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Qatar Duty Free has embarked on a collaboration with Chinese collectibles company Pop Mart to unveil the brand’s first Middle Eastern store. This partnership marks a novel blend of travel retail and pop culture experiences. Unveiling Pop Culture at Hamad…
The Swiss wealth giant nabbed five wealth managers from Credit Suisse in the United Arab Emirates. Zurich-based UBS is expanding in the Middle East by hiring Georges El Khoury, currently country head in the U.A.E. for Credit Suisse. El Khoury will report to…
Middle Eastern retail conglomerate Al-Futtaim is bringing Asian beauty retail brand Watsons to the Gulf in a partnership with AS Watson Group. The partnership marks AS Watson Group’s first franchise agreement in its almost 180-year of history and its first…
China’s Luckin Coffee wants to expand into India and the Middle East. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture with Kuwait-based Americana Group which will open stores across the Greater Middle East and India. No further…
Automobili Pininfarina has announced the introduction of its fully-electric hypercar, Pininfarina Battista, in the Middle East market. Expected to be priced around $2 million ( ₹ 13.95 crore approx.), the Italian marque’s zero-emission electric hypercar was…
The global Islamic clothing market is expected to reach US$88.35 billion by 2025, according to a new report by US marketing and consulting firm Grand View Research. Increasing expenditure by Islamic populations on lifestyle and apparels, especially among the…
Robotics and warehouse automation company GreyOrange announced plans for the installation of its newest Linear Sorters in several locations across Asia; in Saudi Arabia, India and the Philippines. Equipped with advanced software, these high-speed Linear…
Singapore-based technology company Touché has signed a Cooperation Agreement with SEED Group as their local sponsors and partners, to expand the reach of the world’s first fingerprint biometric-based payment and loyalty management solution to the Middle East.…
Giordano Middle East has opened six new stores and relaunched its e-commerce platform. The new stores are located at the Ajman City Center and Ibn Battuta Mall in the UAE, Riyadh Park, Villaggio Mall and Lulu Briman in Saudi Arabia and at Al Kout Mall in…
Middle Eastern e-commerce firm Noon.com is coming to Asia. The venture of Dubai billionaire Mohammad Al Abbar and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced its launch in Asia, with two units in China and an office headquarters in mainland China.…
China is becoming a major player in Middle Eastern real estate, with activity driven by tourism and the Belt & Road Initiative. Both the overland Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road, which aim to boost trade links between China and Europe and…
The political tension between Seoul and Beijing has eased after a summit between the two leaders during the APEC Summit, but K-beauty companies are diversifying their overseas operations instead of returning to the Chinese market. Supermarket chain E-mart…
US e-commerce business Amazon has bought the leading online marketplace in the Middle East, Souq.com. “Joining the Amazon family will enable Souq.com to continue growing while working with Amazon to bring even more products and offerings to customers…
Eros Now, the digital OTT platform of Eros International, now has mobile billing integration capabilities with major telecom operators in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Mobile billing integration is at the heart of Eros Now’s penetration strategy to…
Alwi Shihab, the Presidential envoy to the Middle East and the Organization of Islamic Coopeation (OIC), said that several Middle Eastern countries had expressed their interests to develop Indonesian beaches. Alwi revealed the Middle Eastern countries planned…
South Korea’s LG Electronics is making a strong push into the Middle East, opening premium brand shops in the area. The company is deliberately positioning its brand at the higher end of the market to differentiate it from lower cost brands. LG says it has…
