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Clarks Opens a Bahrain Store With Jashanmal as It Builds Its Regional Retail Presence

Clarks has opened a new store in Bahrain, identifying the launch as another step in growing its presence across the Middle East and Africa. The footwear brand credited regional partner Jashanmal Group as it outlined a strategy centred on local consumers and partner-led growth.

Published: Oct 17, 2026 8:55 PM

By Sam Ohemeng

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Clarks Opens a Bahrain Store With Jashanmal as It Builds Its Regional Retail Presence

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Clarks has opened a new store in Bahrain, identifying the launch as another step in growing its presence across the Middle East and Africa. The footwear brand credited regional partner Jashanmal Group as it outlined a strategy centred on local consumers and partner-led growth.

Clarks says the store combines a contemporary retail experience with a broad product offer for different lifestyles and occasions. Photographs released with the opening show a bright, open interior, wall-mounted footwear displays and central tables that place multiple categories within a single shopping space.

A local partner behind the regional strategy The partnership is supported by an established Bahrain retail operation. The local Clarks website identifies the business as a branch of Jashanmal & Sons BSC, while Jashanmal also sells Clarks through its Bahrain ecommerce channel.

That provides a useful distinction from a first-market-entry story: Clarks already has a local commercial presence, and the new opening is described by the brand as a further expansion. The announcement places understanding local shoppers and working with partners at the centre of its regional development.

Comfort across more wearing occasions The store’s broad offer keeps the focus on the brand’s comfort, quality and craftsmanship positioning while accommodating different uses. The expansion is a distribution and customer-access move: extending the physical places where shoppers can encounter and try…

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