Malik’s was established in 1988 with a small branch on Bliss Street employing just one person. Since then, the company has grown to become a major bookshop, copy center chain and stationery retailer and supplier in Lebanon, with 23 current branches, three huge warehouses and a centralized management office. Malik’s currently employs more than 200 persons and now has 13 different departments: A Sales Department, a Purchasing Department, a Marketing Department, a Merchandising Department, an HR Department, an Accounting Department, an Internal Control Department, a Maintenance Department, a Books Department, a Services Department, a Stationery Department, a Collection Department and an Operations Department. Malik’s represents exclusively 22 international brands among which are: Verbatim (Japan), Fellowes (USA), Folex (Switzerland), Forever (Germany), Edding (Germany), Legamaster (Germany), Manhattan (USA), Platignum (U.K.), Coby (USA), T’NB (France), Mondi (Austria), Caretta (Turkey), KW (Taiwan), Data Zone (Taiwan), Elsoon (Singapore), Snopake (UK), Gabol (Spain), Bindermax (Taiwan), Kinary (China). Malik’s is the largest copy center chain in Lebanon. It offers a complete line of copy and computer services from a simple photocopy to huge poster plotting. It also make available other services such as international courier, classified advertising, internet recharge cards, sworn translation and many others. Malik’s is the number one Academic and General bookshop in Lebanon, stocking over 100,000 titles, all available on the e-commerce website www.maliks.com.
