Archives for the ‘Retail’ Category
  10 tea-time facts about Dubai’s tourism»

From a self-professed seven-star hotel to one of the largest shopping malls in the world, the emirate is doing all it can to rope in tourists.

November 18, 2008

Open sesame»
The Dubai Mall’s pearly gates have finally opened. It’s just a mall, that’s true. But it’s a larger, more glamorous and impressive mall than even Dubai’s residents are accustomed to.

November 5, 2008

Is Dubai’s applecart of retail getting overcrowded?»
Dubai may still be the mall capital of the region but challenges are growing and so is its reliance on tourist numbers.

October 7, 2008

Brands can fly high by wooing students»
Several marketers in the region believe that reaching out to young adults in their college years is an ideal way to build brand loyalty.

September 23, 2008

As food budget rises, brand loyalty falls»
With inflation taking a sizeable chunk out of family budgets in the UAE, people have started looking out for discounts and no-name brands.

September 18, 2008

It’s a Saudi guy thing
It’s a Saudi guy thing»
Daily rituals are a direct route to consumers’ hearts and minds, says a recent report from ad agency Impact BBDO, which studies the Saudi working man.

September 15, 2008

Keeping you in the loo
Keeping you in the loo»
It’s the one place in Saudi Arabia you can place ads showing unveiled women. Its proponents say washroom advertising is more than a flash in the pan.

September 11, 2008

Children are our future
Children are our future»
How kids are helping Crocs, the world’s weirdest shoe, crack the Middle East market.

September 8, 2008

Starbucks launches healthy breakfasts as first salvo in ‘Billion-Dollar’ revival»
Oatmeal, bran muffins and protein plates to create key differentiator as cut-price rivals push into the coffee market.

September 4, 2008

Join the club»
In this age of mass affluence, creating brand loyalty has never been more challenging, says Premal Patel of American Express.

August 21, 2008

Giant new mall alters Bahrain retail balance»
Could oversupply threaten the future of Bahrain’s retail sector?

August 11, 2008

Emotions running high as provocative lingerie dummies drive Saudi shoppers wild»

June 18, 2008

Corporate failure stalks Second Life»

May 18, 2008

Springboard to success»

July 4, 2007

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