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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.

Black Friday Shoppers More Adventurous Than Non-shoppers

Black Friday has widely been recognized as the busiest shopping day of the year, with many retailers offering new promotions and heavily discounted items...

Consumers Plan to Spend 4.1% More During This Holiday Season

Consumers say they will spend an average of $1,007.24 during the holiday season this year, up 4.1 percent from the $967.13 they said they...

Over 4.75 million visited Emaar leisure attractions in 2011

Emaar Retail LLC welcomed more than 4.75 million visitors to its varied attractions in Dubai during 2011, recording a growth of over 13 per cent

13 Marketing Trends for Brands in 2013

The new 2013 year is almost here. As you have probably heard, 13 is a number that symbolizes many different things. In religion, 13...
Pathfinder unveils revolutionary technology RetailGPT: a new platform showcases the transformative potential of Vertical AI in retail.

Introducing RetailGPT: Redefining the Future of Retail

Pathfinder unveils revolutionary technology RetailGPT: a new platform showcases the transformative potential of Vertical AI in retail. Leading retail technology company, Pathfinder, has unveiled RetailGPT,...

Consumer Electronics to Boost UAE’s Retail Sector

A recent report predicts that UAE’s retail sector will register a growth in the following months. According to the United Arab Emirates Retail Report...

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...

Some Online Shoppers Pay More Than Others Even During Black Friday

Internet users regularly receive all kinds of personalized content, from Google search results to product recommendations on Amazon. This is thanks to the complex...

Bricks and Mortar Retail in UAE will Survive Only with Digital...

A digital customer experience revolution will rejuvenate bricks-and-mortar retailing, but stores must start on the back foot In-store retailing has been under rising pressure from...

New e-commerce platform launched for the Middle East region

Emirati businessman Mohammed Alabbar announced today the launch of a new e-commerce platform for the Middle East. It is dubbed Noon and its web...

UAE Ranks 27th Most Preferred Market for Retailers

Despite of increasing costs and uncertain economic conditions, global retailers are still focusing on international expansion, according to a new survey. While the report...

More Food Stores to Reopen, But Some Only in The Malls

Press statement from Dubai Economy, regarding the decision of the Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai on food trade outlets With reference...

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...

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...

How to Survive Disruption in Restaurant Industry

Views of the restaurant industry were at their highest in 2017, according to Gallup analytics, with 72% of respondents to the survey rating the...

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...

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...