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Timeless classics of fashion investors can luxuriate in
While inflation on certain commodities in the UAE such as food have been governmentally controlled, increases in other products show no sign of stopping.
Why pay top dirham to fly from UAE when a little thinking saves a lot?
There are some basics that need to be remembered while hunting for bargains on airline tickets.
Want to go out for something to eat? Meet you half-way
On the Abu Dhabi dining scene, lots of high and low but little in between.
Small is beautiful for the capital's young Emirati shoppers
Young Emiratis still prefer the small, cluttered grocery stores for daily necessities such as bread, drinks and phone credit. Many attribute their preferences for these stores, known as 'dekkans', which means 'shops', to nostalgia and childhood memories.
UAE consumers yet to buy into online shopping
Online shopping is a rising phenomenon but some UAE consumers are sceptical about the process, citing the high shipping charges and delays in delivery, as well a reluctance to give their credit card information.
Plastic surgery for good looks and upward mobility
Even when some Emirati men are struggling to find jobs and pay rent, they are financing hair transplants, Botox injections and liposuction more than ever to secure jobs.
Young Emiratis spending on luxury items and building up debt
Desperate to fit in, young Emiratis have been going over the top with ostentatious displays of wealth, building up alarming debts in the process.
