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UAE key market for new retailers - survey

UAE key market for new retailers - survey

Retail
New research says 80% of retailers looking at MENA markets see UAE as first choice.

  1. UAE retail sales seen growing by 37% by 2013

Talks on to bring iTunes, Amazon services to UAE
Retail
Telecoms watchdog says it has reached 'advanced stage' with online retail giants.

52% consumers still pessimistic over 2010 - poll
Retail
Arabian Business survey shows only 8% are more confident than previous quarter.

Bahrain opens its door to GCC traders
Retail
New legislation gives GCC national retailers and wholesale traders equal treatment to their Bahraini counterparts.

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Green light
Joanne Bladd welcomes Abu Dhabi’s plan to ban plastic bags but argues that it should be just the beginning.

Joanne Bladd  

Are you being served?
The GCC needs to rediscover the age-old art of Arabian service if it is to wrestle control back from ruthless salespeople.

 Rob Corder

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Battered, but still fabulous

Harvey Nichols CEO Joseph Wan explains to Arabian Business how an economic "earthquake" forever changed the retail game.

Scenting success

Arabian Business speaks to Tom Ford, who turned Gucci into one of the most coveted brands in the world.


more »OTHER MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS NEWS STORIES

Banking & Finance

  1. Tamweel, Amlak merger seen in Q1 2010

Construction & Industry

  1. Dubai plans start-up help for expat entrepreneurs

Culture & Society

  1. UAE announces Eid and National Day holidays

Education

  1. $5.34bn plan to build 3,200 new Saudi schools

Energy

  1. $4.4bn Abu Dhabi oil project contracts awarded

Healthcare

  1. Kuwait tops Mideast list for swine flu cases

Islamic Finance

  1. Moody's sees 50% surge in sukuk issuance this year

Media & Marketing

  1. Rupert Murdoch signs up to Abu Dhabi media summit

Personal Finance

  1. Credit bureaus combine to form regional group

Politics & Economics

  1. UAE will not drop US dollar peg – cenbank chief

Real Estate

  1. Dubai property market 'may take 10 years to rebound'

Retail

  1. UAE key market for new retailers - survey

Sport

  1. Westwood leads Race to Dubai at end of second day

Technology

  1. Paltel says deal with Kuwait's Zain is off

Transportation

  1. Somali pirates free UAE-owned cargo ship

Travel & Hospitality

  1. Dubai's Jumeirah Group plans hotels in Brazil

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more » BUSINESS FEATURES

The kids are alright

Two of America’s largest teenage fashion retailers are venturing outside the US to tap the lucrative GCC market.

Shopping for Sainsbury's

How J Sainsbury Plc, the UK grocery chain, has surged in trading on speculation Qatar’s SWF may buy more shares.


more »MIDDLE EAST RETAIL EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

  1. Jewellery Arabia 2009
    17 November 2009 | Manama, Bahrain
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    7 December 2009 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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MORE RETAIL STORIES

  1. Saudi Almarai eyes 50% of Egypt dairy market by 2013
  2. Major UAE illegal book traders shut down after raids
  3. Italian jewellery a great hit among Saudis
  4. Ski Dubai creators set up new entertainment brand
  5. Top designer Tom Ford eyes Mideast for growth
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SPOT POLL

Do you think there are too many banks in the UAE?

Yes, there aren’t enough people to support them all, so there should be some mergers.
No, you need to have smaller banks, especially post financial crisis.
No, banks from certain countries, like India with a huge expat population here, are under represented.
Who cares, the service is terrible wherever you go.
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