{{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 Dolmen Mall, Karachi
, type = Public
, traded_as = {{karse, GATM
, foundation = April 1, 1953
, founder = Haji Bashir Ali Mohammad{{Cite web, url=https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/11/14/local-retail-pivot-helps-gul-ahmed-surge/, title=Local retail pivot helps Gul Ahmed surge, date=14 November 2021, website=Profit by Pakistan Today
, location_city = Karachi
, location_country = Pakistan
, location = Landhi, Karachi
, origins =
, key_people =
, area_served = Worldwide
, industry = Textile, Retail
, products = Fabrics, bedding, yarn,
apparel
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, accessories
, services =
, revenue = {{increase {{PKRConvert, 86.42, b - 2021{{cite web, title=Gul Ahmed Annual Report 2021, url=https://gulahmed.com/investor-relations/financial-information/, website=gulahmed.com, access-date=25 March 2022
, operating_income = {{increase {{PKRConvert, 8.45, b - 2021
, net_income = {{profit {{{PKRConvert, 5.13, b - 2021
, assets = {{Increase{{PKRConvert, 38.78, b - 2021
, equity = {{Increase {{PKRConvert, 18.68, b - 2021, num_employees = 7,000
, parent = Gul Ahmed Group
, 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
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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, and was one of the leading composite textile houses in Pakistan.
In 2003, Gul Ahmed expanded to the retail 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
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, kitchen and bathroom, as well as men's and women's apparel. It also provides in-house
monogram
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