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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...

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...

Gulf Region An Attractive Prospect for Global Retailers

A young population, increasing spend by shoppers and a construction boom are all contributing to make the Gulf a highly attractive region for the...

Smart Retailers Stock Up Early For The Holiday Season

It is still summer and the mood is vacation-like. Either because of the heat or the holiday daydreaming, during this season, people tend to...

Shopping tips for Cyber Everyday, or Cyber Monday

Holiday shoppers don't need to wait until Cyber Monday to get online specials. Most of the "best Black Friday deals" are still available across...

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...

Amazon to Shut Down Its Webstore Service?

One of most popular solutions for small merchants to enter the world of e-commerce is on its way out. Rumors surfaced this week that...

Global food prices jump again in March

Global food prices jumped 4.8 points to their 10-month high this March, according to the latest report from United Nations food agency. Food prices...

Shopping Tourism, key for destination marketing

Shopping Tourism is a highly relevant component for travelers when choosing and preparing their trip. Latest figures, trends and strategies on shopping tourism indicate how...

68% of UAE consumers bought staff online in the past six...

Nielsen Study: Retailer Accessibility Beyond Physical Branches UAE consumers are no longer looking for their needs in only their local retailers, but are taking strides...

End-user spending on devices to decline in 2016

Businesses Will Adopt Windows 10 Faster Than Previous Windows Upgrades; PC Market to Increase 4 Percent in 2017 By End of 2016, 82 Percent of...

Downtime in UAE Retail Industry Costs Millions

“Always on, always available” – This is what is required of retailers today. Customers need constant access to products and services regardless of the...

Black Friday shoppers will spend more this year

You must have noticed the holiday shopping season has begun pretty early this year. Although we are still in the mood of Halloween, we...

Electronics Holiday Gift Guide Revealed

With more than 600 of this year’s hottest items, organized by category and gift recipient, the newly launched Electronics Holiday Gift Guide and Gift Finder...

Apple’s biggest marketing secrets revealed accidentally

With share price undisturbed by recently reported slowing smartphones' sales and investors focusing on the coming iPhone 5, Apple doesn't need to develop inventive...

2015 to Be Slow for Global Consumer Tech Spending

Consumer electronics have been increasingly successful at least until 2015, which will be slow, according to a prediction by the Consumer Electronics Association. Amidst...

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...

Top 10 Retail Markets in 2014; UAE climbs on the list

A new research has found that the United Arab Emirates is one of the most attractive markets for retailers today. According to CBRE’s latest...