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Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

Multimedia Journalist
Dubai
A journalist for over 25 years, Andrew started at the Financial Times, moved through the BBC and now finds himself in the hallowed halls of The National. Andrew loves telling stories through pictures and embracing The National’s new digital policy. If you want to see a Middle East story develop then The National’s video page is your first port of call.
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America’s Black Friday, which is one of the busiest shopping days in the US. Jeff Chiu / AP Photo
White Friday event aims to be Middle East’s busiest online shopping day

Falling on the last Friday of this month, it is increasingly becoming the unofficial start of the Christmas shopping season across the world with large discounts on offer.

BusinessNovember 22, 2014
Drivers in UAE shun the showroom to call up an internet car bargain

Nine buyers in 10 do their new car research online

BusinessNovember 19, 2014
The Rolls-Royce showroom off Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. 90 per cent of UAE residents are not sure of the brand they will buy before they start browsing cars. Sarah Dea / The National
Nissan? BMW? Mercedes? UAE car buyers undecided says Google

Nine out of 10 car buyers in the Emirates have no idea what car they will buy before they start researching online for their options.

BusinessNovember 18, 2014
Stretching more than 1 kilometre in length, Dalma Mall is already home to 320 shops and has a daily footfall of 48,000. Rich-Joseph Facun / The National
Abu Dhabi retail growth driven by expanding communities

Dalma Mall has applied for approval for an expansion that will double its size from the current 255,000 square metres.

BusinessNovember 15, 2014
Digital sales in the UAE are said to be growing at a rate of more than 20 per cent annually. Philip Cheung / The National
Cash on delivery demand still holding back e-commerce growth in GCC

Google says that the region’s digital space only accounts for about 1 per cent of retail spending.

BusinessNovember 11, 2014
Akzonobel’s plant in Al Quoz will be its sixth in the Middle East producing powder coatings used for the protection of buildings and pipelines in the oil and gas industry. Sarah Dea / The National
Paints producer AkzoNobel opens $10m plant in Dubai

AkzoNobel provided the powder coating for Sheikh Zayed Bridge, Burj Khalifa and all of Dubai’s gold roofed metro stations.

BusinessNovember 04, 2014
In spite a rise in online shopping, the role of malls in the lives of people living in the UAE won't go away that soon. Silvia Razgova / The National
Google predicts boom in regional e-commerce thanks to cheap cloud technology

The costs of setting up enterprise solutions and building infrastructure have dropped dramatically with the advent of cloud computing.

BusinessNovember 03, 2014
Yas Mall is expecting 20 million visitors in its first year, bringing in more than 50,000 people a day. Christopher Pike / The National
Pottery Barn and Cheesecake Factory among 42 brands revealed for Yas Mall

Food and beverage outlets such as Texas Roadhouse and The Cheesecake Factory will also operate in Abu Dhabi for the first time.

BusinessNovember 02, 2014
Ras Al Khaimah had published official figures suggesting its population had increased nearly 50 per cent in three years. Antonie Robertson / The National
S&P raises credit rating outlook on Ras Al Khaimah to stable

The spring S&P report, on the basis of the increased population figures, had revised the GDP per capita income of RAK down from $24,500 to $16,800.

BusinessNovember 01, 2014
Tecom announces small business innovation hub

The expansion would involve 1.6 million square feet of new space and Dh4.5 billion invested into Tecom’s innovation concepts.

BusinessNovember 01, 2014
Consumers on the go use phones to catch up with shopping needs

The UAE has one of the highest smartphone penetration rates in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan region.

BusinessOctober 27, 2014
Elina Virtanen, operations manager of N2N Gallery, Abu Dhabi. Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National
Money and me: Smaller salary, happier life for Abu Dhabi operations manager

Art gallery operations manager says switching careers and taking a pay cut added value to her life.

BusinessOctober 24, 2014
A Premier Inn located across the highway from Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport. Lee Hoagland / The National
Premier Inn plans more hotels in Dubai

“If Dubai’s growth froze today it could take another 20 to 30 Premier Inns.”

Travel and TourismOctober 20, 2014
Workers finish setting up the modern and contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Auction at Christie's at Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai. The event takes place on Tuesday. Sarah Dea / The National
Fine art in Middle East unaffected by regional turmoil

Dubai is to host region's largest sale of contemporary works on Tuesday.

BusinessOctober 18, 2014
A detail of the Mahmoud Said painting, Bergere a Alamein, which will be the top lot in Christie’s auction on October 21, and is expected to sell for between $400,000 and $600,000. Courtesy Christies
Peasant pictures fetch pretty penny in Dubai

The Mahmoud Said painting, Bergere a Alamein, is estimated to fetch between $400,000 and $600,000 at Christie's lastest auction of high-end regional art.

BusinessOctober 15, 2014
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