{"id":23556,"date":"2023-07-12T13:24:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T13:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/?p=23556"},"modified":"2023-07-12T21:34:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T21:34:20","slug":"sml-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2023\/07\/12\/sml-group\/","title":{"rendered":"SML Group brings label and RFID business solutions to Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sml.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SML Group<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has launched its RFID and branding solutions in Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Middle East expansion is part of the company&#8217;s plan to develop its business operations globally and help brand owners and retailers to propel their brands&#8217; growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CEO of SML Group, Ignatius K.C. Lau, said: \u201cThis is a hugely exciting time for SML as we solidify our presence in the Middle East with a new Dubai location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe are confident that this new venture will contribute significantly to SML\u2019 s growth and success in the region.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>RFID\u00a0technology\u00a0marketing\u00a0strategies include improving social flow, reinventing experiences, and better visual\u00a0branding or sponsor representation.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Since its inception in 1985, SML has delivered 150 million RFID tags and deployed Clarity in more than 100 stores across the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dubai boasts a rapidly developing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2023\/01\/25\/how-fashion-and-luxury-retail-brands-react-to-new-uae-tax\/\">apparel<\/a> and retail market, expected to reach $3.2 billion by 2027.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cOur new Dubai location is the natural step for us following the accomplishments we have already achieved in the region. We are here to serve our customers and are optimistic about the value and impact we can bring for them moving forward,\u201d added Mr Lau.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The company is presen in more than 20 countries across the world, with headquarters in Hong Kong SAR, China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RFID business operations solutions provider SML Group\u00a0has launched its operations in Dubai<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":19296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4484,1],"tags":[1507,4918],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23556"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23568,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23556\/revisions\/23568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}