Bafte, The Sleep Store, is a chain of Mattress Stores currently operating in the United Arab Emirates and in India. Started in January 2005 in the capital city of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, as a single mattress store in the name of Bu Adel Furniture & Textile Establishment (BAFTE), it soon opened its second store in the commercial city of Dubai in August 2007. In 2008, Bafte began operations of its third store in the city of Ras Al Khaimah and in 2009 January a fourth one was opened in Khalifa City near Abu Dhabi airport and in August 2009 its first overseas franchisee store in India was opened in Chennai. Currently Bafte has 5 stores, one each in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Dubai,Ras Al Khaimah and Chennai.