2016 Ramadan Consumer Behaviour
Price offs and discounts to attract 78% of consumers in the UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to spend more on food and drink...
The UAE loves a bargain but 70% will always pay more...
New research from YouGov has revealed that UAE consumers will not forgo quality to find the right price when shopping around for the best...
GCC’s mobile phone market suffered double-digit decline in Q1 2016
Mobile phone shipments to the GCC suffered double-digit declines in Q1 2016 according to the latest figures announced today by International Data Corporation (IDC)....
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...
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...
UAE Consumers Find Brand Origin As Important As Product Benefits
Nielsen Study: 73% of UAE Consumers Find Brand Origin As Important As Product Benefits
In a recent online survey conducted by Nielsen, a leading provider...
Emaar Malls net profit rose 22% in the first quarter of...
Emaar Malls (DFM: EMAARMALLS), the shopping malls and retail business majority-owned by global property developer Emaar Properties, reported first-quarter (January to March) 2016 net...
Luxury Spending Trends Remain Strong Despite Uncertainties
The value of Knight Frank’s Luxury Investment Index (KFLII) increased 7% in 2015. The Index, which tracks the performance of 10 investments of passion...
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,...
And the world’s largest retailer is…
If you think Amazon.com is the world's largest retailer, you are wrong, or at least for the time being.
Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) says that it became...
Amazon Payments Launches Global Partner Program
Amazon announced the launch of the Amazon Payments Partner Program, a new global program designed to help ecommerce platform providers and developers extend the...
Recessionary Sentiment Prevails in MENA Region
UAE’s Consumer Confidence ends 2015 on a slightly higher note
UAE has the highest score in Africa/ Middle East region
UAE led the way for Middle...
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...
Worldwide tablet sales continue to fall; Consumers bought more iPads
Worldwide tablet sales declined yet again in the fourth quarter of 2015 (4Q15) with 65.9 million units shipped, down -13.7% year over year, according...
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...
Shopping Tourism, key for destination marketing
Shopping Tourism is a highly relevant component for travelers when choosing and preparing their trip.
Latest figures, trends and strategies on shopping tourism indicate how...
68% of UAE consumers bought staff online in the past six...
Nielsen Study: Retailer Accessibility Beyond Physical Branches
UAE consumers are no longer looking for their needs in only their local retailers, but are taking strides...
End-user spending on devices to decline in 2016
Businesses Will Adopt Windows 10 Faster Than Previous Windows Upgrades; PC Market to Increase 4 Percent in 2017
By End of 2016, 82 Percent of...