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- Concrete Fashion Group for Commercial and Industrial Investments S.A.E. is an Egypt-based holding company engaged in the design, industrial manufacturing, global export, and retail distribution of ready-made garments, luxury menswear, and tailored apparel. Headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, and tracing its corporate origins back to 1907, the company operates a vertically integrated apparel platform organized into two core operating segments: Retail and Industrial/Exports. Its Retail segment designs, markets, and distributes premium apparel through its proprietary flagship brand, Concrete, offering formal suits, tuxedos, and blazers; dress shirts and smart-casual trousers; casual wear, including polo shirts, denim, and knitwear; seasonal outerwear and sportswear; leather goods, footwear, and accessories; as well as personalized made-to-measure bespoke tailoring services via an extensive network of retail boutiques and digital commerce platforms across Egypt. Its Industrial and Export segment manufactures and exports formal and casual garments, including men's and women's suits, jackets, trousers, and sportswear, for global fashion brands, luxury design houses, and major international retailers across North America, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, utilizing production facilities located in 10th of Ramadan City, Alexandria, and Beni Suef while leveraging trade agreements such as the Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) protocol for duty-free access to the United States. In recent developments, the company executed a strategic corporate restructuring and rebranding, officially changing its name from Arafa for Investment and Consultancies S.A.E. (Arafa Holding) to Concrete Fashion Group for Commercial and Industrial Investments S.A.E. to align its corporate identity with its primary brand equity. Concurrently, the group completed a horizontal demerger to separate non-core real estate and investment assets from its core textile and garment operations, reprioritizing capital investments into industrial production efficiency, supply chain modernization, export contract expansion, and the roll-out of modernized retail and omnichannel shopping concepts.