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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...

The Dubai Mall welcomed 65 million visitors in 2012

The Dubai Mall, the world's largest shopping and entertainment destination by global property developer Emaar Properties PJSC, has set a new global milestone...

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 –...

Dubai to Certify E-commerce Websites

Dubai Economy has launched a new initiative to certify e-commerce websites as part of its efforts to protect consumers, resolve their complaints, and ensure...

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...

Cyber Monday 2014 Heaviest Online Spending Day in History

Full Thanksgiving-Cyber MonCyber Monday Posts a 17-Percent Annual Gain in Online Desktop Sales, While Weekend Buying Increased 26 Percent Full Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday Period Achieved Strong...

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...

Dubai Among World’s Top 5 Hottest Retail Destinations

London is the world’s most important destination for international retailers, followed closely by Dubai, according to the annual CBRE report. "How Global is the...

The Dubai Mall hosts 54 million visitors in 2011

The Dubai Mall achieved a record-smashing year in 2011 to become the world’s most-visited shopping and leisure destination, welcoming more than 54 million visitors in 2011.

Consumers’ Revelation: Technology Helps Find Cheaper Products

Most web users today share a very positive attitude towards personal technology not only in regard to online shopping. Furthermore, according to a latest...

A refined sales technique: Top Down Selling

Top Down Selling is a sales technique, a state of mind, a mentality, and a lifestyle Learn more with an advanced sales course "Selling Skills...

What NOT to Buy on Black Friday

Bargain shoppers, style hunters, tech freaks and parents are now making plans for the busiest shopping day of the year, Black Friday. But not...

Retail Rents in Abu Dhabi Remain Stable

Continuous growth in retail spending, derived from both the resident population and increased tourism levels, is supporting demand for additional retail space in Abu...

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...

Dubai Duty Free Posts Record Sales for 2014, Lags behind Seoul

Dubai International is clearly among the world’s busiest airports with its Duty Free registering yet another sales record. It announced sales in 2014 reached...

Holiday 2013 Retail Shopping Trends

This year, Black Friday will take place on November 29. Although retailers are already lining up luring deals and promotions, the big shopping is...

Luxury brands must navigate technology and consumer forces to remain competitive

Global luxury brands should take advantage of evolving technological and consumer demands to help boost profits and remain competitive, according to the 2nd annual...

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...