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World's second largest retailer secures hypermarket space at Dubai Sports City.

Industy proposals from the UAE's Ministry of Economy represent a welcome push in the right direction.

Carrefour, part of MAF Hypermarkets, has entered into a new agreement with card solutions provider Network International to accept its JCB cards across its outlets.

Abu Dhabi Co-Operative Society GM sends out stark warning on inflation-beating measures in the UAE.

The cost of basic foodstuffs is soaring and the bad news for Gulf shoppers could be about to get worse.

Disputes over food price hikes have sent shockwaves through the industry and triggered prompt action coupled with scepticism.

Canadian software provider clinches lucrative solution deal with Carrefour for the UAE.

Software tools to help you keep your New Year resolutions.

ITE Distribution is one of the most established names in the Middle East channel and well-placed to capitalise on a retail sector that continues to balloon in value. Shams Jafery, business development manager at Dubai-based ITE, explains what plans the Logitech, Palm and Targus distributor is cooking up to further its position in 2008.

Planet Retail reveals latest top 30 hypermarket and supermarket operators in Africa and the Middle East.

French hypermarket giant dominates in the Middle East, despite growing competition from local rivals.

Jordan's FMCG retail sector is booming amid high levels of immigration, growing modern trade and buoyant economy.

French retail giant Carrefour Group has signed an agreement to acquire Atacadao, an operator of discount hypermarkets in Brazil, for about US$1.1 billion.

With the region a major market of confectionery items, more and more players are competing for a slice of the action.

Prices soar as fishing industry feels the effects of Cyclone Gonu.

Jarir Bookstore has been named by Symantec as its ‘top consumer partner of the year' in Saudi Arabia.

MAF Shopping Malls, part of the Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim Group, is to build Mirdif City Centre at a cost of US $708 million (AED2.6 billion).

FMCG retailers and producers remain optimistic about the potential of Syria as the first signs of a modern trade appear in the country.

French hypermarket group eyes Iranian and Syrian markets in push for Middle East growth.

While international hypermarket groups are vying to prove their green credentials, retailers in the Middle East seem less enthusiastic.

Carrefour, one of the UAE's leading hypermarket groups, has introduced re-usable carrier bags to its checkouts in a bid to encourage customers to re-use bags and reduce plastic waste.

Retail giant says a deal could be signed within the next two weeks.

Saudi Arabia’s FMCG retail sector is modernising rapidly amid a fast growing population, but the traditional trade is also holding its own.

French retail giant Carrefour is set to open its first hypermarket in Bahrain in the second quarter of 2008

Due to the diverse economic and cultural nature of the markets in Africa and the Middle East, modern retailing is perhaps unsurprisingly developing at a varied pace across the region.

Lulu, Panda and Carrefour deploy firm’s equipment