Focus on “Technology” at Retail Congress MENA 2019
Retail Congress MENA 2019’s first day of the conference on was packed with high energy and focus on “Technology”, the sessions were presented by...
“The Age Of Focus” marks 26th year of the Retail Congress...
Celebrating its 26th year, the Middle East Council of Shopping Centres & Retailers (MECS+R) is proud to organize the Retail Congress Middle East &...
2015 was a big year for sellers on Amazon: Over a...
Sellers on Amazon Cap off Big Year with More Than 40 Percent Growth on Cyber Monday
Fulfillment by Amazon delivered more than 1 billion items...
Holiday Shopping Mobile Trends to Watch
Retailers should prepare for a new kind of holiday season – a mobile shopping season. A new research has found that in 2013 mobile...
MENA Consumers Browse But Rarely Buy Online
Online shoppers in the Middle East and Africa spend a lot of time browsing for products on the web without buying them. The fact...
Diamonds will always be girls’ best friends
Diamonds giant De Beers reported a 27% bump in sales last year, but warned that 2012 will be a slower for business due to economic uncertainty.
Black Friday Global E-Commerce Sales Growth Outpaces Cyber Monday
Black Friday global e-commerce sales growth outpaced Cyber Monday’s in major markets by more than 34% according to proprietary data by eShopWorld, one of...
Dubai Retail Sales Forecast to Exceed $43 Billion by 2021
The value of retail sales in Dubai is expected to reach $43.8 billion by 2021, while the emirate’s retail market is projected to record...
5 Shopping Hacks Retailers Won’t Tell You
Retailers can be very creative when it comes to luring consumers into spending more money in their store, let alone online shopping as for...
Top 10 Brands for Women in UAE
Emirates is the most positively perceived brand by women in the UAE over the past year. 2016 also saw Emirates crowned as the number...
Kuwait’s retail sector remains robust, bucking regional trend
Report gives sector-level analysis across residential, retail, office, industrial and hospitality property
Includes pricing research and analysis of real estate trends in Kuwait...
Spend on Consumer Packaged Goods Slowing in Key GCC Markets
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), key markets in the GCC region, have undergone significant change in the last...
Nakheel Mall opens on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah
Nakheel Mall, the new shopping, dining and entertainment destination at the heart of Palm Jumeirah, was officially opened by Nakheel Chairman, Ali Rashid Lootah...
Emaar Tells Retailers: “Now Is The Time To Be Bold”
Emaar Chairman Mohamed Alabbar tells retailers to “be bold” as the UAE gradually comes out of the COVID-19 crisis.
In a special virtual conference call...
Dubai Shopping Calendar 2017
Get into DSF’s unique shopping spirit by not only popping in and out of Dubai’s endless array of stores and retail spaces. The Dubai...
Online retail is booming: Watch AMZN ticker
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2012
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares jumped more than 19% during the last week
For...
Dubai Duty Free’s ten month sales up by 16%
Dubai Duty Free is looking to achieve double digit sales growth for the year as sales up to the end of October reached an...
Arabic to become main language across invoices, customer care services
Invoices, price tags and menu cards will have information in Arabic by end of year
Call centres and reception desks will have Arabic...