Best AlYousifi

What Best AlYousifi does

Best AlYousifi is a Kuwait-headquartered, private, for-profit retail company that operates an online store selling consumer electronics products. Founded in 1952, the firm is a long-established Kuwaiti retailer with a multi-decade presence in the local market and a current headcount of 501 to 1,000 employees. Its digital storefront is hosted at best.com.kw, and the company is classified as operating.

The available source material describes the business only at a high level: it is a consumer electronics retailer with both online and implied physical retail operations, but no specifics are documented on product assortment, brand partnerships, pricing models, customer segments, geographic footprint beyond Kuwait, or revenue composition. Fields covering products and services, pricing, customer segments, value proposition, marketing channels, distribution channels, and management team are empty in the source data, which limits any deeper analysis of commercial mechanics or positioning.

The most concrete facts are firmographic: Kuwait domicile, 1952 founding, 501-1,000 employees, private company type, and a consumer electronics e-commerce focus. No funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, leadership changes, certifications, patents, or strategic actions are recorded in the source material, so the company's recent commercial trajectory cannot be assessed from the available data.

Name

Best AlYousifi

Legal name

Best Al-Yousifi

Website

https://best.com.kw

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Best AlYousifi is a Kuwait-based consumer electronics retailer founded in 1952 that operates an online store at best.com.kw, employing 501 to 1,000 people as a private, for-profit company serving the Kuwaiti market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Consumer Electronics Retail

NAICS

Electronics and Appliance Retailers (4492), Electronics and Appliance Retailers (44921)

SIC

Retail-Radio, Tv & Consumer Electronics Stores (5731), Retail-Computer & Computer Software Stores (5734)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRACAAAE

Big-Box Electronics + Computers & Peripherals Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Electronics & Appliances Retail/Big-Box Consumer Electronics Retail

SECONDARYCRACAAAD

Big-Box Electronics + Mobile & Wireless Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Electronics & Appliances Retail/Big-Box Consumer Electronics Retail

SECONDARYCRACAAAC

Big-Box Electronics + Small Appliances Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Electronics & Appliances Retail/Big-Box Consumer Electronics Retail

Keywords

• Consumer electronics retail
• Online electronics store
• Electronics distribution
• Retail shopping
• Home appliances retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Kuwait

HQ country

Kuwait

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Core offering

Best AlYousifi operates an online retail store that sells consumer electronics products to customers. Based in Kuwait and founded in 1952, the company runs its storefront through the website best.com.kw and supports operations with a workforce of 501–1,000 employees, indicating a sizeable retail operation behind the online channel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consumer Electronics Online Store Online retail storefront at best.com.kw selling consumer electronics products to individual consumers in Kuwait.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• Noon: Middle East-founded e-commerce marketplace with strong electronics assortment and Gulf-wide delivery. Directly competes with Best AlYousifi's online channel for Kuwaiti consumer-electronics demand.
• Amazon: Global e-commerce giant shipping to Kuwait, pressuring local electronics retailers on price, assortment, and convenience. Increasingly relevant as Best AlYousifi's described business model centers on its online storefront.
• Carrefour UAE / Majid Al Futtaim Retail: Hypermarket-format retailer operating across the MENA region that sells consumer electronics, appliances, and IT as part of a much broader grocery-and-general-merchandise assortment. Competes with Best AlYousifi on the electronics category but is not specialized in it.
• Lulu Hypermarket: GCC-wide hypermarket operator with a meaningful consumer-electronics and appliances department. Broad incumbent that competes in the same electronics category but is not a specialist electronics retailer.

Direct peers

• Sharaf DG: UAE-headquartered big-box consumer-electronics and home-appliance retailer with online + store presence across the GCC. Directly comparable in product mix (electronics, IT, mobile, home appliances) and target customer profile (affluent MENA consumers) to Best AlYousifi.
• Jarir Bookstore: Saudi-listed omnichannel retailer selling consumer electronics, IT, mobile devices, books, and office/school supplies across the Gulf. Highly comparable on the electronics-and-computing side and an anchor GCC retail benchmark.
• Extra Stores: Saudi-led electronics, appliances, and computing retailer with strong Gulf presence. Closely comparable in assortment breadth, store format, and emphasis on mobile/computing categories.
• Emax: GCC electronics and home-appliance big-box chain operating across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Bahrain. Competes head-on with Best AlYousifi in the regional consumer-electronics category with a similar omnichannel model.
• Xcite (Alghanim Industries): Kuwait-based electronics, appliances, and computing retailer under Alghanim Industries. The closest direct peer — same Kuwait home market, similar big-box electronics-and-appliance assortment, and overlapping target customer.

Emerging players

• iStyle | Apple Premium Reseller: Apple Premium Reseller operating across the MENA region with an omnichannel model. Overlaps with Best AlYousifi in the premium mobile, computing, and accessories category and competes for the same Kuwaiti consumer wallet.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BestAlYousifi
• Facebookfacebook.com/BestAlYousifi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/best-alyousifi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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