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UAE leads local leather trade
Import and export through this country makes up most of the GCC’s trade in skins and hides and Abu Dhabi is home to one of the most advanced tanning facilities in the world. But the name of the game is always about quality.
Circle K plans to double its number of UAE convenience stores
The new initiative will involve the same rate of shops opening every month, endeavouring to beat the rising rents and build a client base in newer communities.
Jamba Juice plans five more Dubai outlets
Jamba Juice’s first outlet was opened in Abu Dhabi’s Yas Mall on November 20 and has received an average of 300 customers per day.
Dubai Duty Free sets Dh7.7bn sales target with online initiative
The move online is intended to save travellers time in Dubai’s duty free shopping concourses offering a pay-and-pick-up service before travel.
Abu Dhabi inflation speeds up again on housing and utility costs
From January 1, new water and electricity tariffs apply in Abu Dhabi, including water charges for Emiratis for the first time.
Jauan Salem Establishment: A storied family enterprise
For more than three decades the Al Dhaheri family’s property company has been improving real estate in the UAE and the UK. The son of the founder, who runs it today, sees it as part of a strong Emirati trading tradition.
Abu Dhabi drives record sales for BMW
Capital was the biggest individual importer of BMWs, with a 68 per cent increase contributing to a 40 per cent increase in total UAE sales.
Are you man enough to wear this?
The new Pierre Arpels Platine watch is a luxury timepiece with a 66-year history behind its design.
Money and Me: British yoga teacher made investment in herself
Retail business owner and yoga enthusiast says saving is a mindset programmed into her by her parents. But that goes out of the window when you bring high heels into the equation.
End looms for plastic fantastic in the UAE
A UAE start-up backed by MAF Group aims to make credit and debit cards obsolete for shoppers in this country and the wider world.
Jumeirah Golf Estates villa is a fairway deal
A newly built six-bedroom villa in Lime Tree Valley in Dubai's Jumeirah Golf Estates – a development plagued with delays due to the financial crisis – is on the market for the bargain rate of Dh17 million.
UAE retail sector still has room to grow
Despite perceptions of the UAE as loaded with luxury shoppers, the country is still behind most developed markets in terms of per capita retail spending. Mid-grade and bargain prices will drive growth for the coming years.
A touch of déjà vu as Monopoly remains a Christmas banker
In the UAE the retailing sector for the month of December only comes up to $2.97 billion, said Rand El Samman of Euromonitor International.
Abco to open 30 stores in Mena
Abco is one of the main suppliers for Carrefour, Geant and Hyperpanda operating across the GCC and Mena region.
Year in review 2014: Big UAE malls make big headlines; small ones make money
The country’s retail sector is expected to grow by more than 33 per cent in 2015.
