What Is the Nesto Logo?
The Nesto logo is the name NESTO in red capital letters with a small emblem placed above it. It hangs over the doors of Nesto hypermarkets and supermarkets across the Gulf, and belongs to a chain that grew from one businessman's shops in Bahrain.
Nesto is the Gulf retail chain founded in 2004 by K. P. Basheer, part of his Western International Group and headquartered in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
The group's value stores trade under a separate name, Mark & Save, with a logo of their own. The red name with its emblem is available as the Nesto logo SVG.
Nesto Logo Facts
| Introduced | Not dated by Nesto; the chain dates from 2004 |
| Symbol | A small emblem above the name |
| Logo type | Combination mark: wordmark and symbol |
| Owner | Nesto Group, part of Western International Group |
What the Nesto Logo Means
Nesto has not published an explanation of its logo or of the name, so any reading of the emblem would be guesswork.
What the logo does show plainly is the chain's name, set in red capitals. The small emblem sits above the letters rather than beside them. The name carries the identity, and the emblem works as a small badge on top.
Nesto trades in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and India. In all of them, its stores trade under the Nesto name.
Nesto Logo History
The story behind the logo starts before Nesto, with a shop called Gift Palace that K. P. Basheer opened in Bahrain in 1986.
He later moved into other trades and brought his businesses together as Western International Group, whose corporate office is in Techno Park, Jebel Ali, Dubai.
Nesto followed in 2004. In 2017 the Khaleej Times described the chain as starting on a modest scale that year before spreading across the Middle East. Later openings took the red sign across the region:
- April 2017: its 50th outlet in the Gulf, a store in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
- 23 August 2017: a hypermarket in Fujairah, when the Khaleej Times placed its headquarters in Ajman.
- At the end of 2022: Saham in Oman.
- By March 2024: Busaiteen in Bahrain.
The chain has not published a dated history of its logo. The red wordmark with its emblem is the version the group shows on its own brands page.
Nesto and Mark & Save
Western International Group runs two retail names side by side. Nesto is its hypermarket and supermarket chain. Mark & Save is a value retail chain that the group was expanding in the UAE and wider Gulf in 2025.
The two chains trade under separate names and logos. Nesto's red wordmark is kept for the hypermarket and supermarket side.
For more brands like Nesto, browse our retail logos.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who founded Nesto Hypermarket?
K. P. Basheer founded Nesto in 2004, as part of his Western International Group.
Where did Nesto's founder start in business?
In Bahrain, where K. P. Basheer opened a shop called Gift Palace in 1986.
Which countries does Nesto operate in?
The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and India.
Is Mark & Save part of Nesto?
Both belong to Western International Group. Mark & Save is the group's value retail chain, with its own name and logo.