VR and digital payments to transform GCC’s retail sector
The Middle East’s e-commerce market will grow by 12.58 per cent on an annual basis to reach $116.8 billion this year, a study by Business Wire found.
“The B2C e-commerce…
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Clinique launches virtual lab in Middle East
American skincare and cosmetics brand Clinique has launched a virtual lab in the Middle East, augmenting its metaverse strategy.
The opening of a digital environment where customers can create custom…
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Carrefour Bahrain launches Ramadan campaign
Carrefour is offering Ramadan discounts in Bahrain.
Discounts of up to 60 per cent will be available on more than 200 items, which will run until April 11.
The company…
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Sharaf Group opens two Forever 21 stores in Oman
Dubai-based retail conglomerate Sharaf Group has opened two Forever 21 stores in Oman – at the Mall of Oman and Oman Avenues Mall.
The opening of these Forever 21 stores…
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Japanese brand Miniso opens store at Seef Mall
Japanese brand Miniso has launched a store at Seef Mall – Muharraq, Seef Properties recently announced.
The opening marks the fifth branch of Miniso in Bahrain. It stocks a wide…
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Baby and children’s retail sector to grow steadily in Saudi Arabia, TechSci Research reveals
The baby and children’s retail sector in Saudi Arabia is set for further growth, according to a TechSci Research study.
The report mainly attributes this trend to an increase in…
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Sale of smartphones to increase in GCC
40.4 million smartphone units will be sold in the Middle East this year, a report by Canalys Research showed.
This will amount to a six per cent growth in the…
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Amazon opens logistics centre in Dubai
Amazon opened a logistics facility in Dubai on Tuesday.
Located in Logistics District in Dubai South, the centre has a storage capacity of 2.1 million cubic feet spread across 350,000…
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Emaar to build $60 million mall in India
Emaar Properties will build a shopping mall and office towers in India’s Jammu and Kashmir.
The announcement came on Monday after the Indian city of Srinagar hosted an India-UAE investors’…
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Beauty brands look to social commerce for growing sales
Social commerce is expanding thoroughly in the UAE, with Millennials and Gen Z shopping increasingly on social media sites.
The industry in the UAE is expected to grow by 21.6…
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