“Product of The Year” now in UAE
A prestigious consumer award with worldwide recognition has now just been brought to Dubai and the UAE: meet Product of the Year, an independent award...
Diamonds will always be girls’ best friends
Diamonds giant De Beers reported a 27% bump in sales last year, but warned that 2012 will be a slower for business due to economic uncertainty.
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...
How To Engage With Socially Conscious Consumers
Consumers around the world are interested in companies, such as for example Qatar Airways, that have implemented programs to give back to society, and...
Nakheel to build shopping mall on Palm Jumeirah
Nakheel, the largest Dubai-based property developer, is planning to build a 136,000 square metre mall at the end of the Palm Jumeirah.
Buy only 330 ml cans of Pepsi and Coca-Cola at AED1.50
Retail outlets in the UAE are allowed to sell only 330 ml cans, priced at AED 1.50
300 ml cans of Pepsi and Coca-Cola are...
Nakheel Mall opens on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah
Nakheel Mall, the new shopping, dining and entertainment destination at the heart of Palm Jumeirah, was officially opened by Nakheel Chairman, Ali Rashid Lootah...
Why Are Dubai Consumer Prices Constantly on the Rise?
The inflation rate in Dubai has fallen in February, according to official data, along with the declining value of some foods and beverages. But...
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...
Amazon Crashes on Prime Day, Temporarily
It is not only you who can't navigate through Amazon's departments right now. We are also struggling to fetch the Prime Day deals. Is...
Do We Really Buy Top-rated Deals Online? New Research May Surprises
Anyone who shops online is familiar with those top-rated deals, products or services that rise to the top of their search on e-commerce intermediary...
2015 was a big year for sellers on Amazon: Over a...
Sellers on Amazon Cap off Big Year with More Than 40 Percent Growth on Cyber Monday
Fulfillment by Amazon delivered more than 1 billion items...
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...
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...
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...
Central Park Towers at DIFC welcomes key tenants
Central Park Towers, one of Dubai’s leading commercial, retail, and residential destinations in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has been tremendously successful in attracting...
Dubai – Apple’s Next Potential Gold Mine
Just like Brazil will host FIFA 2014, Dubai may host World Expo 2020. If Dubai's bid is successful, the city may attract as many as 25 million tourists.
Physical Stores Are Not Going Out of business, But Due for...
Brick-and-mortar stores will still play key role in the region’s future retail landscape
With the proliferation of smartphones and expanding internet connectivity across the region,...