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UAE's Landmark Group dumps Trump products over Muslim ban call

Lifestyle has more than 190 stores across the Middle East, Pakistan, Yemen, Libya and Tanzania

Reuters December 09, 2015

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DUBAI: Dubai-based Landmark Group, one of the Middle East's largest retail firms, said it was pulling Donald Trump products off its shelves in response to the Republican presidential front-runner's call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States.

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Landmark and DT Home Marks International LLC have an exclusive deal to sell Trump Home products - including lighting, mirrors, and jewelry boxes - in their Lifestyle department stores in Kuwait, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

"In light of the recent statements made by the presidential candidate in the US media, we have suspended sale of all products from the Trump Home décor range," CEO Sachin Mundhwa said in an emailed statement.

The group did not give details on the value of the contract.

On Monday, Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States in the most dramatic response by a candidate yet to last week's shooting spree by two Muslims in California.

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The call drew sharp rebuke from both the White House and other Republican presidential candidates.

Lifestyle has more than 190 stores across the Middle East, Pakistan, Yemen, Libya and Tanzania.

COMMENTS (16)

AKA | 8 years ago | Reply

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Haji Atiya | 8 years ago | Reply @MJ: Nothing ironic at all; just a maneuver to appease the Sheikhs, and the key word is "suspended" rather than terminated ! But this is the norm in the GCC; instead of people running amok in the streets and destroying public and private property like in Pakistan and Bangladesh, any perceived offence by the US or its nationals is met with a dignified silence or product boycott, albeit a temporary one.

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bigsaf | 8 years ago | Reply @Farhan Khan: Does Iran even officially carry Donald Trump's products at all now?

Lakhkar Khan | 8 years ago | Reply @MJ: A good gesture but this Indian is working in Dubai, which is a Muslim country. Dubai is one of the financial powerhouses of the world. He is just showing is loyalty to the country where he is making all his money. You know what loyalty is, do you?

vinsin | 8 years ago | Reply So tomorrow if he becomes President, they will bank Aeroplane, electricity, internet, medicines, phones etc. @Abdullah: Why are you worry about America? Is having Kafirphobia ok? Make you country famous for freedom, liberalism, open mindedness and secularism.

Saif | 8 years ago | Reply Just to clarify ...Landmark group is based in UAE but actually it is owned by Indians !

Skywalker | 8 years ago | Reply It is easy to be reactionary im such a situation. I have not heard or read any blog or article on ET saying what should muslims do so things don't get this bad for them in secular nations and west.

Charlie | 8 years ago | Reply @SKN: The best dent one can ever put, is avoid migrating to the West as as self-respect, and only migrate to Muslim majority nations, that way, such problems cannot occur, since we cannot control the radicalization.

Farhan Khan | 8 years ago | Reply @MJ: Did Iran do anything yet against DT, or they are waiting for him to route his money into Tehran after lifting of international sanctions next year...

Abdullah | 8 years ago | Reply This is great. I wonder how he speaks like that in a country like America which is famous for its freedom, liberalism, open mindedness and secularism. If Americans ever elected him as president. Americans im sure will no longer have freedom or secularism. The world is moving towards a neutral society with less religious influence. and here he comes in 21st century in America, acting like ISIS leaders. Being racist, islamophobic, is not a rational thing to do. And I hope average americans are not that silly to elect him.

akram | 8 years ago | Reply Dubai should seal his hotels as well.

MJ | 8 years ago | Reply Landmark Group is owned by Micky Jagtiani, an Indian based in UAE. Isn't it ironic for Pakistan that a Hindu has shown solidarity with Muslims?

SKN | 8 years ago | Reply @Stranger: Its not about putting a dent in his empire, its showing self esteem! Hope you know what that is...

SKN | 8 years ago | Reply Well done!

Not richest | 8 years ago | Reply @Stranger: He's no where near the richest man in the world. He says he's worth ten billion in assets. But thats not deducting his massive amounts of debt. He's had so many bankruptcies you can't count them. He's a professional at using other peoples money.

Stranger | 8 years ago | Reply DT was the richest man in the world once . This makes not even a small dent in his empire.

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