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Friday, 27 November 2009
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009

Plastic bags set to be banned in UAE from 2013

Retail
Plastic bag ban could be extended to bottles, food packaging, in bid to protect environment.

Monday, 19 October 2009

Etisalat unveils self-branded AED265 mobile phone

Retail
Telco says Etisalat 211 FM is first of series of branded devices to come to market.

Saudi new car sales seen rising 50% by 2013

Retail
Business Monitor sees kingdom weathering economic storm, growing 2% in 2009.

Sunday, 18 October 2009

UAE electronics market to see $1bn growth by 2013

Retail
Dubai Chamber analysis says demand to 'increase strongly' next year after resilent 2009.

Saudi gives green light to setting up gun shops

Retail
Authorities say move is part of crackdown on illegally owned firearms, weapons.

Friday, 16 October 2009

Gold steady at $1,050; consolidates after record

Retail
Weakness in gold comes despite further losses for $; looks to end flat this week.

Du announces deal to bring new iPhone to UAE

Retail
Telco says agreement inked with Apple for iPhone 3GS to go on sale by end of Oct.

Thursday, 15 October 2009

UAE car sales seen improving in Q4

Retail
New report highlights 'early shoots of recovery'; says auto sector will stabilise in 2010.

Auditors move in to probe $165m Damas payments

Retail
PricewaterhouseCoopers has been chosen to carry out an audit at the UAE retailer.

Councillors call for Bahrain airport alcohol sales ban

Retail
Officials call on gov't to stop all alcohol sales at airport, duty free and hotel in Muharraq.

Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Doha fire damage could amount to millions of riyals

Retail
Huge blaze in the souq area of the Qatari capital gutted several shops, no injuries.

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Arabic TV shopping channel sees 35% rise in sales

Retail
Citruss TV boss says rise 'unexpected' as customers watch their finances amid downturn.

Damas loss-making subsidiary wound up

Retail
UAE jewellery giant says 'adequate provisions' put aside for Italian unit woes.

EXCLUSIVE: Police 'not involved' in Damas probe

Retail
CEO resigned because of 'ignorance' of Nasdaq and DIFC laws - board member.

Huge blaze destroys Sharjah shops and warehouses

Retail
Firefighters battled for two and a half hours to bring blaze under control.

Monday, 12 October 2009

Saudi Savola completes Geant purchase deal

Retail
Deal worth SR248.6m ($66.3m) in cash plus 7% stake in Al-Azizia Panda.

Damas CEO quits over $165m 'unauthorised payments'

Retail
UPDATE 1: Luxury retailer says accountancy company, law firm to carry out full investigation.

Six jailed for illegal DVD sales in Dubai

Retail
UAE officials say prison sentence - a first for the Middle East - should serve as warning to violators.

Saudi used car dealers see sales fall 15%

Retail
Arrival of 2010 models and special offers on new cars dents second hand market.

Saudi plans cigarette sale ban in Hail food stores

Retail
Shops will be prevented from selling tobacco products in a bid to cut child smokers.

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