.gulahmed.com Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited ({{nastaliq, گُل احمد) is a Pakistani textile company which manufactures and sells clothing through a chain of retail outlets under the name 'Ideas by Gul Ahmed'.

History

Gul Ahmed began trading in textiles in the early 20th century. In 1953, the group decided to enter the field of manufacturing under the name Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited, and was incorporated as a privately limited company. In 1970, it was listed on the

Karachi Stock Exchange The Karachi Stock Exchange ( ur, or PSX-KSE) was a stock exchange located in Karachi, Pakistan. Since 1947, it has been located at the Stock Exchange Building on I. I. Chundrigar Road. It has now been consolidated in the Pakistan Stock Exchang ...

, and was one of the leading composite textile houses in Pakistan. In 2003, Gul Ahmed expanded to the

retail Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and ...

sector and founded Ideas by Gul Ahmed retail chain.{{Cite news, url=https://aurora.dawn.com/news/1143539, title=Fashioning Lifestyles, first=Mamun M., last=Adil, date=16 October 2019, newspaper=Aurora Magazine , access-date=21 September 2020 It offers a range of home textiles and furnishings for the bedroom,

kitchen A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation in a dwelling or in a commercial establishment. A modern middle-class residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running wate ...

and

bathroom A bathroom or washroom is a room, typically in a home or other residential building, that contains either a bathtub or a shower (or both). The inclusion of a wash basin is common. In some parts of the world e.g. India, a toilet is typically ...

, as well as men's and women's apparel. It also provides in-house monogramming,

embroidery Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. In modern days, embroidery is usually seen ...

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tailor-made A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century. History Although clothing construction goes back to prehistory, there is evidence of ...

services.

References

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External links

Gul Ahmed official site, company overview
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