{"id":17343,"date":"2022-05-27T13:21:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T13:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/?p=17343"},"modified":"2022-06-06T08:01:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T08:01:54","slug":"bliss-flower-boutique-expands-to-saudi-arabia-and-qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2022\/05\/27\/bliss-flower-boutique-expands-to-saudi-arabia-and-qatar\/","title":{"rendered":"Bliss Flower Boutique expands to Saudi Arabia and Qatar\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">UAE-based Bliss Flower Boutique has expanded its operations across the Middle East to Saudi Arabia, having opened a boutique in Riyadh\u2019s Al Mohammadiyyah District.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In anticipation of opening of another in Qatar, the floral retailer has launched Bliss Qatar, a digital platform available next month, to operate in the interim.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Like existing stores, the boutiques will staff florists to arrange bouquets as per customers\u2019 preferences and purchase purposes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are so thankful to our clients in the UAE for their continuous loyalty and support over the past 14 years and we could not be more thrilled to be launching in Saudi Arabia and Qatar this year,\u201d said Abbey Dean, co-founder and creative director of Bliss Flower Boutique.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are extremely proud to have an amazing team that brings their passion to work each and every day and we look forward to delivering the same standards of quality and consistency to our new customers in the region,\u201d Ms Dean added.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since its inception in 2008, Bliss Flower Boutique has expanded within the UAE, with 11 retail outlets across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The UAE\u2019s cut flowers market experienced an 18 per cent decline in revenue in 2020 amid the pandemic, but is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.3 per cent, per market research and consulting firm 6WResearch.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The cut flowers market across the region is expected to rise at a compound annual growth rate of 3.5 per cent to value $1.97 billion by 2027, according to market intelligence firm ReportLinker.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bliss Flower Boutique aims to capitalise on this forecasted growth in the region.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The floral retailer creates floral arrangements for birthdays and anniversaries, and accommodates corporate environments and events, private parties, wedding concepts and weekly flower contracts.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UAE-based florist opens store in KSA with another to open in Qatar. 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