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Thursday, 20 August 2009

Qatar firm says first food products 'within a year'

Retail
Food firm in talks on 'giant project' in Sudan, huge poultry farm plan on home territory.

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

UAE clampdown to prevent Ramadan price hikes

Retail
Inspectors will increase spot checks on food shops to protect consumers.

Monday, 17 August 2009

10 new shops set to open in MoE metro expansion

Retail
New stores to open along link between shopping mall and metro station.

Sunday, 16 August 2009

40% of UAE shoppers prefer convenience stores

Retail
Time-poor consumers rather shop close to home than at mall hypermarket.

Dubai Mall cineplex begins operations, to expand by year-end

Retail
Ten out of planned 22 screens open, total seating capacity set to reach 2,800.

BMW signs deal to supply Saudi foreign ministry

Retail
Luxury car maker inks agreement to ferry kingdom's embassy staff around the world.

Big demand for curry leaves after imports restricted

Retail
Officials find high levels of cancer-causing pesticides on some Indian imports.

Umm al Quwain may ban male staff from women's shops

Retail
Authorities follow Sharjah's lead and consider ban on male sales assistants.

Retail group to cut prices by up to 30% in Ramadan

Retail
Union Coop Society to slash price of basic food products to help consumers.

Thursday, 13 August 2009

Superyacht builders eye 2010 Mideast sales boost

Retail
Region seen as key area as world's best manufacturers sign up for Dubai show.

Major Doha supermarkets issued Ramadan price list

Retail
Officials give 10 major supermarkets list of 105 food items that have Ramadan price freeze.

Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Dubai tea trade sees 62% increase this year

Retail
Latest figures show 4.2 million kg of tea traded in Dubai, despite global fall in production.

Retailer forced to withdraw naked couple T-shirts

Retail
Desigual in Dubai Mall apologises for offence caused by T-shirt of nude man and woman.

Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Mall parking trials cause traffic congestion

Retail
But shopping mall chief says he is happy with how paid parking test has gone so far.

Monday, 10 August 2009

45% of UAE consumers see end of downturn in 2010

Retail
UAE now ranks as the seventh most optimistic country in global survey.

Al Ain Dairy increases staff by 10% amid downturn

Retail
Company bucks trend of job losses as employee numbers rise to 750 since Jan.

UAE auto industry seen contracting by 8.5% in 2009

Retail
Car dealers facing unsold stock, dwindling profit margins - new research report.

Lebanese chocolate firm plans Dubai listing

Retail
Patchi mulls listing in Dubai and London in bid to fund global expansion plans - report.

Officials seize piranha fish from Dubai shops

Retail
Municipality inspectors issue warnings to stores caught selling flesh-eating fish.

Sunday, 09 August 2009

Shopping malls start free trial of new parking plan

Retail
Customers of Mall of the Emirates, Deira City Centre to try out new parking system.

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