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Global Retail Sales to Reach USD 23 Trillion by 2025

Global retail sales could reach USD 23 trillion by 2025, with online retail sales at USD 4.3 trillion - nearly 20 per cent of...

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...

What people shop for online in UAE?

Travel and entertainment categories lead the way in online shopping in the UAE In a recent online survey conducted by Nielsen, nine out of 10...

UAE’s Growing Economic Potential

When the global financial crisis stroke a few years ago, like many countries and cities across the world, Dubai also felt the negative wave....

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...

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...

Dubai Fashion Sector Trade Grows 8%

Dubai’s trade in fragrance, beauty and fashion-related products reached AED 206 billion in 2013, a rise of 8% from 2012, according to a new...

2014 Consumers Want to Shop More and Online

After the big holiday sales, January might seem like a slow month for shopaholics and bargain hunters. However, even if the year has started...

Dubai’s retail rebounds along the tourism sector

The retail sector is in a position to take advantage of the improving economic environment, with many retailers expecting better revenues in 2012. While recovery will be gradual, the bottoming out of two main sectors, hospitality and retail, is positive and reflects bright tourism and economic trends.

Watch the future of online shopping: Drones for package delivery

Amazon has unveiled what its unmanned drones for package delivery would look like with a new video of the prototype it announced two years...

e-Books Game-changer vs. Publishers, Libraries and Advertisers

Amazon Building the Future and Making the Rules The Game Changer Amazon.com first appeared in 1995 as an online bookstore and it quickly evolved into the...

2019 BrandIndex Women’s Choice Rankings in MENA

These brands have recorded the highest Impression scores in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt The 2019 YouGov BrandIndex Women’s Choice Rankings reveal Dubai’s flag-carrier...

Working Muslim Women Are a Trillion Dollar Market

An unprecedented migration of women, particularly millennial women, has taken place from home to work across the Muslim world in the last 15 years....

Black Friday Global E-Commerce Sales Growth Outpaces Cyber Monday

Black Friday global e-commerce sales growth outpaced Cyber Monday’s in major markets by more than 34% according to proprietary data by eShopWorld, one of...
Al Dahra BayWa, a leading UAE-based sustainable agribusiness company

Al Dahra BayWa Rolls Out to UAE Markets its First Harvest...

Al Dahra BayWa, a leading UAE-based sustainable agribusiness company, has announced that it has rolled out the market distribution of its first harvest of...

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...

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...

Carrefour Reveals Predicted Top Sellers during Carrefour Friday Promotions

Carrefour, operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE, has revealed its predictions for the most sought-after products during it’s “Carrefour Friday” promotion —...