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Retailers should use their online divisions as a laboratory, testing products and ideas in a risk-free environment.

As the UK’s credit crunch forces more supermarkets to enter the price battle, Middle East retailers are moving in a totally different direction.

Many retailers in the Middle East appear to be more committed to maximising profits than contributing to social welfare.

My near-death experience crossing the road in Bur Dubai this week prompted my thoughts on congestion in Dubai.

Tesco, the UK's biggest retailer, expects to have 30 ‘Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets' convenience stores in the US by December 2007, and 20 more open before the end of its fiscal year in February, according to a report from Supermarket News.

Tesco, the UK's biggest retailer, will retreat from the US market quickly if its Fresh & Easy retail concept fails in the country, according to The Business magazine.

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

The UK's Soil Association may withdraw its approval of products transported by air due to eco concerns.

Tesco, THE UK’s biggest supermarket group, has  announced plans to extend its partnership with Ting Hsin group, increasing its stake in its Chinese operations from 50% to 90%, according to IGD Retail Analysis.

Dubai-based Al-Futtaim Group's has confirmed that its US$3 billion Cairo Festival City development in Egypt will include a hypermarket covering at least 20,000 square metres, although it has not yet announced which operator will open at the site

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