UAE’s Growing Economic Potential

When the global financial crisis stroke a few years ago, like many countries and cities across the world, Dubai also felt the negative wave....

Tablet Sales to Surpass PCs’ by 2015

Although tablets appeared on the mass technology market back in 2010, they are on their way to outsell the good old PCs. The growth...

Consumer Electronics to Boost UAE’s Retail Sector

A recent report predicts that UAE’s retail sector will register a growth in the following months. According to the United Arab Emirates Retail Report...

Dubai Among World’s Top 5 Hottest Retail Destinations

London is the world’s most important destination for international retailers, followed closely by Dubai, according to the annual CBRE report. "How Global is the...

MENA is the fastest growing e-commerce region

Visa announced the launch of an in-depth study of the rapidly-growing e-commerce market across the Middle East and North Africa region. The comprehensive study,...

Latest Trends in Retail Franchise Models

As the economy is transforming, retailers are forced to turn to new franchise models in order to adapt to the present situation. A research...

Continuous Growth in Retail Spending Causes Ecessive Shopping Malls Construction in...

As of Q1 2013, total retail space across the Abu Dhabi metropolitan area stands at approximately 1.78 million sq m, according to JJL latest...

Abu Dhabi Ranks Number 10 in Global Shopping Centre Development

Global Shopping Centre Development Grows 15% in 2013 Emerging Markets Fuel Annual Pipeline Increase Abu Dhabi has more than 0.8 million square metres of new retail...

‘Bareeq Excellence Award’ to recognise best practices in gold and jewellery...

The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai and the Dubai Municipality (DM) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch the ‘Bareeq...

Dubai’s largest shopping malls continue to display strong performance, but smaller...

Dubai retail market overview According to the latest JLL report on Dubai's real estate market performance, the total stock of shopping mall based retail...

Trends Small Business Retailers Must Not Ignore

The retail industry has greatly transformed in a period of just ten years. Moreover, the sector continues to evolve due to innovations in technology...

Retail industry in times of still struggling economies

The retail industry mechanism involves obtaining goods in large quantities directly from manufacturers or wholesalers and then reselling the products in smaller quantities to...

The Dubai Mall welcomed 65 million visitors in 2012

The Dubai Mall, the world's largest shopping and entertainment destination by global property developer Emaar Properties PJSC, has set a new global milestone...

Excellent Customer Service is a Profitable Imperative

Today, business establishments and entreprises focus more and more on selling their products. As a result, often some cheat or sting their clients. Moreover, many fail to...

Prada opens a new store in Abu Dhabi

Prada opens a new store in Abu Dhabi, in the prestigious “Marina Mall”, thus continuing the brand's retail network international expansion. The store, designed by...

2013 Tendencies Retailers Must Watch

Sagacious retailers are already looking forward to 2013 consumer trends, although  now their cash registers and online shopping carts are full of  festive sales proceeds....

13 Marketing Trends for Brands in 2013

The new 2013 year is almost here. As you have probably heard, 13 is a number that symbolizes many different things. In religion, 13...

Smartphone Shoppers Help Make Retailers’ Registers Jingle this Season

68 percent of smartphone owners plan to use their devices for holiday shopping. 48 percent of shoppers plan to use social media as part of...