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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...

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...

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...

Predictions for Record Mobile Shopping during 2014 Holiday Season

Almost a quarter of all online sales during the holiday season will be done via mobile devices, a record number for mobile shopping, according...

Fashion experts laud Dubai’s ‘incredible art in retailing’

The ‘incredible art in retailing’ set by Dubai and a focus on promoting new talent through initiatives such as Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience (VFDE),...

Amazon Identifies 2014 Holiday Shopping Trends

Amazon released a list of all the hottest holiday shopping trends based on the feedback of costumers. In addition, the company shared how it...

Dubai Duty Free Named World’s Top Airport Retailer

It turns out, travelers are most sought consumers, as the latest data shows that global duty free and travel retail sales last year increased...

Amazon Kicks Off Holiday Deals Season Today

In October is still a little bit too early for holiday shopping, but the largest online retailer just announced early access to many deals...

MENA Consumers Browse But Rarely Buy Online

Online shoppers in the Middle East and Africa spend a lot of time browsing for products on the web without buying them. The fact...

First Amazon Physical Store to Open ahead 2014’s Holiday Season

The synergy between online shopping and brick-and-mortar stores is blending in the modern retail environment. The opening if the first Amazon Physical Store is just about...

In-Store Shopping Preferred in the Middle East

Although e-commerce is growing, traditional brick-and-mortar shops are still dominating the retail industry around the world. And the Middle East is no exception –...

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...

Smart, Effortless Grocery Shopping Online

Online shopping is getting more and more popular, with digital hordes of customers buying electronics, toys, and clothes, but still, some items are traditionally...

Frozen-themed Products Replace Furby as Most Preferred by Kids

Furby toys have been the most popular Christmas gift for kids in 2013 and many years ago when they just emerged. However, this year...

Breakfast: Still The Most Important Meal of The Day

There’s no mistaking the impact that technology is having on our daily lives—and its steadily expanding. Being connected can oftentimes encourage us to accomplish...

In Dubai Apple Store May Open Ahead of Black Friday 2014

Rumours about the opening of Dubai Apple Store have circulated in the media since 2011. Recently, they have resurfaced, but this time it seems...

Amazon Helps Businesses Handle Customer Payments

Amazon, the biggest online retailer, just introduced a credit card reader and a mobile payment app, which targets small and medium-sized brick-and-mortar stores. Competing...

Top 10 High Buzz Brands in UAE

Samsung, Google and Emirates top the mid-year brand rankings in UAE, recently released by research firm YouGov. During the first half of 2014, Facebook...