What Consumers Buy During Black Friday, Cyber Monday Sales
Retail bells are ringing, can you hear them? Chances are, you started hearing them weeks ago—and you’ll keep hearing them for the rest of...
Easter promotional strategy for companies
Generating business through promotional products is a popular concept among business entities
Giving promotional items to your clients on any special occasion of events is...
Dubai Fashion Sector Trade Grows 8%
Dubai’s trade in fragrance, beauty and fashion-related products reached AED 206 billion in 2013, a rise of 8% from 2012, according to a new...
First-ever Consumer-Friendliness Index Launched in Dubai
DED’s consumer-friendliness index promotes race for retail excellence and leadership
Quarterly rating shows leading retailers competing in consumer satisfaction and pricing while annual index is...
LEGO New Releases Top Sellers
LEGO has been around for more than 80 years and has become the most recognizable toy brand around the world. Now, the most recent...
Luxury Goods Growth Forecast
With Hermès reporting a 22% increase in second-quarter sales for 2015 and positive results for both LVMH and Kering, it looks like 2015 will...
Consumer Friendliness Index: Dubai Consumers Rated Top Retailers
Top performers in the fourth ‘Consumer Friendliness Index’ of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai have been honored at a special ceremony...
Black Friday Online Sales Up 9.5 Percent; How People Shop
Black Friday Online Sales Up 9.5 Percent, Mobile Sales Up 28.2 percent
A record online and mobile shopping during Black Friday was reported based on...
Global Village Tremendous Commercial Success
Global Village, the largest outdoor family entertainment venue in the region and member of Tecom Investments, brings its 16th and longest season ever to...
Dubai consumers highly satisfied with steps to resolve complaints
DED call centre receives 2,965 consumer complaints during first three months of 2014
82% consumers satisfied with complaints resolution
Complaints on services account for the largest...
Global Consumer Products Report 2015: Riding out another year of economic...
The world’s 250 largest consumer products companies generated sales of nearly US $3.1 trillion in fiscal year 2013 (which encompasses fiscal years ended through...
Consumer compaints in Dubai up 59% compared to 2014
Consumer complaints received at the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai increased to 21,896 in 2015, an increase of 59% from the 13,770...
‘Cash on delivery’ – Payment of choice for UAE residents
While online shopping and retail is certainly on the rise in the region, it seems people still prefer to pay cash on delivery rather...
London the top city in Europe for international retailers
According to new “Destination Europe 2013” report by Jones Lang LaSalle
Leading city: London ranked 1st, Paris 2nd and Moscow 3rd – but Moscow is...
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...
Most Profitable E-Commerce Sectors
Launching an online store has become a common practice for many businesses. Regardless of their size, growth rate, revenue and market niche, companies are...
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...
Dragon City opens for lease as Nakheel surges ahead with retail...
Dragon Mart extension brings 1.3 million sq ft of new shop and showroom space
Nakheel’s newly-announced Dragon City mixed-use community in Dubai opens for lease...