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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Luxury brand Loewe launches store at Dubai Mall
Spanish luxury brand Loewe has opened a flagship store at the Dubai Mall as part of its expansion in the Middle East.
Ahead of the launch, the brand presented its…
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Ramadan: UAE retailers offer fixed prices on more products
UAE retailers have confirmed their commitment to fixed-price strategies through Ramadan on food and non-food staples.
This move is hoped to alleviate consumers’ concern about excessive spending at the height…
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Majid Al Futtaim unveils rooftop solar power plant at Bahrain Mall
In partnership with UAE-based solar developer Yellow Door Energy, Majid Al Futtaim has inaugurated a 6.2 megawatt-peak solar power plant – the largest in Bahrain – at The Bahrain Mall. …
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