eCommerce Tracker: Most Popular Choice amongst Online Shoppers in UAE, KSA
Fresh research into attitudes and behavior towards e-commerce in the UAE and Saudi Arabia has found that 51% of UAE consumers and 52% of...
Amazon Nike Collaboration Twists Brands Perspectives
An official Amazon Nike collaboration is set to open doors for more brands to offer their products to wider consumer audiences through a global...
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...
The Future of Shopping
With the advancement of technology into our everyday lives, more shoppers are turning to online stores and services. But physical retailers will not vanish,...
How to Shop Online Safely during Ramadan and Avoid Being Hacked
Facebook released a case study that says Facebook users in the Middle East and North Africa spend extra 57.6 hours using the platform during...
Love is in the Details: UAE Consumers Plan Ahead for Valentine’s...
Annual study from Mastercard indicates the majority of gift purchases take place three days before February 14, and highlights a growing preference for...
Retail Space Developments in UAE Fuel Industry Growth
Vibrant trend in retail property developments reinforces UAE’s reputation as a leading shopping destination
Smart Stores Expo introduces new Retail Leasing Pavilion
The growth...
Black Friday Online Spending Jumps 26% to $1.5 Billion in 2014
Black Friday Online Spending Surpassed $1 Billion in Desktop Spending Alone
Black Friday Jumps 26% to $1.5 Billion Pushing Season-to-Date Growth Rate to 15%
For the...
10 Most Clicked-through Products during Black Friday 2015
People want bigger TVs, mobile apps and cleaner teeth
The 2015's Black Friday sale is officially over and the sales numbers we saw look rather...
E-Commerce Sales to Rise to Dh100b by 2022
Dubai Customs plays a major role in supporting Dubai strategy, which sees Dubai as the world’s capital of the new economy. This is done...
2018’s Key Trends for the Luxury Goods Industry
Luxury brands should devote particular attention to millennials and Chinese consumers in the coming years, according to True-Luxury Global Consumer Insight, the fifth edition...
Reap the rewards when you spend at Carrefour
Customer loyalty programme ‘MyCLUB’ launched for customers in the UAE
Collect and spend – Carrefour MyCLUB points redeemable against hundreds of items in-store
Looking for something...
In-Store Shopping Preferred in the Middle East
Although e-commerce is growing, traditional brick-and-mortar shops are still dominating the retail industry around the world. And the Middle East is no exception –...
Smart Stores Expo 2018 Opens
Event is bannered under the theme ‘Explore the Future of Smart Retail’; will feature a three-day exhibit and a two-day conference
All is set for...
Success Triggers Desire for Luxury Goods
Footballers in flashy cars, real estate agents in Armani suits, trophy wives with Chanel bags: what drives people to purchase luxury goods? It may...
UAE Loves to Say It with Flowers on Valentine’s Day
Overall spend on flowers in the UAE has increased by 146% vs. 2015 with the number of transactions increasing by 158%
Consumers in the UAE...
Q1 Shopping Index: Digital Commerce Grew 58 Percent
Rob Garf, from Salesforce says, "Each quarter we take a pulse of retail activity that we are seeing on our platform. We first began...
62% UAE Residents Shop Online
Digitalks, Middle East’s first digitally-focused conference series ended on a high note, with an impressive line-up of visitors and international participants tackling the most...