Arabian Oud, the largest specialized perfume retailer in the world and the Middle East region's foremost luxury fragrance house, was recently ranked among the Top 50 Brands in Saudi Arabia in 2013, according to the annual survey conducted by Arabian Business Magazine. The accolade was in recognition of the company's commitment to leverage best practices in the industry while utilizing latest advanced technology and highest international quality standards to offer all that is innovative in oriental perfume production and ultimately raise the bar on the Saudi industry to higher levels of leadership at regional and international bases. According to the latest survey findings, Saudi Arabian brands are remarkably emerging to compete with major international brands, supported by the Kingdom's rapidly growing economy and reviving sectors. One of the few local companies that have already started offering their products worldwide and opening new showrooms around the globe is Arabian Oud. According to senior officials at Arabian Oud, the new ranking serves as a significant addition to its long years of success and hard work to create best-quality and highly competitive oriental perfumes in the international market. Being placed among a number of national service, consumer and industrial leaders with strong presence in both regional and international markets, is instrumental to a company like Arabian Oud. A source from Arabian Oud added: “Being placed among the Top 50 Brands in Saudi Arabia by the Arabian Business Magazine reaffirms our high potentials and leading position as one of the premier brands in production of the finest, regional and international awards-winning genuine fragrances.” Arabian Oud is regarded as one of the largest specialized Oud and Eastern perfume retailers in the world, having its own sources of raw material and a wide network of branches across Saudi Arabia, Arabian Gulf, Middle East, Europe and East Asia. The company has won prestigious international awards from some of the world's leading industry specialists, including the recent five of the 14 major awards won during the FiFi Arabia — “Fragrance Oscars” in Dubai, in recognition of five of its finest perfumes that were launched in 2012. According to latest researches and studies on perfume markets across the region and worldwide, Arabian Oud acquires the largest market share in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and is the 11th largest perfume retailer in the world. — SG