About Us

The Robinson Group manages five retail entities that trade under the following brands - Robinsons, John Little, Marks & Spencer, Coast, and River Island.

Our Vision
·To be a uniquely inspirational 21st century retail organisation in the regions we choose to operate.

Our Mission
·To provide a retail experience which exceeds our customers' expectations in terms of customer service, product range, quality and value
·To adequately reward our staff
·To generate a satisfactory return for our shareholders

Robinson and Company, the founding company, started trading in Singapore in 1858. In 1955 Robinson and Company acquired John Little, which was established in 1842. Marks & Spencer, which traded under the St. Michael name, first operated in 1958 in a John Little Store. The St. Michael name was officially changed to Marks & Spencer in 1994. The three brands have established themselves as household favourites with young and old alike. The recent addition to the Robinsons Group portfolio of retail entities is River Island. River Island features exciting high-street casual wear from the UK.

Today, the Robinsons Group is part of the Al-Futtaim Group, which comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies in the Gulf region. Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim is one of the most progressive regional business houses, with headquarters in Dubai, UAE.

Al-Futtaim operates through more than 65 companies in sectors as diverse as commerce, industry and services, and employs in excess of 20,000 people across the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Pakistan, Singapore and Europe.

To find out more about Al-Futtaim Group, please click here.

Store Locations
John Little In Singapore:
Marina Square
Plaza Singapura
Jurong Point