50 retail & e-commerce companies in Sharjah ranked by 1-year headcount growth. The top 10 are free below, each with a short data note. The full ranked list of 50 is a CSV + Excel download.
Edition October 2026 · updated 2026-10-09 · source: licensed B2B firmographic and technographic data
Key numbers
- Median 1-year headcount growth: 13.6% across 50 companies (range 6.0% to 66.6%). 0 of 50 at least doubled their headcount.
- Size mix: 10–19 employees: 11, 20–49 employees: 9, 50–99 employees: 14, 100–249 employees: 8, 250–499 employees: 8. The most common band is 50–99 (28%).
- Main sub-industries: Home Improvement & Hardware Retail (17), Grocery Retail (7), Office Products Retail & Distribution (5).
- Largest company on the list: Greenhouse Foodstuff Trading (250–499 employees, 8.2% growth). 20 of 50 have fewer than 50 employees.
- Versus the whole October 2026 dataset (3246 companies), this page's median is lower: 13.6% vs 22.1%.
- Same sector by city (median growth): Abu Dhabi 23.5% (n=50), Doha 20.0% (n=50), Dubai 53.1% (n=50), Jeddah 10.1% (n=50), Riyadh 29.7% (n=50), Sharjah 13.6% (n=50), Kuwait City 8.1% (n=45), Manama 10.8% (n=38), Dammam 14.3% (n=26), Muscat 10.4% (n=24).
- Same location by sector (median growth): manufacturing 25.4% (n=50), healthcare & clinic 17.2% (n=10), professional services 16.2% (n=35), education & training 16.1% (n=39), construction 15.8% (n=24), IT services & software 15.7% (n=14), retail & e-commerce 13.6% (n=50), freight & logistics 11.0% (n=12), hospitality & restaurant 9.5% (n=16).
Top 10 by headcount growth
| # | Company | Industry | Size band | 1-yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Threezone General Trading | Home Improvement & Hardware Retail | 10–19 | 66.6% |
| 2 | Landmark Auto Spare Parts | Automobile Parts Stores | 100–249 | 60.6% |
| 3 | GDS Prestige | Drug Stores & Pharmacies | 10–19 | 50.0% |
| 4 | Silver Star Printing Materials Trading | Office Products Retail & Distribution | 50–99 | 43.3% |
| 5 | Globe United FZE | Office Products Retail & Distribution | 10–19 | 39.1% |
| 6 | Julnar General Trading | Office Products Retail & Distribution | 50–99 | 35.2% |
| 7 | Six Brothers Foodstuff | Grocery Retail | 250–499 | 28.5% |
| 8 | Al Mazen Group | Furniture | 250–499 | 26.6% |
| 9 | Thermal Insulation Contracting | Home Improvement & Hardware Retail | 20–49 | 23.8% |
| 10 | BASS Middle East FZE | Home Improvement & Hardware Retail | 10–19 | 23.0% |
| + 40 more companies, ranked 11–50, in the full list | ||||
#1 Threezone General Trading
Headcount grew 66.6% in 12 months, 4.9× this ranking's median of 13.6%, #1 of 11 companies here in the 10–19-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Home Improvement & Hardware Retail; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#2 Landmark Auto Spare Parts
Headcount grew 60.6% in 12 months, 4.5× this ranking's median of 13.6%, #1 of 8 companies here in the 100–249-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Automobile Parts Stores; revenue band $10M-$25M.
#3 GDS Prestige
Headcount grew 50.0% in 12 months, 3.7× this ranking's median of 13.6%, #2 of 11 companies here in the 10–19-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Drug Stores & Pharmacies; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#4 Silver Star Printing Materials Trading
Headcount grew 43.3% in 12 months, 3.2× this ranking's median of 13.6%, #1 of 14 companies here in the 50–99-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Office Products Retail & Distribution; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#5 Globe United FZE
Headcount grew 39.1% in 12 months, 2.9× this ranking's median of 13.6%, #3 of 11 companies here in the 10–19-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Office Products Retail & Distribution; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#6 Julnar General Trading
Headcount grew 35.2% in 12 months, 2.6× this ranking's median of 13.6%, #2 of 14 companies here in the 50–99-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Office Products Retail & Distribution; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#7 Six Brothers Foodstuff
Headcount grew 28.5% in 12 months, 2.1× this ranking's median of 13.6%, #1 of 8 companies here in the 250–499-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Grocery Retail; revenue band $50M-$100M.
#8 Al Mazen Group
Headcount grew 26.6% in 12 months, 2.0× this ranking's median of 13.6%, #2 of 8 companies here in the 250–499-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Furniture; revenue band $10M-$25M.
#9 Thermal Insulation Contracting
Headcount grew 23.8% in 12 months, 1.8× this ranking's median of 13.6%, #1 of 9 companies here in the 20–49-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Home Improvement & Hardware Retail; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#10 BASS Middle East FZE
Headcount grew 23.0% in 12 months, 1.7× this ranking's median of 13.6%, #4 of 11 companies here in the 10–19-employee band. Based in Sharjah, UAE; primary sub-industry: Home Improvement & Hardware Retail; revenue band $1M-$5M.
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Methodology
Source: licensed B2B firmographic and technographic data, pulled 9 Oct 2026; page updated 2026-10-09. Scope: companies headquartered in the city with 10–500 employees and at least 10 data profiles; the top 50 by 1-year headcount growth per industry, after removing likely local branches of foreign or 1,000+ staff groups; companies with zero or negative growth are left out. Growth is the modelled change in the company's own employee count over the last 12 months; values above 200% are labelled estimated because they come from small headcounts. Location is the company's headquarters city; firms headquartered elsewhere with large local offices are not included, and likely local branches of foreign or 1,000+ staff groups were removed by a name/website rule that can miss some branches. Some companies are local branches of larger groups; the size band is for the local entity. Figures move between monthly editions. Company-level data only: no personal names, emails or phone numbers.
We publish a ranking only when at least 15 companies qualify, and skip a page when its top 10 would repeat another page.
FAQ
- Which retail & e-commerce company in Sharjah grew fastest this year?
- In the October 2026 edition, Threezone General Trading ranks first with 66.6% 1-year headcount growth, followed by Landmark Auto Spare Parts (60.6%) and GDS Prestige (50.0%).
- How fast are retail & e-commerce SMBs in Sharjah growing?
- The median company on this list grew headcount by 13.6% in 12 months. This is a list of fast growers, not a sector average.
- What does "growth" mean here?
- The change in the company's own employee count over the last 12 months, modelled from licensed B2B firmographic data. It is not revenue growth and not a count of open vacancies.
- Why do some figures say "estimated"?
- Growth above 200% usually comes from a small starting headcount, so a few hires move the percentage a lot. We keep these companies but label the figure.
- What is in the paid list?
- All 50 companies on this page with website, city, industry, size band and growth, as CSV and Excel. Company-level only: no personal contact details.
- How often is this updated?
- Monthly. Each edition is dated; this one is October 2026.