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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...

Retail Reels from Covid-19 – Sharp Decline in Sales; Online Groceries...

Online groceries sales surge 40%, luxury and fashion sales down by 50% KPMG Lower Gulf’s latest report, ‘Navigating the pandemic,’ has revealed a mixed...

Union Coop Distributes 24% Cash Dividend; 6% Return On Shareholder Purchases

The General Assembly of Union Coop – the largest Consumer Cooperative in the UAE, distributed dividend at 24%, in addition to 6% return on...

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...

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 Spaces in Shopping Malls Across Dubai Are Now More Affordable

During the past few years, it has become more affordable for retail operators and service providers to expand and open new branches. The commercial...

Dubai Economy: Adequate Stock Of Foods Available To Meet Long-term Needs

Half-a-billion worth of stock at Union Coop warehouses and storage spread over 424,000 sq. ft Union Coop already registered contracts worth AED 400 million...

Carrefour opens in Burj Views, Downtown Dubai

The store at Burj Views, Downtown Dubai, is one of four new Carrefour Market stores set to open by the end of 2011.

My City Centre Masdar on track to open in Q2 of...

Majid Al Futtaim’s first shopping mall in the capital will bring a tailored retail and leisure experience closer to home for the fast-growing Masdar City community Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia is set to open its...

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 Mall to become larger by adding 1 million sq ft

Further builds on The Dubai Mall’s success as the most-visited shopping and leisure destination in the world The Dubai Mall new expansion to draw on advanced...

Emaar Malls 2015 profit jumps 23pc to $451m

Emaar Malls, the retail business majority-owned by property developer Emaar Properties, recorded a net profit of Dh1.656 billion ($451 million) for 2015, as against...

Dubai Shopping Festival To Shine Brighter Than Ever in Landmark 25th...

The 2020 edition of the Dubai Shopping Festival is a celebration of 25 successful years of establishing Dubai as a leading retail destination...

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...

Who Drives World’s Fashion Business

Although, they are rarely spotted on the front rows of fashion shows and usually favour discretion when placing orders and managing their investments, wealthy...

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...

Christmas Decoration Lightens Up Dubai Mall Vitrines

Many stores in The Dubai Mall glitter adorned with festive décor nowadays. Christmas shopping entered a whole new level in Dubai – you can...

Online Shopping Marks a Birthday

This month, the world marks the 20th anniversary of online shopping. Twenty years ago, in 1994, the very first online purchase or secure retail...